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• Jhumpa Lahiri Wins Best of Brooklyn, Inc. Award

  3205 readers Despite the cold snap yesterday, readers from all over New York City attended the sixth annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Reportedly, it is the largest book festival in the Northeast. In the video embedded above, you can meet some of the participating authors. Pulitzer prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri won this year’s Best of Brooklyn, Inc. award (BoBi). Lahiri

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  NaNoWriMo Tip #24: Write with Your Neighbors

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• 4 Rules for Setting Designations off with Commas

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• Brooklyn Book Festival Beat Rainy Afternoon

  1480 readers Despite Mother Nature's refusal to cooperate, readers from around New York City attended the 5th annual Brooklyn Book Festival yesterday. Festival founder and Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz commented: "Well, Brooklyn is the literary center of New York City. And if you don't believe me, look. Look for yourselves. If you're into reading, this

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  Granta Focuses on ‘Complexity & Sorrow of Life’ Since 9/11

  3990 readersThe “10 Years Later” issue of Granta focuses on 9/11 and its aftermath, and the literary journal will sponsor nearly 50 events around the globe to continue the conversation. The events will be held through October 11, ranging from the Wordstock Festival in Oregon to the Brooklyn Book Festival. Follow these links to find events in

• Indie Literature Festival on Kickstarter

  3247 readers Tara Atkinson, Willie Fitzgerald and Kellen Braddock, the writers who lead Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature (APRIL) hope to raise $2,000 on Kickstarter to fund a literary festival in celebration of small press and independent literature. Here’s more about the project: “we’re planning several readings, social events, a chapbook making workshop, a competitive story-telling event

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  Readers Festival

  2616 readersThe last few days have been great!On Saturday I appeared at the Kildare Readers Festival.  I was interviewed by Linda Geragthy, who is the PR & Marketing Coordinator at my local arts centre and also a very successful documentary film maker.  Her interview style was very relaxed and fun. Following the interview questions, I read an

• Bookstore at the End of the World

  1277 readers The trailer embedded above introduces the short film, Alexandria--the story of three men trapped in a bookstore as civilization collapses. While we haven't seen the short, we wholeheartedly endorse the idea of a post-apocalyptic bookstore film. Perhaps they can screen the film alongside the classic book-obsessed Twilight Zone episode, "Time Enough at Last." Check it

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  From the 1985 movie "Bliss"

  1070 readers"The entire economy of the Western world is built on things that cause cancer."