Second “Litost: An Evening of Music & Reading” To Be Held In Bushwick
Back in December, Bookbeat covered the very first “Litost: An Evening of Music & Reading”. Created by Angela Sundtrom, Litost was organized to showcase original […]
Day: February 28, 2018
In Conversation with Author of New Feminist Handbook
“The 2016 presidential election felt, in some ways, like a referendum on the value of women (and people of color and immigrants and refugees and […]
Bestselling author to discuss second novel in Brooklyn
From Kim van Alkemade, author of the New York Times bestseller, “Orphan #8,” comes a new and exceptional work of near-history fiction — “Bachelor Girl,” a gripping […]
Latest installment in popular children’s book series to be released
Abby Hanlon’s popular “Dory Fantasmagory” chapter book series has readers clamoring for the next installment, but thankfully, they will not have to wait long. […]
Brooklyn resident tells the untold story of Division I sports in new memoir
Unlike the stories of the most visible Division I college athletes, Bushwick resident Amanda Ottaway’s story has more in common with those of the 80 […]
Unitarian Church Pastor Breathes New Life Into Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a pervasive yet divisive part of American culture. Religious conservatives champion them, even if they don’t always adhere to them in […]
Brooklyn Scientist Writes Time Bending New Novel
In “The Scribe of Siena,” debut author Melodie Winawer transports readers to medieval Italy, where the past and present collide and a 21st-century woman discovers love […]
Jesse Ball To Discuss New Book In Brooklyn
Award-winning author Jesse Ball, named one of the Best of Young American Novelists in 2017 by the literary magazine Granta, joins Ecco’s list with “Census” an […]
Historian writes true-crime account of Evelyn Nesbit scandal
The cover of “The Girl on the Velvet Swing” features a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit in 1900. Photo courtesy of Little, Brown and Company The […]