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Zeruya Shalev to launch highly-anticipated new novel at Greenlight Bookstore

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Daily Bookmark: Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth” is a stunning debut about lost children

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Daily Bookmark: Brooklynite pens Halloween horror about multi-generational witch hunt

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Daily Bookmark: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ debut novel is a heartfelt thriller about escaping slavery

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Zeruya Shalev to launch highly-anticipated new novel at Greenlight Bookstore

Posted On : October 30, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth” is a stunning debut about lost children

Posted On : October 15, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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  • Fiction

Daily Bookmark: Brooklynite pens Halloween horror about multi-generational witch hunt

Posted On : October 9, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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Daily Bookmark: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ debut novel is a heartfelt thriller about escaping slavery

Posted On : October 3, 2019 Published By : Alex Williamson
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BAM’s Karen Brooks Hopkins: Riveting New Book, Star-Studded Photo Gallery of Performing Arts Project

Live Interview February 17 at BAM Karen Brooks Hopkins, who led the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music through decades of  transformative growth and international influence, has shared her memories and Continue Reading

Posted On : February 15, 2022 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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The Center for Fiction Reopens With a Standout Season of Literary Programming

For the first time in seventeen months, The Center for Fiction is pleased to host some of this season’s author events, writing workshops, and reading groups in person at its Continue Reading

Posted On : August 25, 2021 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Culture

Book Suggests That When It Comes to COVID-19, Cuomo Got It Wrong

Just a few months ago, Andrew Cuomo was being applauded for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic across the state of New York. Today, amid growing calls for his resignation Continue Reading

Posted On : August 5, 2021 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Memoir

Flatiron Books Q&A: Chloe Shaw, Origins of WHAT IS A DOG?

Editor’s Note: Chloe Shaw grew up in Brooklyn Heights as Chloe Bland. Her first book, What Is a Dog?, debuted in July and has received widespread critical acclaim. She will Continue Reading

Posted On : July 30, 2021 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Culture

Podcast Hosts Share Their Experiences Living By Self-Help Books

Brooklyn-based comedian Jolenta Greenberg and culture critic Kristen Meinzer read self-help books so the rest of us don’t have to. On their popular podcast, “By The Book,” the pair shares Continue Reading

Posted On : September 8, 2020 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Mystery

Susan Elia MacNeal is Back With A New Maggie Hope Mystery

Fans of Maggie Hope have been wondering what the British spy has been up to since 2018’s THE PRISONER IN THE CASTLE. Now, New York Times bestselling author and Brooklyn Continue Reading

Posted On : September 2, 2020 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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New Book Hopes to Bridge the Generation Gap Between Boomers and Millennials

Millennials are often characterized as a spoiled, self-absorbed generation that can’t be bothered to look up from their screens to care about the rest of the world. But in her Continue Reading

Posted On : August 13, 2020 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Essay Collection Depicts Midwestern Ideas of Gender and Class

Whether we choose to stay close to home or move miles away, there’s no denying that where we grow up has a major impact on shaping who we are. TOMBOYLAND: Continue Reading

Posted On : August 3, 2020 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Memoir

Journalist Rides the Waves to a New Life on Rockaway Beach

Diane Cardwell lost her father, her job, and her marriage within five years. And in the wake of her losses, the former New York Times reporter and founder of Vibe Continue Reading

Posted On : July 17, 2020 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Beautifully Illustrated Children’s Book Dares Young Girls to Dream

From the sports they should play to the careers they should pursue, young girls are often told what they can’t do. But in a new children’s book, A Girl Like Continue Reading

Posted On : February 20, 2020 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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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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Brooklyn: The Once and Future City | Book Review

With “Brooklyn: The Once and Future City,” author and Brooklyn native Thomas Campanella has written the unqualified best and most thorough history of our city-turned-borough. He will talk about it Continue Reading

Posted On : November 6, 2019 Published By : John B. Manbeck
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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 cookbook is a visual ode to Italian south Brooklyn

“Feast of the Seven Fishes” blends memoir, recipes and neighborhood history Bensonhurst-born home cook, photographer and graphic designer Daniel Paterna is dishing up more than mouthwatering recipes in his new Continue Reading

Posted On : October 18, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat

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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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