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Book Fest spotlight: poets Tina Chang & Jericho Brown at Books are Magic

In the run up to this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival (Sept. 21 & 22), a series of literary “bookend” events are slated to take place at bookish spaces around the Continue Reading

Posted On : August 29, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Crack a collectible spine at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair

Peruse vintage literary ephemera, listen in on fascinating lectures and take home the rare book of your dreams at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair, returning to Greenpoint for its sixth Continue Reading

Posted On : August 28, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: “Permanent Record” is a whirlwind YA romance for the Instagram era

Pablo Rind is a lonely kid, barely eking out a living at the twenty-four-hour bodega in Brooklyn where he works the overnight shift. Leanna Smart is an ascending pop star, Continue Reading

Posted On : August 23, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: “Overthrow” unmasks the counterculture of the digital age

A group of young friends begins experimenting with tarot cards, honing their powers toward a form of radical empathy they hope will one day build a peaceful utopia. Pretty soon Continue Reading

Posted On : August 21, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Youthful idealism meets war-torn reality in “A Door in the Earth”

Brooklyn-based journalist and author Amy Waldman spent eight years as a reporter for the New York Times, where she wrote about the aftermath of 9/11 and covered the war in Continue Reading

Posted On : August 20, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Want to read more classics? Join the (book) club!

Keeping up on the trendiest titles is a fun way to read, but rounding out your literary diet with the so-called Great Works of Fiction can also be a rewarding Continue Reading

Posted On : August 13, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Salman Rushdie to launch “Quichotte!” at the Center for Fiction

If you’d like to sit in the presence of an award-winning author and knight who’s also the subject of an Islamic fatwa calling for his assassination, don’t miss your chance: Continue Reading

Posted On : July 26, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Jia Tolentino holds a funhouse mirror to millennials

Has there ever been an age demographic more maligned than this batch of avocado toast-munching, college-lecture-protesting, smartphone-addicted snowflakes? And what’s it like to be crowned the voice of such a Continue Reading

Posted On : July 12, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: In “Waking the Witch,’ Pam Grossman conjures a new occult classic

From Salem spinsters in league with the devil, to a 1960s nose-twitching newlywed, witches have a longstanding hold over the American popular imagination. In her new book, “Waking the Witch: Continue Reading

Posted On : June 24, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Children’s Book Encourages Kids To Be Hands On

The sign of a good children’s book is one that kids want to read again and again, and that parents don’t mind reading again and again. If you’ve read Dragons Love Continue Reading

Posted On : April 17, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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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 writing and musical performances by Continue Reading

Posted On : February 28, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Distinguished historian shakes up civil rights history

“What of the past is remembered, celebrated, and mourned is at the core of national identity — and the process of what is told and not told is often a Continue Reading

Posted On : February 14, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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A Literary Magazine Grows in Brooklyn

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

Posted On : December 14, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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“Brooklyn’s Sweet Ruin”

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

Posted On : December 13, 2017 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Litost: An Evening of Music & Reading

Litost is an untranslatable Czeck word. Its first syllable, which is long and stressed, sounds like the wail of an abandoned dog. As for the meaning of this word, I have Continue Reading

Posted On : December 8, 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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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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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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Brooklyn Writer Tackles America’s Debt Crisis in New Satire

Cobble Hill Book Launch Party Slated for July 20 “Anyone who’s ever had trouble making ends meet is going to find themselves in this story,” Brooklyn-based writer Jenna Leigh Evans Continue Reading

Posted On : July 18, 2014 Published By : Samantha Samel
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Tomorrow (Wednesday May 21, 2014): Silent Reading Party NYC! New Space, New Time, New Experience!

Hear Ye’! Hear Ye’, Brooklyn Book-Lovers!   Tomorrow kick’s-off this month’s Silent Reading Party NYC, and they’re keeping it fresh for the new season: new spring evening, new venue. Head to Continue Reading

Posted On : May 20, 2014 Published By : Andriana Zacharakos

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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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