‘The Hazards of Fortune’ Explores Race, American Justice System
Philanthropist and property developer Jay Gladstone would rather not think about issues of race or privilege. He is busy enough managing a rocky second marriage […]
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Brooklyn writer pens WWII-era thriller
Best-selling Brooklyn author Susan Elia MacNeal keeps readers guessing with her new novel “The Prisoner in the Castle.” Sometimes a spy can know too much […]
Brooklyn author’s debut novel explores war, forbidden love and motherhood
Crystal Hana Kim’s debut “If You Leave Me” is a sweeping tale of war, family, motherhood and forbidden love — the unforgettable saga of three […]
Brooklyn writer uses Red Hook housing projects as backdrop for new novel
“Tight” by Torrey Maldonado is a fast-paced novel for middle-grade readers, that emphasizes the importance of finding your own identity, choosing friends you can depend […]
Smart, funny ‘A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out’ includes Brooklyn-based chapter
“Brooklyn women wore black T-shirts and scuffed shoes and unwashed hair and somehow looked impossibly chic. I, in contrast, felt like a Carrie impersonator from […]
Brooklyn resident Cutter Wood shakes up true crime genre in new book
“Love and Death in the Sunshine State” has been called “a smart, engrossing true-life noir that weaves meditations on love and the literary life, all […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beloved Novel “The Idiot”–Now in Paperback
When published in hardcover in 2017, Elif Batuman’s debut novel, “The Idiot” dazzled critics and readers alike. Even Greta Gerwig, actress-now- movie director of indie […]
Art Meets Life — and Death — In Brooklyn Author’s Debut Novel
Rachel Lyon has almost always lived in Brooklyn. When she was 2 1/2 years old, she and her parents took up residence in DUMBO. When […]
Fantastical Genre-Bending Dystopian Novel Just Released
Chandler Klang Smith is currently on a book tour for her new dystopian novel “The Sky Is Yours.” During her tour around the city, she […]
The Invention of Ana
Thirty-year-old author Mikkel Rosengaard grew up in Denmark, but has lived in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Bedstuy since 2010. “Can’t be much different, […]
Isabel Allende’s new novel “In The Midst of Winter” is the perfect read for winter weather
Isabel Allende is one of the most widely-read authors in the world. More than 67 million copies of her books have been sold. Allende’s […]
Novel Centers On The Impact Of Gentrification In Brooklyn
No matter how you feel about gentrification, there is no denying that it has touched nearly every corner of Brooklyn and is changing the look […]
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 […]
Jill Eisenstadt’s New Novel Revisits the Rockaways
The Rockaways are part of an important network of diverse habitats, and serve the ever-important role of adding a protective buffer for Brooklyn’s coastal areas. […]
New Novel Touches On The Lasting Friendships Made At Summer Camp
Growing up in Nyack, New York, Mandy Berman spent her summers as a camper, and eventually a counselor, at a camp in the Berkshires. Berman calls Brooklyn […]
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 […]
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 […]