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‘In the Shadow of Genius’ explores the minds behind the Brooklyn Bridge

“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

Posted On : November 13, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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See rare photographs, drawings in illustrated version of Patti Smith’s ‘Just Kids’

First published in 2010, “Just Kids” by Patti Smith became an instant classic. The iconic book, winner of the National Book Award and number four on the New York Times Continue Reading

Posted On : October 31, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Photographer fights pit bull prejudice with book of portraits

Brooklyn resident Sophie Gamand’s much-anticipated “Pit Bull Flower Power” book will be published on Oct. 27 to coincide with Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Pit Bull Awareness Month in Continue Reading

Posted On : October 11, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Instagram sensation Mari Andrew celebrates book launch in Brooklyn

Mari Andrew started doodling when she worked at a bakery — and she took some license with the display case labels. When customers noticed and began telling her the drawings Continue Reading

Posted On : March 26, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Moving Children’s Book Tours Brooklyn

All photos courtesy of Penguin Random House There are some children’s books that inspire people of all ages with their profundity, and “Sakura’s Cherry Blossoms” is no exception. The book Continue Reading

Posted On : February 20, 2018 Published By : BrooklynBookBeat
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Prospect Park Cartoonist Releases Paperback of Graphic Novel

“Adrian Tomine can draw, think, write and feel. He sees everything, he knows everything; he’s in your apartment, he’s on the subway, he’s in your dreams. He knows about aging Continue Reading

Posted On : February 1, 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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Artist uses his talent to create loving tribute to late wife

Artist Joe LoGuirato has been a painter and a sculptor for all of his adult life. But it’s safe to say that he has never poured as much emotion into Continue Reading

Posted On : May 15, 2014 Published By : Paula Katinas

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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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