The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors. One of America’s premier book festivals, this hip, smart diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to enjoy authors and the festival’s lively literary marketplace.
Board of Directors
Timothy Houlihan, Chair
Adeola Adele
Seth Cummins, Secretary
Neil Giacobbi
Marisa Farina
Eric W. Olson, Treasurer
Johnny Temple
Saundra Thomas
Tupper Thomas
Carolyn Greer, Co-Producer, President
Liz Koch, Co-Producer, Vice President
Brooklyn Literary Council
Brooklyn Book Festival Committees
Fiction Committee
Halimah Marcus, Johnny Temple, co-chairs
Glory Edim
Nadxieli Nieto Hall
Steph Opitz
Molly Rose Quinn
Clarence Reynolds
Benjamin Samuel
Rob Spillman
Meredith Walters
Non-Fiction Committee
Mark Chait, Carolyn Greer, co-chairs
Alex Carp
Rakia Clark
Erin Edmison
Lauren LeBlanc
Jyothi Natarajan
Peter Rothberg
Poetry Committee
Brett Fletcher Lauer, Camille Rankine, co-chairs
Tina Chang
Mary Gannon
Hafizah Geter
Ricardo Maldonado
Joseph O. Legaspi
Meghan O’Rourke
Meredith Walters
Youth and Children Committee
Jenne Abramowitz, Rotem Moscovich, co-chairs
Joanna Cardenas
Connie Hsu
Liz Koch
Meg Lemke
Ben Rosenthal
Traci Todd
International Committee
Liz Koch, Anderson Tepper, co-chairs
Corinna Barsan
Mieke Chew
Jill Schoolman
Anjali Singh
Rob Spillman
Comics & Graphic Novels Committee
Meg Lemke, chair
Karen Green
Joan Hilty
Calvin Reid
Bookends Committee
Carolyn Greer, Paul W. Morris, Co-Chairs
Jamie Burns
Hafizah Geter
Jeanne Hodesh
Andrew Lloyd-Jones
Clarisse Rosaz Sharif
Catherine LaSota
Katherine Rowland
Publicity Committee
Kathy Daneman, Cristiana Peña, Co-chairs
Maya Bradford
Saraciea J. Fennell
Rachel Fershleiser
Gina Gagliano
Beth Parker
