Lineup And Schedule For Brooklyn Book Festival Released
The lineup and guest list for the Brooklyn Book Festival has been released--more than 280 authors will be in attendance!
The event will be held on September 23rd from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza. There's also a variety of "bookend" events leading up to the festival, starting on the 17th. The event is hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
So who's coming? You can find the full list of authors, as well as the festival program, at the official website. But in the mean time, here's a sneak peek at the guest list:
Paul Auster, Carol Higgins Clark, Tony Danza, Jimmie Walker, Edwidge Danticat, Pete Hamill, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, Dennis Lehane, Esmeralda Santiago, Terry McMillan, Sapphire, Billy Collins, Earl Lovelace, Christopher Hayes, Dan Savage, Isabel Wilkerson, Pankaj Mishra, Karl Ove Knausgård, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Adrian Tomine, Gordon Korman, R.J. Palacio, Judith Vorst, Libba Bray
Not bad, right? I'm excited. Anyone else planning on going this year?
News by Rob W. Hart
Rob W. Hart is the class director at LitReactor, as well as the associate publisher for MysteriousPress.com. He's the author of The Last Safe Place: A Zombie Novella, and his short stories have appeared in Shotgun Honey, Thuglit, Crime Factory, and Needle: A Magazine of Noir. He lives in New York City, and you can find his website at www.robwhart.com.
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TONY DANZA!!!