SAVE THE DATE:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
10am-6pm

Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza
209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201

BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 16-22, 2013


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2012 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL: A RECORD 280+ AUTHORS, MORE THAN 104 PANELS CONFIRMED FOR SEPTEMBER 23; OVER 50 “BOOKEND” EVENTS MAKE A FULL-WEEK FESTIVAL

Paul Auster, Carol Higgins Clark, Tony Danza, Jimmie Walker, Edwidge Danticat, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, Dennis Lehane, Esmeralda Santiago, Terry McMillan, Sapphire, Billy Collins, Earl Lovelace, Christopher Hayes, Dan Savage, Isabel Wilkerson, Pankaj Mishra, Karl Ove Knausgård, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Adrian Tomine, Gordon Korman, R.J. Palacio, Judith Viorst, Libba Bray and many, many more to headline Festival

 

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The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors. One of America’s premier book festivals, this hip, smart diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to enjoy authors and the festival’s lively literary marketplace.

Pete Hamill, 2012 Bobi Honoree



BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT'S LITERARY COUNCIL

MARTY MARKOWITZ
BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT
HONORARY CHAIR

JOHNNY TEMPLE
AKASHIC BOOKS, COUNCIL CHAIR

CAROLYN GREER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BEST OF BROOKLYN, INC.
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC EVENTS, SPECIAL PROJECTS & TOURISM,
OFFICE OF THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT

LIZ KOCH
ARTS AND CULTURE SPECIALIST
OFFICE OF THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT



COUNCIL MEMBERS

STACEY BARNEY
PENGUIN/G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS

LAURA SINAGRA DOLAN
GETO & DE MILLY, INC.

ADRIANA DOMINGUEZ FERRARI
FULL CIRCLE LITERARY

BRENDA GREENE
CENTER FOR BLACK LITERATURE

THEODORE HAMM
THE BROOKLYN RAIL

TIMOTHY HOULIHAN
ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE

ANDREA JEYAVEERAN
THE GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY

MARCELA LANDRES
LATINIDAD

BRETT FLETCHER LAUER
POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA

MEG LEMKE
CONSULTANT

JEFFREY LEPENDORF
COUNCIL OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSES

ALBERT MOBILIO
BOOKFORUM

STEPH OPITZ
MARIE CLAIRE

DENISE OSWALD
HARPERCOLLINS

CAMILLE RANKINE
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE

PETER ROTHBERG
THE NATION

ANN RITTENBERG
ANN RITTENBERG LITERARY AGENCY

LESLIE SHIPMAN
NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION

ROB SPILLMAN
TIN HOUSE

JOHNNY TEMPLE
AKASHIC BOOKS

KATE TRAVERS
WORKMAN PUBLISHING
MEREDITH WALTERS
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY


COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Fiction
Steph Opitz, Johnny Temple, co-chairs
Brenda Greene
Marcela Landres
Ann Rittenberg
Leslie Shipman
Rob Spillman
Meredith Walters

Non-Fiction
Laura Sinagra Dolan, Denise Oswald, co-chairs
Erin Edmison
Richard Greenwald
Ted Hamm
Tim Houlihan
Lisa Lucas
Peter Miller
Peter Rothberg

Poetry
Brett Fletcher Lauer, Camille Rankine, co-chairs
Tina Chang
Mary Gannon
Hafizah Geter
Joseph O. Legaspi
Meghan O'Rourke
Meredith Walters

Youth and Children
Stacey Barney, Nancy Mercado, co-chairs
Regina Brooks
Susan Chang
Adriana Dominguez Ferrari
Liz Koch
Meg Lemke

International
Andrea Jeyaveeran, Rob Spillman, co-chairs
Liz Koch
Albert Mobilio
Jill Schoolman
Andy Tepper

Publicity
Jeffrey Lependorf, Kate Travers, co-chairs
Ryan Chapman
Katie Freeman
Theresa Giacopasi
Bri Halverson
Katie Kurtzman
Jon Paul Lupo
Jynne Martin
Michael McKenzie
Sarah Russo
Kathleen Schmidt
Maggie Sivon
Jeffrey Yamaguchi

Comics and Graphic Novels
Meg Lemke, chair
Karen Green
Matt Madden
Calvin Reid

Bookends
Kara Gilmour
Carolyn Greer
Jahmila Joseph
Paul W. Morris
Kellie Rogers


FESTIVAL INFORMATION

DIRECTIONS:

FESTIVAL SITE ADDRESS

BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11201

BY CAR FROM MANHATTAN: COMING OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, STAY STRAIGHT ON ADAMS STREET. TURN RIGHT ON JORALEMON STREET.

BY CAR FROM NEW JERSEY AND STATEN ISLAND: VERRAZANO BRIDGE TO 278WEST. TAKE EXIT 27/ATLANTIC AVENUE AND TURN ONTO ATLANTIC AVENUE. TURN LEFT ON BOERUM PLACE. TURN LEFT ON JORALEMON STREET.

PARKING: THREE NEARBY PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES (PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DAILY RATES VARY):

EDISON PARK EAST, 134 SCHERMERHORN STREET, 718-246-0367

CENTRAL PARKING (No trucks), 333 ADAMS STREET, 718-222-1032

LIVINGSTON STREET PARKING (No trucks), 111 LIVINGSTON STREET, 718-855-1180

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: 2, 3, 4, 5 TO BOROUGH HALL; R TO COURT STREET; A, C, F TO JAY STREET/BOROUGH HALL

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT SUBWAY SERVICE SERVICE VISIT www.mta.info

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WHERE TO STAY AND EAT:
For accommodations at our sponsor hotel, New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, visit: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/BrooklynBookFestival2012

For information on dining and other accommodations in Brooklyn, go to the borough’s official tourism website at www.visitbrooklyn.org