2011 Brooklyn Book Festival The sixth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place today (September 18, 2011) 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: Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, Jonathan Safran Foer,…
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Community Bookstore 40th Anniversary Event Today (Paul Auster, Jonathan Safran Foer, Siri Hustvedt, Nicole Krauss and More!)
Community Bookstore 40th Anniversary Come help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Park Slope’s Community Bookstore today (Sep 17) at 2PM at the Old First Church (7th Ave at Carroll St) in Park Slope, Brooklyn. To help us celebrate, Paul Auster, Jonathan Safran Foer, Siri Hustvedt, Nicole Krauss, Mary Morris, Jon Scieszka and special guests will…
Jonathan Safran Foer Movie Goes Casting In Park Slope
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” Casting Poster Location: 7th Ave and 4th St – Park Slope, Booklyn Looks like Jonathan Safran Foer is looking no further than his own back yard to fill out the role of a 9-13 boy (Oskar) for the new movie based on his novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The…
B&N and Borders November Events (Paul Auster, KRS One, Jonathan Safran Foer, Orhan Pamuk)
In anticipation of the holidays, big time book readings are starting to slow down a little at our local area chains, but there are still a few good things this month. Here’s a list of November B&N and Borders events that I thought were interesting for one reason or another: November 2009 Barnes &…