A Guide to the Must-See Events at the Brooklyn Book Festival
Celebrate Banned Books Week!
We’re most excited for this conversation because it features David Levithan, fresh off the release of his amazing Two Boys Kissing. Fellow YA authors Francesca Lia Block and Lauren Myracle will also participate. 11am, Main Stage
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Pete Hamill’s not dead, so he’ll read at this celebration of deceased authors, including Elmore Leonard. 12pm, Brooklyn Historical Society Library
Lois Lowry
The Giver! Number the Stars! And a stack of other novels make her one of the most important voices in literature for young people. 1pm, St. Francis Auditorium
The Faces of Brooklyn
Franklin Park curator Penina Roth moderates a panel of hometown heroes, including Pete Hamill, Adrian Tomine and Adelle Waldman. 3pm, Borough Hall Courtroom
Noir-ish
Nelly Reifler, whose recent Elect H. Mouse State Judge we love, and Adam Mansbach will read and discuss their crime-y novels along with Keith Ridgway. 4pm, North Stage