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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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  • Culture
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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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  • Children's

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: 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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Daily Bookmark: In “Nothing Fancy,” Alison Roman brings easy elegance to cooking for a crowd

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

Posted On : October 7, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Daily Bookmark: Hungry for some music history? Ian King is serving it up

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

Posted On : August 9, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Daily Bookmark: “Westside” is a dystopian NYC mystery with a dash of the supernatural

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

Posted On : July 30, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Five of the best Brooklyn summer reads

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

Posted On : July 9, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Food & Drink

Diana Kuan Satisfies Readers’ Appetite for Spicy with a Hot New Book of Asian Sauce Recipes

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

Posted On : May 6, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Fiction

Debut Novel Inspired by Author’s Personal Immigration Story

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

Posted On : April 29, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Fiction

Victorian Love Story Goes Beyond the Grave

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

Posted On : April 26, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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  • Non-fiction
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Brooklyn-born Midwife Gives Women A to Z Advice on Pregnancy and Parenting

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

Posted On : April 26, 2019 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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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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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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