HOOKS BOOK EVENTS is a minority-owned women business based in Bethesda, MD. Owners Perry Hooks and Loretta Yenson are looking forward to booking an event for your organization, company, or next salon party.
Contact us:
• By Phone: 301-229-1128
• By Email: perry@hooksbookevents.com / loretta@hooksbookevents.com
WHY BOOK HOOKS?
Like you, we believe in the power of new ideas. Our book events are customized to enhance the goals and directives of your organization. For years, we’ve watched our book events help:
• Build a stronger community within organizations
• Strengthen collaboration and networking among employees
• Leverage opportunities for employee growth and education
• Stimulate discussion on current events, work/life balance, leadership, management, coaching, and more.
HOW WE WORK
1. Pick the author: Our long-term relationships with large publishing houses and university presses enable us to bring exciting authors who are touring with their new books into your offices. We determine which of authors / books are a good fit for your target audience, and if you like an author who is not on tour we’ll be happy to reach out and set up an event with him or her and arrange all the details.
Planning: We start the process by working closely with a member of your staff who is committed to enhancing the work/life of your employees. Our goal is to find the best books and authors to fit your strategic needs and the interests of your organization.
2. Size doesn’t matter: Group size can range from 25 to 1500 (see our Feb. 4 event with Muhammad Yunus at GWU’s Lisner Auditorium). Just let us know what you have in mind.
3. Timing: We’ll work with your organization to structure a format that works best for you. Most authors like to talk about their books for 30-40 minutes, take questions from the audience, and then relax and chat with the audience during a book signing.
4. Fees: We offer a flat fee per event — generally without the speaker fees. Our goal is to be the most affordable provider of the best events for your organization.
Postmortem: After the big day, we traditionally conduct a post-event with your organization’s leaders to measure the impact of your success.
5. Series are Best: We recommend starting with at least four book events per year and purchasing a minimum of 50 of the author’s books for each event to provide as a gift to attendees. (If allowed, we will bring additional books so your employees can purchase more copies.)
6. Book Orders: Even if we have not planned or conducted a book event for you, we can help your organization purchase books for corporate gifts, employee training programs and book clubs. We offer competitive pricing and delivery, as well as tax-exempt sales for books delivered outside of Washington, DC. We will provide a free quote with no obligation – just email us with the title and quantity at bookorders@hooksbookevents.com.
Ready to infuse fresh new ideas into your organization? Contact us: bookhooks@hooksbookevents.com / 301-229-1128.
KNOW AHEAD LIST: 2009
UPCOMING EVENTS Dozens of authors will be coming to Washington, DC throughout the year. To see if one of these bestsellers would be a good fit for your organization, click here.
PAST EVENTS And do check the list of authors who have already come through town, but are available to return for a special book event in your offices. To view that list, click here.