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No events found. Go ahead and add an event. Past eventsWriting From the Inside Out (September 13 at 4:00pm) Readings by Esmeralda Santiago (The Turkish Lover), Dagoberto Gilb (The Flowers) and Jessica Hagedorn (Dogeaters), three writers who navigate complex loyalties and traverse real and imagined borders in their work.
Interested: AnnaClaire Added by lampbane. Inside/Outside (September 14 at 10:00am) Nathan Englander. Nathan Englander (The Ministry of Special Cases), Joseph O’Neill (Netherland), and Susan Choi (A Person of Interest) discuss imagined communities, global past-times, hopeless illegitimacy, and erasing death. Moderated by Dedi Felman, Sr. Editor, Simon & Schuster. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Opening (September 14 at 10:00am) Ken Siegelman. Brooklyn Poet Laureate Ken Siegelman reads poems of Brooklyn. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Interested: AnnaClaire Added by lampbane. My First Time (September 14 at 10:00am) Annual program of readings by first time novelists. This year, the festival presents Hannah Tinti (The Good Thief), Amy Shearn (How Far is the Ocean From Here) and Toby Barlow (Sharp Teeth). Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
The Fourth World (September 14 at 10:00am) Authors Pico Iyer and Breyten Breytenbach, in conversation with Paul Holdengräber, explore the possibilities and challenges of creating a sense of place between traditional categories of race, nationality, religion and community in a Middle or a Fourth World. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Never Forget (September 14 at 10:00am) Two Holocaust survivors, Jack Ratz and Hannah Rigler, read from their memoirs. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Troupe (September 14 at 10:00am) Troupe reads from Children's Classics. Performing Enchanting Children’s Classics Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Verbal Catalysts (September 14 at 10:15am) Urban Word NYC’s top teen poets present individual and group poems fresh off their success at the National Teen Poetry Slam in Washington, D.C. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Quotables (September 14 at 10:30am) Join Troupe actors to test your knowledge of quotes and books in this interactive literary game (prizes). Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Nina Crews (September 14 at 10:30am) Nina Crews reads from Snowball, The Neighborhood Mother Goose, Below. Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Whatever It Takes: Books, Readers, and Social Change (September 14 at 11:00am) Paul Tough. A conversation with Harlem Children’s Zone President/CEO Geoffrey Canada and author Paul Tough. Introduced by Housing Works Founder/CEO Charles King. Presented by Housing Works Bookstore and Café. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Brooklyn in the House (September 14 at 11:00am) Four of the borough’s best bards perform their poems. Elizabeth Reddin, Nick Flynn, Matthea Harvey and Mo Beasley. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
How Dramatic! (September 14 at 11:00am) Troupe performs work by Newbery Award-winning authors Susan Cooper and Patricia MacLachlan, and playwright Ossie Davis, followed by a Q&A with Cooper, MacLachlan and Editor Alice Bernstein (The People of Clarendon County). Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
Interested: AnnaClaire Added by lampbane. Past Forward (September 14 at 11:00am) Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Beautiful Struggle), Paul Fox (The Coldest Winter) and French author Philippe Grimbert (Memory) read from their memoirs about the enduring, startling and resonant moments of family, political and social history. Followed by Q&A. Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
Movements and Visions of Identity in the African Imagination (September 14 at 11:00am) Binyavanga Wainaina (Kenya), Patrice Nganang (Cameroon) and Breyten Breytenbach (South Africa) explore the relationships between the imagination and truth, the invention and intervention of identity, tradition and modernity, writing and politics. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Three Pillars (September 14 at 11:00am) Photographer Thomas Roma and essayist Phillip Lopate will discuss On the Three Pillars: Torah, Worship, and Practice of Loving Kindness: The Synagogues of Brooklyn. Presented by powerHouse Books. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Edward Hemingway (September 14 at 11:00am) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
How to Make Books—Fold, Cut and Stitch Your Way to a One-of-a-Kind Book (September 14 at 11:00am) Esther K. Smith takes the stage to demonstrate techniques for bookmaking. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
(September 14 at 11:30am) Adults Only: Trendsetting Spirituality for the 21st Century Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Mo Willems (September 14 at 11:30am) Mo Willems reads from Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity; Elephant and Piggie Books. Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Writing Funny: Humor Writers on the Not-So-Funny Craft of Writing for Laughs (September 14 at 12:00pm) Simon Rich (Free Range Chickens), Henry Alford (Municipal Bondage) and Sandra Tsing Loh (Mother on Fire), moderated by author Ben Greenman. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Well-Versed (September 14 at 12:00pm) Four premiere poets read from their new books. Patricia Smith, Paul Guest, Kevin Young and D. Nurkse. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Witty and Wicked (September 14 at 12:00pm) Deborah Gregory (Catwalk, The Cheetah Girls) and Cecily von Ziegesar (Gossip Girl, It Girl) dish and deliver as they read their books and chat about bringing their characters to life on film and television. Moderator Lauren Mechling, journalist and author of Dream Girl. Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
