TONIGHT: Book Festival’s Friday ‘Bookend’ programs feature Téa Obreht, Joyce Johnson
With the Brooklyn Book Festival just a couple of days away, the festival’s Bookend programming has some exciting events slated for Friday. More
Caribbean and Diaspora Writers to Contribute to Brooklyn Book Festival, September 16 – 22, 2013
Looking forward to the Brooklyn Book Festival More
A ‘new poetry’ emerges from Syria’s civil war
More literal and visceral, Syrian poetry is being spread on social media and chanted in the streets. More
Calling all bookworms! Brooklyn Book Festival announces 2013 program
Over 340 authors, more than 90 panels and readings, over 60 ‘Bookend’ events More
The Closing Argument at Guantanamo
Text of a dramatic reading presented at the opening night of PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, April 29, 2013. More
The Art of Bravery: An Interview with Salman Rushdie
Shaun Randol interviews Salman Rushdie More
Working Day Statement: Solitude and Community
How do artists reconcile solitude and community? To start, we recognize the tension. Our quiet, private moments of creation are inextricably connected to a social reality. Without grasping this… More
Working Day Statement: The Publishing Revolution is Here
The members of the panel in collaboration with the audience agreed upon the following statement:In an age of abundance, price is driven to zero. What is the role of… More
Working Day Statement: De-Gentrify New York and Give Her Back to the World
Sarah opened with the full text of the famous Miilan Kundera quote which begins: “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory.” She then says… More
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