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Brooklyn Sci-Fi Bar Owner Creates A Cocktail Guide For Nerds

If you’re a fan of Doctor Who, you’ve likely heard of The Way Station in Brooklyn, NY, owned and operated by Andy Heidel. Named one of the best sci-fi bars Continue Reading

Posted On : October 26, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Iron Maiden Front Man Gives A Rare Backstage Glimpse In New Memoir

Heavy metal pioneers since their formation in 1975, Iron Maiden have sold over 90 million albums and played over 2000 shows in 63 countries, making them one of the most Continue Reading

Posted On : October 23, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Historical Fiction

Pulitzer Grit: Jennifer Egan captures vivid WWII Brooklyn

Prize-Winning Novelist Sets a Hot Page-Turner In Adopted Home Boro In a recent online interview for BrooklynEagle.com, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Egan told the Eagle that she had come to Brooklyn from her Continue Reading

Posted On : October 23, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Non-fiction
  • Q&A

Katy Tur, MSNBC star & best-selling author, recalls her Brooklyn beginnings

Jacket courtesy of Dey Street. Photos by Elena Seibert By Peter Stamelman Special to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Now a best-seller, the new book by MSNBC anchor Katy Tur could not Continue Reading

Posted On : October 20, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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St. Francis Colleges Welcomes Next Author In Walt Whitman Writers Series

St. Francis College proudly welcomes Ron Currie, author of The One-Eyed Man, as the next author to speak in the Walt Whitman Writers Series on Wednesday, October 25 at 5:00pm in the Maroney Forum for Continue Reading

Posted On : October 19, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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YA Novel Takes A Deeply Personal Look At Mental Illness

It’s hard enough to save someone who doesn’t want to be saved, but it’s another thing entirely when you’re only seventeen… and ‘someone’ is none other than your mom. The Continue Reading

Posted On : October 17, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Fiction
  • Romance

Steamy Love Story Proves That Looks Can Be Deceiving

In Lady Be Bad, Brooklyn author, Megan Frampton returns with the consuming first installment in the new Duke’s Daughters series. Eleanor and her four younger sisters have a sad reputation as the Continue Reading

Posted On : October 6, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Children's
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Greenlight Hosts Musical Story Time For Hip-Hop’s Youngest Fans

From it’s underground roots in the Boogie Down Bronx to it’s chart-topping, mainstream success today, hip-hop has a rich and colorful history. In the follow-up to the best-selling punk music primer Continue Reading

Posted On : October 6, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Fiction

Legal Thriller Explores Corruption In Brooklyn’s Criminal Justice System

Woken in the middle of the night by a call from a panicked woman whose husband had just been arrested, Ken Williams, an African-American attorney based in Brooklyn, is drawn Continue Reading

Posted On : October 5, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Fiction

‘Start Without Me’ Gives Readers A Seat At The Table For Thanksgiving Dinner

Start Without Me, is the latest novel from Brooklyn resident Joshua Max Feldman. The author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Book of Jonah, is back with a mesmerizing tale Continue Reading

Posted On : October 5, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat

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Brooklyn Book Beat is Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s blog devoted to all things literary — books, authors, history, and associated events.

The Eagle, once edited by Walt Whitman, has long been covering Brooklyn news and events, but this blog serves as a special haven for bookworms. BookBeat features Brooklyn-based writers, as well as stories relating to the city and its history.

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