Another Great "Brooklyn Book Festival" Coming Up!

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This simply has to be one of Brooklyn's coolest events. I was unable to attend last September, but am hoping to go this year. Below, find all relevant info.

2009 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL IS HUGE, FREE

NATIONAL LITERARY DESTINATION EVENT

Over 220 literary superstars and pop culture trailblazers at hip, smart, diverse festival of ideas

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 10AM - 6PM

BOROUGH HALL PLAZA,

209 JORALEMON STREET, BROOKLYN, NY

Featuring: Russell Banks, Jonathan Lethem, Anne Carson, Paul Auster,

Edwidge Danticat, Claire Messud, Colson Whitehead, A.M. Homes, David Cross,

Mary Gaitskill, Nicholson Baker, Oliver Sacks, Staceyann Chin, Gary Shteyngart, Amy Sohn,

Nelson George, Melvin Van Peebles, Siri Husvedt, Lupe Fiasco, Heidi Julavits, Sloane Crosley,

Tao Lin, Jeffrey Rotter, Esmeralda Santiago, Keith Gessen, Naomi Klein, Thurston Moore,

M.T. Anderson, Greg Milner, Francine Prose, Jonathan Ames, Kate DiCamillo, Mo Willems,

T. Cooper, Tom Tomorrow, Judi Barrett, Christopher Myers...and many more!

On Sunday, September 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism will host the fourth annual Brooklyn Book Festival, a huge, free public event presenting over 220 authors participating in panel discussions and readings, young adult and children’s programming and a literary marketplace of more than 150 booksellers, publishers and literary organizations. Readings are held at Brooklyn Borough Hall, in Borough Hall Plaza and Columbus Park, at St. Francis College and the Brooklyn Historical Society.

The Brooklyn Book Festival will feature readings by Paul Auster (Man in the Dark), Russell Banks (The Reserve) Francine Prose (Goldengrove), Tao Lin (Shop Lifting from American Apparel), Yona Zeldis McDonough (Breaking the Bank), Nicholson Baker (The Anthologist), Ben Marcus (Notable American Women), David Cross (I Drink for a Reason) and Rakesh Satyal (Blue Boy), and poets Anne Carson, Sonia Sanchez, Philip Schultz and Arthur Sze. Jonathan Ames (The Double Life is Twice as Good).

For more information, go here to the Book Festival's Official Web Site or become a fan of the even's Facebook page.

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