The Brooklyn Book Festival is a huge, free public event presenting an array of literary stars and
emerging authors. The
festival, which is this Sunday in and around Brooklyn Borough Hall, is organized around themed readings and devoted to timely and
lively panel discussions. The inclusion of top national and
international authors and new partners has expanded the festival’s
reach while continuing to celebrate and enhance Brooklyn’s contemporary
and historic literary reputation.
There's much to do at the fest: panels, speakers, readings, tables full of books. And this, which I thought sounded interesting:
I wanted to let you know about my panel at 2pm on the International Stage
outside. Would love a shout-out on your blog, to see you there, or help
facilitate interviews with my fellow panelists. More info:
outside. Would love a shout-out on your blog, to see you there, or help
facilitate interviews with my fellow panelists. More info:
The Naked City: Urban Realism and the Global City in Fiction &
Non-Fiction. A discussion exploring the gritty urban realism of the contemporary
global city as seen through recent works of fiction and non-fiction about Delhi,
New York, and Mexico City. Featuring David
Lida (First Stop in the New World), Meera Nair (Video),
and Hirsh Sawhney (ed., Delhi
Noir). Moderated by Cheryl Harris Sharman (Nightshift NYC).
Non-Fiction. A discussion exploring the gritty urban realism of the contemporary
global city as seen through recent works of fiction and non-fiction about Delhi,
New York, and Mexico City. Featuring David
Lida (First Stop in the New World), Meera Nair (Video),
and Hirsh Sawhney (ed., Delhi
Noir). Moderated by Cheryl Harris Sharman (Nightshift NYC).