A blog about literary Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
“The word ‘genius’ is used so indiscriminately in our culture that its meaning, even when applied to such masterworks as the Brooklyn Bridge, has become completely diminished,” says photographer Barbara Continue Reading
First published in 2010, “Just Kids” by Patti Smith became an instant classic. The iconic book, winner of the National Book Award and number four on the New York Times Continue Reading
Brooklyn resident Sophie Gamand’s much-anticipated “Pit Bull Flower Power” book will be published on Oct. 27 to coincide with Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Pit Bull Awareness Month in Continue Reading
Mari Andrew started doodling when she worked at a bakery — and she took some license with the display case labels. When customers noticed and began telling her the drawings Continue Reading
All photos courtesy of Penguin Random House There are some children’s books that inspire people of all ages with their profundity, and “Sakura’s Cherry Blossoms” is no exception. The book Continue Reading
“Adrian Tomine can draw, think, write and feel. He sees everything, he knows everything; he’s in your apartment, he’s on the subway, he’s in your dreams. He knows about aging Continue Reading
American Chordata began as a passion project for its editors, founded in Spring 2015 on the belief that a literary magazine can celebrate sophisticated design and earnest expression on the Continue Reading
When it was rebuilt in 1883, the Domino Sugar Refinery was the largest in the world. That year, the Brooklyn Eagle described the new facility as “colossal”. At its peak, Continue Reading
Artist Joe LoGuirato has been a painter and a sculptor for all of his adult life. But it’s safe to say that he has never poured as much emotion into Continue Reading