Seven Spouting Devils—One Night (In Person)
Spuyten Duyvil Press presents an evening of fiction and poetry. Join Spuyten Duyvil authors Vincent Czyz (Sun Eye Moon Eye), António Gomes (Love in the Shadow of Death), Caroline Hagood (Death and Other Speculative Fictions), John Madera (Nomad Science), Ian S. Maloney (South Brooklyn Exterminating), John Reed (Year of Valentines), and Greg Sanders (The Suffering […]
Find Your Creative Balance: An Equinox Writing Workshop (Virtual)
Dive into the creative energy of BKBF week with a free, online writing workshop inspired by the Fall Equinox! We will gather on Zoom at the exact time that the Sun hits the equatorial line and get inspired by the equal hours of day/night, with equinox-themed writing prompts to help us find the balance in […]
Back to the Present: 50 Years of Free Expression with Franklin Furnace (In Person)
ISSUE Project Room and Franklin Furnace present an evening celebrating their respective anniversary seasons. The program coincides with the publication and release of Back to the Present: 50 Years of Free Expression with Franklin Furnace, edited by Franklin Furnace founder Martha Wilson, who will be in conversation with Bradley Eros, an alum of both organizations’ […]
Reframing the Headlines: Latinx Perspectives in Book-Length Journalism (Virtual)
Beyond the headlines are deeply human stories that deserve context, nuance, and understanding. In this conversation, Latinx authors and journalists use long-form journalism, research, and scholarship to illuminate some of today’s most pressing issues, including immigration, citizenship, history, identity, and the evolving experiences of Latines in the United States. Through rigorous reporting, in-depth research, and […]
Henry Flynt: About Transformations (In Person)
Henry Flynt will revisit his seminal 1961 Concept Art work, Transformations, offering a deep, contextual study of the piece and its varied guises over time. Rather than rushing toward an explanation, Flynt will situate Transformations within a wider philosophical and artistic framework, fully exploring Transformations as: a diversion from absurdist computationalist music; a diversion from […]
Waning Moon Writing Workshop (Virtual)
This year, the Brooklyn Book Festival’s main Festival Day takes place on a NEW MOON and a partial solar eclipse! Get ready for Festival Day energy by getting some writing done in this WANING MOON-themed writing workshop led by artist, writer, and creativity coach Catherine LaSota. Learn about the waning moon phase (what can we […]
Carousel: Comics Performances (In Person)
Join Carousel for readings of graphic novels, gag cartoons, and comics as performed by the writers and artists, with slide projections. Followed by a book signing. Featuring Grayson Bear (Pokey), Alex Krokus (Loudest and Smartest), Amy Kurzweil (Artificial: A Love Story), Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend), Kimberly Wang (Of Thunder & Lightning), and Julia Wertz (Impossible […]
INFECTION MELODIES + SILENCE: Theodore (ted) Kerr & Michael R. Jackson (In Person)
Writer and organizer Theodore (ted) Kerr and Tony award-winning playwright, composer, and lyricist Michael R. Jackson present an informal and far-reaching conversation. Together, they will explore their shared love of 1990s female songwriters, tackle the limits and possibilities of using culture to discuss social issues, and examine the role silence plays in their work. ISSUE […]
An Evening with The Keepthings Presented by Ditmas Lit (In Person)
The Keepthings publishes short essays about lost loved ones, inspired by the things they left behind. Co-hosted by Ditmas Lit, this event will feature Keepthings contributors Tara Lindis, Matthew Lansburgh, Rachel Cline, Claudia Zuluaga, and Anja Wood sharing their stories and the objects that inspired them in front of a live audience for an evening of […]
A Poetry Reading with Nauset Press (In Person)
Three poets, Caitlin McDonnell, Carolyn Steinhoff, and Betsy Andrews (who will be accompanied by art and music), will read from their books of poems published by Nauset Press. Each in her own way, these poets grapple with what it means to write from within the impossibly ramped-up state of perpetual crisis in which we all […]
What’s Community Got to Do with It? (In Person)
Join the Resort writing community as we revisit the old stomping grounds of the LIC Reading Series (2015-’20). Denne Michele Norris (writer & editor-in-chief, Electric Literature), Greg Mania (Born to Be Public), and Matt Ortile (The Groom Will Keep His Name) will be in conversation with Resort & LIC Reading Series founder Catherine LaSota about […]