The fifth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on September 12, 2010 at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium and The Brooklyn Historical Society. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such literary, comedic and musical luminaries as: Salman Rushdie, Venus Williams, Sarah Silverman, Paul Krugman, Dennis Lehane, Paul…
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B&N July 2010 Events (Audrey Niffenegger, Chuck Klosterman, Gary Shteyngart, Brian May)
Summer is officially here and while there are a few big and/or interesting releases coming in July (Audrey Niffenegger, Chuck Klosterman, Gary Shteyngart and Carl Hiaasen), there’s also a lot of fluff arriving on the bookshelves this month. Here’s a list of July 2010 B&N and Borders events that I thought were interesting for…
Bryant Park “Word for Word” Reading Series Starts Today
So it looks like free concerts aren’t the only events taking place in our local parks this summer, Bryant Park is hosting an impressive series of book readings and author discussions on Wednesday’s at lunchtime from May until August. You can take a look at the full schedule of Wednesday author appearances after the…
What’s So Funny About Brooklyn? with David Rees, Amy Sedaris, Gary Shteyngart + More
Sorry for the late notice, but this awesome reading is taking place tonight (Thu) at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Cartoonist David Rees officiates an evening of comedic readings. Hilarious literati include Gary Shteyngart (Absurdistan), Ed Park (Personal Days), and Anthony Winkler (The Lunatic). Featuring special appearance and interview by Amy Sedaris….