Brooklyn Rises Above (September 14 at 12:00pm) The American Association of Publishers presents readings from publishers awarded the AAP Miriam Bass Award—all located in Brooklyn. Peter Wortsman (translator; Archipelago Books), Ross Benjamin (translator; Melville House), Arthur Nersesian (Akashic) and Christy C. Road (Soft Skull). Hosted by Tina ... (more)Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
International Influences (September 14 at 12:00pm) Graphic novelist Adrian Tomine (Shortcomings) and novelist John Wray (Canaan’s Tongue), two celebrated Brooklyn-based writers, discuss the pleasure of discovering literary voices from abroad and the ways in which international writing has shaped their own work. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Cartooning Today (September 14 at 12:00pm) Critically acclaimed cartoonists Kyle Baker (How to Draw Stupid, Why I Hate Saturn) and Mo Willems (The Pigeon Wants a Puppy/Elephant & Piggie Books) in conversation. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Betsy Lewin (September 14 at 12:00pm) Betsy Lewin reads from So, What’s it Like to Be a Cat?, Duck for President; Ted Lewin Horse Song, Peppe the Lamp Lighter. Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Presidential Book of Lists (September 14 at 12:00pm) The Presidential Book of Lists from the Most to Least, Worst to Cursed, Fascinating Facts about our Chief Executives: Trivia with Troupe games and talk with author Ian Randal Strock. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Jon Scieszka (September 14 at 12:30pm) Jon Scieszka reads from The Stinky Cheeseman and other Fairly Stupid Tales, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Words and More Words (September 14 at 12:30pm) Robert and Carol Greenman, authors of Words That Make a Difference and More Words that Make a Difference, talk about how to use words in a masterly way — boldly, precisely, creatively and memorably. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Iconic Conversation (September 14 at 1:00pm) Columnist and author Jimmy Breslin (Good Rat) and journalist and author Pete Hamill (North River, Snow in August) in conversation. Introduced by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Flipping the Script. An Author Interviews Two Radio Hosts (September 14 at 1:00pm) Novelist Colin Channer interviews award-winning WNYC host Leonard Lopate and critic and book commentator Alan Cheuse. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Other Side – Faeries, Elves and Ancient Omens (September 14 at 1:00pm) Come to the other side of reality where these three authors discuss their works of fantasy and their craft. Holly Black (The Good Neighbors, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Ironside), Gail Carson Levine (Ever, Ella Enchanted), and Daniel Kirk (Elf Realm). Moderated by Laura Arnold, HarperCollins. Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
Out of Place (September 14 at 1:00pm) Three writers on the exciting, disconcerting, and sometimes dangerous experience of being out of place. Featuring Moustafa Bayoumi (How Does it Feel to be a Problem?), David Rakoff (Don’t Get too Comfortable) and Rivka Galchen (Atmospheric Disturbances). Moderated by Matt Weiland. Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
The Solitary Adventure: Voices of Modern Europe (September 14 at 1:00pm) Linn Ullmann (Norway) and Mirko Bonné (Germany), with translator Philip Boehm, will discuss connection, conviction, and chance in their latest works of fiction. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Coming of Age (September 14 at 1:00pm) Lily Koppel (The Red Leather Diary) and Sean Wilsey (Oh The Glory of It All) read from their books. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Chris Raschka (September 14 at 1:00pm) Chris Raschka reads from Yo! Yes?, Charlie Parker Played Be Bop and Five for a Little One. Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
All the World’s a Grave (September 14 at 1:00pm) Actors from Troupe will perform excerpts from John Reeds’ new book by Shakespeare. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
John Bemelmans Marciano (September 14 at 1:30pm) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Quotables (September 14 at 1:30pm) Join Troupe actors to test your knowledge of quotes and books in this interactive literary game (prizes). Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
book reading (September 14 at 2:00pm)
PENUltimate Lit: Literature and the Small Screen (September 14 at 2:00pm) Join authors A.M. Homes (The L Word) and Richard Price (The Wire) as they discuss the challenges and opportunities that arise when fiction writers take their talents from page to the small screen. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Walter Mosley (September 14 at 2:00pm) Walter Mosley. Brooklyn Book Festival 2008 BoBi Literary Award winner Walter Mosley reads and discusses his work and the social constructs that shape his fiction and non-fiction. Followed by Q&A. Event location: St. Francis Auditorium (180 Remsen Street)
