People from all over the world who love stories about New York, particularly about growing up in Brooklyn, are fired up with enthusiasm over Stan
Year: 2013
St. Francis College scholars Dinesh Sharma and Uwe Gielen. Photo courtesy of St. Francis College A constantly changing landscape, both home and abroad, has made
As Jessica Lamb-Shapiro points out in this powerful blend of memoir and reportage, everyone is affected by self-help, an industry that generates a billion dollars a year
A fat, four-eyed kid somehow finds himself growing up in the toughest and most Mafia-filled slum in the country. From surviving protection rackets at the
With the holiday season in full swing and a new year upon us, New York’s Young & Powerful Group will introduce their newest initiative, the
Author to speak in Park Slope Trent Travers is a young writer who is determined to write a book about 9/11. The protagonist in Richard
In the borough of all things literary, Riverhead Books (an imprint of Penguin Group) and Flavorwire are partnering to co-sponsor a “Celebrate the Holidays” party
Brooklyn Reading Works invites the public to come share a poem or story (fiction or non-fiction) about food (food as subject matter or metaphor) at
St. Francis College Management Professor Barbara Edington says that situations of uncertainty are not always a bad thing. She recently co-authored the book “The Silver Lining of
For the second holiday season, Honey & Wax Booksellers will bring independent Brooklyn bookshops and antiquarian booksellers to fill Park Slope’s Old Stone House with
Alice Waters, chef, author and the proprietor of Chez Panisse, is an American pioneer of a culinary philosophy that maintains that cooking should be based
Jenny and Rufus Triplett are one of the few professional husband and wife teams who do just about everything together, having survived over 20-plus years
Having recalled his life through the story of his physical self in “Winter Journal,” internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster now remembers the experience of his development
According to Brooklyn Eagle, on Oct. 30, the Women’s Poetry Initiative at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights will host the inaugural event in its
Brooklyn BookBeat: Author to speak in Bay Ridge When we think of the advertising business, many of us conjure an outdated Mad Men-like scene, replete
Odd-job queen Starshine Hart is about to go on somebody else’s perfect date. At 29, the usually carefree Starshine has realized that it is easier
Brooklyn BookBeat: Author to speak in DUMBO If you’re a word nerd, and you care more about your Words With Friends stats than the score
Brooklyn Eagle recently featured journalist Ann Mah, who, married to a diplomat, had grown accustomed to splitting her time between political hot-spots like Washington, D.C. and
Brooklyn Eagle recently featured a moving debut collection of short stories, “Stay Up With Me” (Ecco/Harper Collins), in which award-winning novelist Tom Barbash paints a sophisticated picture
Brooklyn Eagle recently reported on author Davy Rothbart, who is, without question, a lovable romantic. In the sixteen autobiographical essays that make up his book “My