Olive Senior presents Paradise Once; also reading: Amanda Lee Koe, author of Sister Snake, and Zuzana Rihova, author of Playing Wolf
Edwidge Danticat presents Watch Out for Falling Iguanas at the Brooklyn Book Festival (Picture Book Stage, Borough Hall Plaza, 209 Joralemon St.)
A Half Century of Hip-Hop: This summer’s grand celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary was beautiful and affirming for longtime fans and practitioners of this perennially maligned and underestimated genre/subculture. Now that the landmark events have passed, what do we make of not just the story of hip-hop but its evolving place in the public imagination? […]
Noon. Struggling to Survive: featuring Joe Meno, Weike Wang, & Ernesto Mestre-Reed; moderated by MJ Franklin. How do we persevere in the face of disaster? In Weike Wang’s Joan is Okay, a young ICU doctor faces sudden upheaval in her family just as the coronavirus pandemic throws the world into disarray. A man searches for […]
M. Chris Fabricant presents his book Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System in person at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Program details, including exact time and venue, TBD.
Elizabeth Nunez presents her novel Now Lila Knows in person at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Program details, including exact time and venue, TBD.
Don Lee presents his story collection The Partitioin in person at the Brooklyn Book Festival, program details including exact time and venue TBD.
Joe Meno presents his new novel Book of Extraordinary Tragedies in person at the Brooklyn Book Festival, program details including exact venue and time TBD.