A blog about literary Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
If you aspire to be one of those hosts who makes preparing a mouthwatering meal for guests look totally effortless, a new cookbook from New York Times columnist Alison Roman Continue Reading
Since rock ‘n’ roll took America’s radio waves and bandstands by storm over sixty years ago, the genre has spawned more than 200 sub-genres. But how do those ever-evolving categories Continue Reading
How would you like to wander around Jazz Age New York, smoking in a trench coat and rubbing elbows with bootleggers, Avant Garde poets and corrupt politicians? Unfortunately time travel Continue Reading
The long hot days of summer are upon us here in the county of Kings, and many of us are turning to literature to find some semblance of escape. Summer Continue Reading
Daily Bookmark RED HOT KITCHEN by trained chef and culinary instructor Diana Kuan is a hot sauce manifesto focused on homemade Asian chili sauces and delectable dishes that highlight their Continue Reading
In Melissa Rivero’s urgent, stunning debut, THE AFFAIRS OF THE FALCÓNS: A Novel, the immigrant experience is illustrated in deeply human and strikingly personal detail. Ana and her husband, Lucho, along Continue Reading
All love stories are ghost stories in disguise. In Kris Waldherr’s captivating debut novel, The Lost History of Dreams, a post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may Continue Reading
There is an abundance of “advice” for pregnant and post-partum women on the internet—but what good has come from googling your worst-case-scenario fears? Written in the approachable and friendly tone Continue Reading
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
In 2009, Lindsay Bach was a recent college grad with a great magazine job and a group of hard-partying friends who used a Bushwick loft as the setting for their Continue Reading
“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
A Brooklyn resident tackles the big questions about the unique relationships between fathers and sons in a collection of short stories. In “Terms of Engagement: Stories of the Father and Continue Reading
Brooklyn resident Jen Epstein was born a worrier. As a child, she worried her uvula would break off and she would swallow it and choke to death. Then she worried Continue Reading