Spicy Fiction! (September 14 at 2:00pm) Two blazing literary stars of the 21st century read from their latest work: Nikki Turner (Black Widow) and Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Dirty Girls on Top). Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Growing Pains (September 14 at 2:00pm) Come hear critically acclaimed authors Jacqueline Woodson (After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers), An Na (The Fold), and Paul Volponi (Hurricane Song, The Hand You’re Dealt) read from their books and talk about what happens when life gets hard for kids. Moderated by Stacey Barney, Putnam Books for Young ... (more)Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
Jumping off the Page (September 14 at 2:00pm) Readings from four of the boldest and most dynamic novelists of the 21st century—Paul Beatty (The White Boy Shuffle), Josh Kilmer-Purcell (Candy Everybody Wants), Stacey D’Erasmo (A Seahorse Year) and Joe Meno (Hairstyles of the Damned). Followed by Q&A. Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
Darkness Abroad (September 14 at 2:00pm) Readings by Paco I. Taibo II (Mexico) and Juan de Recacoechea (Bolivia), followed by a discussion about the seethingly happy marriage of crime and literature. Moderated by Carl Bromley. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Selling, Hunting and Serving Food in America (September 14 at 2:00pm) A discussion with Steven Jenkins (Cheese Primer, The Food Life), Steven Rinella (The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine) and The Waiter, Steve Dublanica (Waiter Rant). Moderated by Melissa Clark. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Grace Chang (September 14 at 2:00pm) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
BAM Presents (September 14 at 2:00pm) Tracy Ann Johnson and Stuart Singer read from Jane Bowles’ puppet play A Quarreling Pair, the basis for a production of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company to be presented at BAM. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Marilyn Singer (September 14 at 2:30pm) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Catch-22 (September 14 at 2:30pm) Aquila Theatre pays homage to Brooklyn’s own Joseph Heller, performing excerpts from Catch-22. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Dreams Deferred: Identity and Struggle in Contemporary Fiction (September 14 at 3:00pm) Readings by Terry McMillan (Waiting to Exhale), Elizabeth Nunez (Prospero’s Daughter) Fae Myenne Ng (Bone, Steer Toward Rock) and Eileen Myles (Sorry, Tree) followed by Q&A. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Ian MacKaye and Thurston Moore in Conversation (September 14 at 3:00pm) Two of the most influential musicians of the past 20 years—MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi, The Evens) and Moore (Sonic Youth, Mirror/Dash)—discuss the parallel worlds of independent music and book publishing. Followed by Q&A. Introduced by Johnny Temple. Event location: St. Francis Auditorium (180 Remsen Street)
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn (September 14 at 3:00pm) Brooklyn's revered authors of the past are performed by actors from Troupe. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Inked In (September 14 at 3:00pm) The world of comics and graphic novels is brought to life by three leading artists and writers: Ariel Schrag (Awkward, Definition, Potential, and Likewise), Ivan Velez, Jr. (Tales of the Closet, Dead High Yearbook), and Brian Wood (DMZ, Demo, The New York Four). Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Long Life of Secrets (September 14 at 3:00pm) Patrick McGrath (Trauma), Alice Mattison (Nothing is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn) and Dirk Wittenborn (Pharmakon) read from their works on the lasting legacies of shadowed family histories and buried secrets. Moderated by Frank Delaney. Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
Kitchen Table Talk (September 14 at 3:00pm) The kitchen table is a place of food, conversation, arguments and exchange of ideas. Russian writers poet Marina Temkina, critic/essayist Aleksander Genis and novelist Pavel Lembersky read and discuss their work with Matvei Yankelevich. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Generation Now (September 14 at 3:00pm) Three groundbreaking writers under the age of thirty read and discuss their work: Tao Lin (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, BED), Nathaniel Rich (The Mayor’s Tongue) and Christy C. Road (Bad Habits). Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Chris Myers (September 14 at 3:00pm) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Not Quite What I Was Planning (September 14 at 3:00pm) 6-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser prove that an entire story can be told using half a dozen words. Audience members will be invited on stage to say their own 6-word memoir! Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Jane O’Connor (September 14 at 3:30pm) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Race for 2008: Perspectives on the Presidential Campaign (September 14 at 4:00pm) 2008 marks the end of the Bush era. What are the prospects for real change in the November election? A panel discussion with Harper’s publisher John MacArthur (You Can’t Be President) and Nation columnists Katha Pollitt and Gary Younge. Moderated by the Brooklyn Rail’s Theodore Hamm (The New Blue ... (more)Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Titans Talk (September 14 at 4:00pm) Fiction readings by trailblazers Jonathan Lethem (You Don’t Love Me Yet), George Pelecanos (The Turnaround), and Dorothy Allison (Bastard Out of Carolina). Followed by Q&A. Event location: St. Francis Auditorium (180 Remsen Street)
