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    July 29, 2010
 
 


Brooklyn Book Festival - SAVE THE DATE! - Sunday, September 12 (and BKBF "bookend" events all weekend!)

Mark your calendar for the most exciting literary event of the fall….

SAVE THE DATE:

The Brooklyn Book Festival Fifth Anniversary

September 12, 2010

The fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on Sunday, September 12, with an all-star literary lineup, including Salman Rushdie, Mary Gaitskill, Colson Whitehead, Paul Auster, Rosanne Cash, Paul Krugman, Gary Shteyngart, Francine Prose, Dennis Lehane, Jonathan Lethem, Pete Hamill, Jennifer Egan, Russell Banks, Michael Connelly, John Hodgman, Kristen Schaal, Thurston Moore, Sam Lipsyte, Sloane Crosley, Sandra Rodriguez and Paul Harding and many, many more, as well as Children’s and Young Adult Lit stars like Rebecca Stead, Sara Shepard, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jon Scieszka. The Festival is a free, literary celebration featuring more than 200 national and international authors in readings and panel discussions. Always diverse, thought-provoking and lively, this premier literary event welcomes more than 30,000 attendees from around the world. The Brooklyn Book Festival is an initiative of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Tourism, and the Brooklyn Literary Council.

STAY TUNED FOR BOOKEND EVENTS! The Brooklyn Book Festival is expanding this year to include three days of special literary events that “bookend” the Festival—September 10, 11 and 12. Look for unique and fun Brooklyn Book Festival BOOKEND EVENTS in partnership with BAM, Bell House, The Brooklyn Kitchen, Brooklyn Public Library, Greenlight Bookstore, Littlefield, St. Ann’s Warehouse, PEN American Center, Irondale Center, powerHouse Books, Debut Lit, WORD, Light Industry, Triple Canopy, Mainspring Collective...and more partners and more info about events coming soon!

With a festival this hip, smart and diverse—Brooklyn is indeed Book-lyn!

Media Members: Please contact Laura Sinagra or Mark Zustovich for press materials or to set up interviews with participating authors

lsinagra@brooklynbp.nyc.gov / mzustovich@brooklynbp.nyc.gov / (718) 802-3832

For info and current author lineup to date, visit:www.brooklynbookfestival.org

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