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Books
Books
Your weekend reads — from three booksellers
Once again, the ladies of BookMark Shoppe, Greenlight and Word give us their hot books of the week. Comment.
Cobble Hill
Major ‘Dick’! Matt Kish’s illustrated ‘Moby’ is huge
The acclaimed illustrator has, unlike Ahab, succeeded in his quest to land the great whale. Comment.
Books
Finally! The real story behind the Brooklyn Bridge
A new book explores the family legacy of the Great Bridge. Comment.
Park Slope
Bottle of write! Women share stories of booze at Old Stone House
It’s all part of “Make Mine a Double,” a reading next week. Comment.
Books
Want some juicy hot food porn? This ‘Scanwich’ is for you
Get inside — really inside — some hot sandwiches! Comment.
Books
The poet laureate processes 9-11
Tina Chang is back with a new book about the horror and aftermath of Sept. 11. Comment.
Fort Greene
Eat it! Potluck party to celebrate ‘Edible Brooklyn’ cookbook launch
This is an event not to be missed (burp). Comment.
Fort Greene
Bitters is better! New book explores the cocktail’s forgotten friend
Don’t be bitter — but buy some bitters! And enjoy our two recipes! Comment.
Cobble Hill
A killer mashup! It’s ‘Gossip Girl’ — but with blood, guts and heavy weaponry
Cecily von Ziegesar is coming to BookCourt with a novel — and this time, her “Gossip Girl” characters are real killers. Comment.
Cobble Hill
Man, Blair Waldorf is mad! An excerpt from the new ‘Gossip Girl’
Blair turned to the 12-year-old. “Hello, little blond girl I’ve never seen before. Can you help me with something?” The girl’s blue eyes lit up. “Really?” Clutching the ice pick, Blair led her into the kitchen. “I was just thinking,” she said, slowing down to wrap one arm around the girl’s shoulders. “How much I’d like to watch you” — she turned and rammed the ice pick into the girl’s chest, splattering the white tile of the kitchen island with droplets of red blood — “die.” Comment.
Fort Greene
Colson Whitehead’s new novel explores the city — after the apocalypse
And Fort Greene’s top (male) writer will read and release it at Greenlight Bookstore on Oct. 19. Comment.
Downtown
Book ‘em! Marty’s annual literary festival features heavy hitters
Egan! Foer! Oates! McMurtry! And a sneak peak at Russell Banks’s forthcoming book! Marty — you’ve booked quite a lineup. Comment.
Books
Your weekend reads — from three booksellers
Once again, the ladies of BookMark Shoppe, Greenlight and Word give us their hot books of the week. Comment.
Books
This week’s weekend reads — handpicked by your favorite bookstore
See what the ladies behind WORD, Greenlight and BookMark Shoppe are recommending. Comment.
DUMBO
Dog daze! ‘Hipster Puppies’ invade DUMBO
Bearded, plaid-wearing hipsters are coming to DUMBO this month — but don’t worry, these ones won’t lock you into a conversation about Slavoj Žižek or Animal Collective. Comment.
Fort Greene
Brooklyn’s finest! Fort Greene Park hosts literary heavyweights this Saturday
Rick Moody, Bryonn Bain and Bernice McFadden are just some of the writers who’ll represent at an annual literary festival. Comment.
Books
This weekend’s must reads — handpicked by your favorite bookstore
See what the ladies behind WORD, Greenlight and BookMark Shoppe are recommending. Comment.
Fort Greene
Finally, a book about Brooklyn books!
Evan Hughes new history gives as definitive a look at the borough’s literary scene as possible. Until, of course, the next big Brooklyn author emerges. Comment.
Books
Brooklyn’s literary legacy — a timeline
And here’s look at the borough’s most-notable literary moments. Comment.
Park Slope
Writer Sapphire is back next week with new gem
Fifteen years after “Push,” the writer gives birth to “The Kid” — and a reading at the Brooklyn Public Library on Aug. 15. Comment.
Fort Greene
Who needs the great outdoors with this cookbook?
Pick up a copy of “Campfire Cookery” today. Comment.
DUMBO
A morality tale, set in DUMBO
JG Thirwell’s new comic book takes a hare-y look at the artsy neighborhood. Comment.
Books
This week’s weekend reads — handpicked by your favorite bookstore
See what the ladies behind WORD, Greenlight and BookMark Shoppe are recommending. Comment.
Books
This week’s weekend reads — handpicked by your favorite bookstore
See what the ladies behind WORD, Greenlight and BookMark Shoppe are recommending. Comment.
Books
This week’s weekend reads — handpicked by your favorite bookstore
See what the ladies behind WORD, Greenlight and BookMark Shoppe are recommending. Comment.
Books
Get to sleep, already! Finally, a kid’s book for parents
Akashic Books has just published the most honest children’s book of all time (so honest, that we can’t even print its title!). Comment.
