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Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

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The first title from The Armory, a new high-quality urban noir imprint edited by Kenji Jasper.

Excerpt of “The Book Signing” by Pete Hamill, from Brooklyn Noir

(Park Slope) Carmody came up from the subway before dusk, and his eyeglasses fogged in the sudden cold. He lifted them off his nose, holding them while they cooled, and saw his own face smiling from a pale green leaflet taped to the wall. There he was, in a six-year-old photograph, and the words Reading […]

Pete Hamill, Tayari Jones, Laura Lippman — Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY

Date: September, 16 2018

TOP-SHELF NOIR: Brooklyn’s beloved Pete Hamill (A Killing for Christ) is joined by best-selling authors Laura Lippman (Sunburn; Liza Jane & the Dragon) and Tayari Jones (editor, Atlanta Noir; An American Marriage) in a program of haunting, unforgettable noir fiction. Dwyer Murphy (CrimeReads) will moderate this event featuring short readings and a discussion, followed by […]