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11:00 am EST
September 29, 2026

Main Stage on Borough Hall Plaza

Columbus Park Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Fiction / Poetry

NBF Presents: Archival (R)evolutions

National Book Award–honored authors consider the power of archives and evolution—within literature, across genres, and in the building of literary communities. Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Book Festival and the National Book Foundation.

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Cultural and Programming Partners

Asian American Writers Worksop
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Public Library
The Center for Black Literature at MEC
The Center for Fiction
MTA Arts & Design
National Book Foundation
The New York Review Of Books
NYU
Poetry Society Of America
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture