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Literary Brooklyn: The Writers of Brooklyn and the Story of American City Life | Evan Hughes
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For the first time, here is Brooklyn's story through the eyes of its greatest storytellers. Like Paris in the twenties or postwar Greenwich Village, Brooklyn today is experiencing an extraordinary cultural boom. In recent years, writers of all stripesfrom Jhumpa Lahiri, Jennifer Egan, and Colson Whitehead to Nicole Krauss and Jonathan Safran Foerhave flocked to its patchwork of distinctive neighborhoods. But as literary critic and journalist Evan Hughes reveals, the rich literary life now flourishing in Brooklyn is part of a larger, fascinating history. With a dynamic mix of literary biography and urban history, Hughes takes us on a tour of Brooklyn past and present and reveals that hiding in Walt Whitman's Fort Greene Park, Hart Crane's Brooklyn Bridge, the raw Williamsburg of Henry Miller's youth, Truman Capote's famed house on Willow Street, and the contested streets of Jonathan Lethem's Boerum Hill is the story of more than a century of life in America's cities. Literary Brooklyn is a prismatic investigation into a rich literary inheritance, but most of all it's a deep look into the beloved borough, a place as diverse and captivating as the people who walk its streets and write its stories.
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Augustdana
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When your current read mentions a book you have on your shelf and definitely haven‘t read yet. 🖤

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Liz_M
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#BKBF is coming! Mark your calendars for Sep 22!

BarbaraBB I wish! 5y
Liz_M @BarbaraBB You are here for a summer road trip? Just extend it by several weeks/months 😁 5y
BarbaraBB Good idea! I‘m sure my co-workers and my bank account would appreciate that too 🤣 5y
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Mitch
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This Saturday I‘ll be celebrating Indie Bookshop Day with a crawl around the bookish delights of Brooklyn! Got plans to celebrate??

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/24/18512589/independent-bookstore-day-book-...

squirrelbrain Can I come too, if I promise to carry all of your books?! 6y
Mitch @squirrelbrain of course! 🤣🤣🤣 6y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻♥️ 6y
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KatieDid927 Going to my local indie book store! 6y
Soubhiville Yay! I‘m going to try to do a bit of crawling here in Austin, too! There‘s also a big comedy festival here this weekend, so I won‘t have the entire day for books... but hopefully will make it to a few stores 😊📚📚📚 6y
Mitch @KatieDid927 have fun 🥳 6y
Mitch @Soubhiville yeah , enjoy! 🥳🥳🥳 6y
wanderinglynn Absolutely! 👍🏻👍🏻 I already have a few marked down to check out 6y
Mitch @wanderinglynn send pics as you go! 👏🏻 6y
TheLibrarian Sadly my husband is dragging me out of the city for the weekend so no independent bookshops for me 😭 6y
readordierachel Sounds delightful! 6y
AmyG Ooooo sounds wonderful! 6y
KatieDid927 @Mitch Just realized you were also in NY! My local spot is Astoria Book Shop. 6y
Leftcoastzen I have workers coming to the house but will get to my indie Changing Hands sometime that day! 6y
Soubhiville You too @Mitch . It‘ll be fun seeing everyone‘s posts afterwards! 6y
Fridameetslucy Let me know if you are around the Strand. I live 4 blocks away ! 6y
Oryx Looking forward to a books are magic pic. Have fun! 6y
HardcoverHearts I‘m actually planning to head to City Lights on Saturday, so great photo! I‘m so excited. 6y
Mitch @Fridameetslucy will do. Thanks 🙏 6y
Mitch @HardcoverHearts yeah! Have fun. Can‘t wait to see the photos👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Mitch @Oryx will do! 6y
Mitch @TheLibrarian you can come with me in spirit 😘 6y
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mrozzz
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Having a little too much fun.... 💸💸💸💸📚📚📚📚📚

HOWEVER the conversations with booksellers/publishers have been pretty great & the books deals are plenty. #BKBF

DivineDiana Please share your book haul! 😉 6y
mrozzz My shoulders are aching! It‘s a good haul. Will share when I get home 😏 @DivineDiana (edited) 6y
Leftcoastzen Oh nice! Love Brooklyn! 6y
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AmyG What fun! 6y
CoffeeK8 Every year I forget this is happening! I need to get there one of these times! 6y
TrishB Looks great 👍🏻 6y
Billypar Oh darn...a few weeks ago I had the thought to look up which weekend it was going to be and then I completely forgot. Definitely a nice day for it! 6y
mrozzz @Leftcoastzen it‘s really the perfect spot too. Very accessible by multiple train lines and has a huge park protected from traffic. @AmyG It‘s my first time! Can‘t believe I‘d never been before. 6y
mrozzz You most certainly do! Next year we should plan a big meetup! @CoffeeK8 6y
mrozzz @TrishB it is! It‘s like an outdoor BookCon except it‘s free to get in so I had a bit extra to spend on the books 😉 6y
mrozzz Aww man! Make a big note in your calendar for next year!! The sun was way too strong all morning but otherwise it was pretty great weather for it yes 😎 @Billypar 6y
CoffeeK8 @mrozzz oh yes, that would be so much fun! 6y
BarbaraBB It looks amazing! 6y
mrozzz Spectacular!! My arms will be sore tomorrow @BarbaraBB 6y
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Liz_M
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Got my shirt, my big tote bag and my list of panels. I think I'm ready for #bkbf

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TheBee
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For those living in New York City! Brooklyn print & photo fair will be in Greenpoint in September!! 🍂🌞📖
www.brooklynbookfair.com
Saw this poster today while strolling through Boerum Hill.
#bookfair #brooklyn #greenpoint #newyorkcity #bookshopping #rarebooks #weekend #photos #readon
Who‘s going?

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IamIamIam
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When your grandmother, who is 92, gives you a file folder of papers that include her school report cards, diplomas AND this library card gem! Nana was always a voracious reader and she thinks she's cool because she can use her Kindle to read now!!! #luckyashell #Nanisthebest #everyoneneedsaNana

Angitron Wow! This is so cool!! 7y
Oryx I would frame it, that's lovely 7y
Cinfhen That‘s awesome 💕💕💕 7y
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Bookladylinda So cool!!! 7y
IamIamIam Thanks, @Angitron @oryx & @Cinfhen!!! Framing it is a great idea! Once my 5 year old moves out (😂😂😂 big Mom plans), I'll use her room for a library & hang it in there. 😉 7y
Tamra So neat! 7y
the_alternate_ending_library Oh how lovely!!! ❤ 7y
IamIamIam @Tamra Right? Thanks!!! @the_alternate_ending_library Thanks!!!! 💜 7y
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Wouldn't it be fun to take Lillian Boxfish's walk around Manhattan? Great walks around Brooklyn are featured in this tagged book. I did the one that includes Truman Capote's house when our daughter lived in the neighborhood. So much literary history makes it a fun read, even if it's only a virtual tour. I'd go back in a #NewYorkMinute ! #rockinmay @Cinfhen

Cinfhen What an amazing book! Thanks for posting & sharing 😍😍 8y
Hollie This looks like a book I need!! 8y
lynneamch Absolutely @Hollie whether you live in or visit Brooklyn, or just love learning about these fascinating writers. 8y
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lynneamch
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#fictionnonfictionpairings Read Thomas Wolfe, Truman Capote, Henry Miller, H.P. Lovecraft, W.E.B. DuBois, myriad other authors who lived in Brooklyn then see their homes with guidance from Literary Brooklyn. Can't get there? It's still a fascinating read. Brooklyn Heights tour can be seen here. http://www.nycgo.com/articles/brooklyn-literary-tour-nyc

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