Writing From the Inside Out (September 14 at 4:00pm) Readings by Esmeralda Santiago (The Turkish Lover), Dagoberto Gilb (The Flowers) and Jessica Hagedorn (Dogeaters), three writers who navigate complex loyalties and traverse real and imagined borders in their work. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Teen Identity (September 14 at 4:00pm) Who are you? Where do you belong? How do you define yourself? Join David Levithan (Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, Boy Meets Boy), Sarah Mlynowksi (Bras and Broomsticks, How to Be Bad) and Alisa Valdes-Rodriquez (Haters) as they discuss the challenges of defining yourself as an individual, and how ... (more)Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
Kevin Powell and Naomi Wolf in Conversation (September 14 at 4:00pm) Author/activists Kevin Powell (No Sleep Till Brooklyn) and Naomi Wolf (Give Me Liberty) explore the nexus of literature and politics. Followed by Q&A. Moderated by Jennifer Baumgardner. Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
The New Wave of Portuguese Literature from Luanda to Lisbon (September 14 at 4:00pm) José Eduardo Agualusa (Angola) and José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) read and discuss buried pasts, new identities, and the burning gaze of time. Moderated by Andy Tepper. Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Oy Vey! (September 14 at 4:00pm) Warren Adler reads from Funny Boys, where the thugs of Murder, Inc. move between Brooklyn and the Borscht Belt, back in the day. Joined by Ron Arons, author of the The Jews of Sing, Sing. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Raul Colon (September 14 at 4:00pm) Raul Colon reads from Tomas and the Library Lady, My Mama Had a Dancing Heart. Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
All the World’s a Grave (September 14 at 4:00pm) Actors from Troupe will perform excerpts from John Reeds’ new book by Shakespeare. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Melanie Hope Greenberg (September 14 at 4:30pm) Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Quotables (September 14 at 4:30pm) Join Troupe actors to test your knowledge of quotes and books in this interactive literary game (prizes). Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
The Consequences to Come (September 14 at 5:00pm) Joan Didion, Mark Danner, Ronald Dworkin, and Darryl Pinckney discuss the challenges and opportunities that will face the next American presidential administration. Robert Silvers, editor of The New York Review of Books, will introduce and moderate the panel. Free tickets can be picked up one hour in ... (more)Event location: St. Francis Auditorium (180 Remsen Street)
Top-Shelf Fiction (September 14 at 5:00pm) Readings and discussion by international bestsellers Russell Banks (Continental Drift) and Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections). Moderated by Brigid Hughes of A Public Space. Event location: Borough Hall Courtroom (209 Joralemon St.)—TICKETS REQUIRED
Thirsty for Fiction (September 14 at 5:00pm) Chuck Klosterman (Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs), Ed Park (Personal Days) and Charles Bock (Beautiful Children) read from three of the most eagerly anticipated debut novels of 2008. Event location: Main Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
When the Black Girl Sings (September 14 at 5:00pm) Author Bil Wright and actors present a dramatic reading of his book When the Black Girl Sings. Performers are Darlesia Cearcy (Nettie from The Color Purple), Na Tasha Yvette Williams (Sophia from The Color Purple) and Martin Sola (Coram Boy). Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
Sanchez Sisters: Making History (September 14 at 5:00pm) Congresswomen Linda and Loretta Sanchez (Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters are Making History in Congress) will discuss how they overcame daunting odds to make history as the first sisters to ever serve in Congress at the same time. Moderated by Marcela Landres. Event location: Borough Hall Community Room (209 Joralemon St.)
Brooklyn International (September 14 at 5:00pm) The long-running and vibrant Happy Ending Music and Reading Series brings you three voices celebrating international culture. Porochista Khakpour (Sons and Other Flammable Objects), Said Sayrafiezadeh (When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir of a Political Childhood) and Manil Suri (The Age of Shiva), ... (more)Event location: Center Stage/International (Borough Hall Plaza)
Words of the Future (September 14 at 5:00pm) Readings by students in Brooklyn’s acclaimed writing programs at Brooklyn College and Medgar Evers College. Event location: North Stage (Borough Hall Plaza)
Troupe (September 14 at 5:00pm) Troupe reads from Children’s Classics. Performing Enchanting Children’s Classics Event location: Target Children's Area (Borough Hall Plaza)
Mama’s Boyz (September 14 at 5:00pm) Grab a pencil and some paper. Nationally syndicated cartoonist, Jerry Craft, will invite the audience to join him in learning how to create a cartoon. Event location: South Stage - Performance - (Borough Hall Plaza)
Brooklyn Snap Lit Match (September 14 at 5:30pm) Finalists of the borough-wide writing contest, Brooklyn Snap, read from their work. Hosted by MTV’s “Makin’ the Band” co-star and choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson courtesy of Making Books Sing. Event location: The Youth Stoop (Borough Hall Plaza)
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