BookCourt is home to one of the WNBA’s favorite literary event series in Brooklyn. This September, BookCourt has events scheduled nearly every single day of the month, including readings with authors like Joyce Johnson, Andy Greenberg, and Naomi Wolf. But author readings are not the only feature of this diverse…
Greenlight Bookstore’s literary event series is a WNBA-NYC chapter favorite. This week, Greenlight is teaming up with one of Brooklyn’s premier literary magazines, A Public Space, to host its next literary event, a night with Amy Leach and Robert Sullivan. Both featured in APS, the two authors will be presenting…
Young Adult fiction has exploded in popularity in recent years, with many adults embracing the books just as eagerly as teens. Also embracing YA fiction this week is Greenpoint’s independent bookstore WORD. WORD aims to sate the literary appetite of the Brooklyn community with its excellent calendar of events. This…
Le Poisson Rouge is a multimedia art cabaret dedicated to the fusion of popular culture in film, theater, literature, dance, music, and fine art. Their mission is to “establish a creative asylum for both artists and audiences,” and as such, the venue hosts a variety of high-quality programming. This Friday,…
Next Monday, August 20th, The Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn and WORD bookstore will present the third installment of Words by the Water, an outdoor reading series along the East River. Words by the Water features local publishers and authors in a variety of Brooklyn venues. Next Monday, the…
Hey Girl. Women across the country have been swept off their feet by Feminist Ryan Gosling, the viral tumblr that has spawned countless imitations. Now, the tumblr has spawned a book as well! Running Press Books is releasing Feminist Ryan Gosling, The Book – a compilation of some of the…
Whether for better or worse, 50 Shades of Grey has solidified its position as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. With its explicit sexual content, many have credited the book’s success to its controversial nature and public curiosity. But does the success of the book say anything larger about our…
For today’s post, we go back to the Strand’s Rare Book Room, where this week we will find two accomplished novelists, and close friends, Ann Napolitano and Courtney Sullivan. Napolitano is the author of A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach, and Sullivan is the author of Commencement and…
Slice Magazine is hosting its second annual writers’ conference on July 20 and 21 at St. Francis College in downtown Brooklyn. Top editors, agents, and authors will discuss the crucial steps that help launch a writer’s career. But a book deal is just the beginning of a writer’s professional journey.…
The mission of Book Boroughing is to bring readers up-to-date news on literary events in NYC. Through their Literary Event Calendar, visitors to the site can find information on upcoming readings, author events, and launch parties. In addition to their calendar, Book Boroughing also has a blog through which they…
