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Daily Bookmark: Gentrification gets nuanced treatment in “Newcomers”

Well-heeled young professionals have been choosing city life over the backyards and two-car garages of the suburbs for decades, and their demand for space in urban centers has brought not Continue Reading

Posted On : November 7, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: New sci-fi novel imagines the ultimate out-of-body experience

During a late-night experiment in Midwestern barn, a scientist searching for a cure for Alzheimer’s finds her consciousness suddenly transferred into her husband’s body. Twenty years later, that technology is Continue Reading

Posted On : November 6, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Brooklyn-based plant expert teaches urbanites how to forage

Throughout our region, edible plants and mushrooms are abundant — even in urban areas like Brooklyn, if you know where to look. In “The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather Continue Reading

Posted On : November 5, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Brooklynite pens book about ultimate Queens hero: Spider-Man

Call him amazing. Call him spectacular. Either way, Spider-Man finally has a book worthy of his rich history. After extensive research, Brooklynite Matt Singer has released a book that includes Continue Reading

Posted On : October 31, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Zeruya Shalev to launch highly-anticipated new novel at Greenlight Bookstore

In “PAIN,” on sale Nov. 5 from Other Press, Israeli writer Zeruya Shalev lays out the destructive power of infidelity and obsession in searing detail, as one woman struggles between Continue Reading

Posted On : October 30, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Blogger rounds up city’s rooftop oases in new book

From a massive farm atop a parking garage, to Olympic-sized skating rinks, to funky bars with stunning views, New York City’s rooftops have a lot going on — for those Continue Reading

Posted On : October 29, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Well-Read Black Girl Fest Coming to Brooklyn

The Well-Read Black Girl Book Club is a Brooklyn-born club that has spread nationwide, created by and for black women who are passionate about books. WRBG’s goal is to showcase Continue Reading

Posted On : October 28, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: New graphic memoir takes a comic look at the art of addiction

A new graphic memoir from David Heatley, author of “My Brain is Hanging Upside Down,” explores the author’s ironic relationship to 12-Step programs, an interest that grew from a self-improvement Continue Reading

Posted On : October 22, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: New comics anthology paints transgender life in vivid color

In “We’re Still Here,” new anthology of comics written, drawn and edited entirely by transgender creators, Tara Avery and Jeanne Thornton have compiled 55 stories with genres ranging from nonfiction Continue Reading

Posted On : October 16, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth” is a stunning debut about lost children

In a tightly-woven community on the shoreline of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, two young girls are missing. Their disappearance has ripple effects throughout the town, especially for the community’s women. In Continue Reading

Posted On : October 15, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Spooky Brooklyn Campfire Stories at Center for Fiction

Think you’ve got what it takes to entertain a spooky story-loving crowd with a tall tale, song, rap or rhyme? Then visit the Center for Fiction for Brooklyn Campfire Stories Continue Reading

Posted On : October 11, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Brooklynite pens Halloween horror about multi-generational witch hunt

In “The Remaking,” the latest work from Brooklyn-based horror writer Clay McCleod Chapman, Ella Louise is a shunned woman living in the woods outside of Pilot’s Creek, Virginia, where the Continue Reading

Posted On : October 9, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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PEN America presents Lit Crawl NYC 2019

PEN America has a calendar packed with literary events in store for Brooklynites this weekend. Lit Crawl NYC is happening this Saturday at Cobble Hill businesses ranging from bookstores, to Continue Reading

Posted On : October 8, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ debut novel is a heartfelt thriller about escaping slavery

Ta-Nehisi Coates addressed his teenaged son in “Between the World and Me,” his 2015 book written in the form of a letter that explored his feelings about being black in Continue Reading

Posted On : October 3, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: “Feast Your Eyes” is a moving novel about being both an artist and a mom

Every aspiring painter, writer or musician knows that pursuing a career in the arts takes a level of bone-deep dedication that not every profession requires. Maybe only one other life Continue Reading

Posted On : October 2, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Patti Smith heads west in third memoir

In “M Train” and “Just Kids,” rocker and writer Patti Smith wrote about her early adulthood spent hanging around New York City, playing in punk bands, falling in love with Continue Reading

Posted On : October 1, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: New Yorker cartoonist debuts new collection of surreal scribbles

Armed with a minimalist style and self-conscious sense of humor, cartoonist Liana Finck amassed a devoted following for her Instagram comics, which eventually helped to propel her into the pages Continue Reading

Posted On : September 30, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Author Panel: Empowering Children Through Books

Three authors who specialize in books that inspire and empower children will take part in a panel at Books are Magic in Cobble Hill Sept. 30. Chana Ginelle Ewing, Arabelle Continue Reading

Posted On : September 27, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Reporters who broke Weinstein Scandal co-author behind-the-scenes book

When New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published their initial story on the allegations of abuse against Harvey Weinstein, nothing could have prepared them for the chain Continue Reading

Posted On : September 26, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: New Edward Said anthology compiles a great thinker’s greatest work

From the true roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to Western imperialism as viewed through the lens of Jane Austen novels, cultural critic Edward Said was one of the most relevant Continue Reading

Posted On : September 25, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson

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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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