Next Sunday, September 14, is the Brooklyn Book Festival. My husband and I went last year and saw Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Safran Foer, Myla Goldberg, Martha Southgate (a former teacher of mine), and many, many poets. We bought tons of discounted books and literary journals. It was very convenient, just off the Borough Hall subway stop; we took a 5 train straight from Grand Central. It is highly convenient to Makioka territory and I can’t recommend it enough.
This year’s speakers include past Makioka authors Nathan Englander, Jonathan Franzan, and Alice Mattison, as well as A.M. Homes, Terry McMillan, Richard Price, Jonathan Lethem (again – he was amazing last year), some favorites of mine (Nick Flynn, Esmeralda Santiago), and many children’s and YA writers, plus professional actors doing Shakespeare and lots of cheap books.
If anyone wants to join me and my husband, meet up at Grand Central or Borough Hall, or try to take the same train, etc., let me know. Or just go down for a couple hours if you can. It’s an amazing event. Here’s more:
http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/
- Lisa
