Books: September 2007 Archives

Sixty-nine events. Eight hours. The Brooklyn Book Festival is back.

Certainly, borough president Marty Markowitz does enough trumpeting for all of us, but I can't help but do a little extra promotion myself. Most impressive is the broad range of offerings—whether you are a writer, reader, publisher, comic geek, poet, wannabe or just someone who likes festivals, yep, there's probably something you're interested in. Everything is free, even the ticketed events—just pick up tickets an hour before the event.

Kick off the festival on Saturday evening with a free screening in Borough Hall Plaza of Paul Auster's film Smoke.

It wouldn't really do to take the subway to the reception for "Walking Brooklyn" by Adrienne Onofri at BookCourt at 163 Court Street from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m tonight (September 6, 2007).

Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies, Neighborhood Culture, Side Streets, and Waterways is published by Wilderness Press. For more information  ...