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The Brooklyn Book Festival Literary Council announces the initial 150 plus authors for the 2019 festival.

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2016 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR *FULL WEEK* OF “BOOKEND” EVENTS! -- SEPTEMBER 12 - 18 Week of 50+ hip, smart, diverse literary events in run-up to Sunday festival, presented with partners and independent bookstores in Brooklyn and NYC

The Brooklyn Book Festival (BKBF) and Brooklyn Book Festival Literary Council continue to add acclaimed and best-selling authors to its sparkling line-up of national and international authors slated to take part in the Brooklyn Book Festival, NYC’s and the nation’s hippest event celebrating the written word. The festival welcomes back AT&T as its major sponsor.

Literary stars pack BKBF's fall lineup, including: Margaret Atwood, Sherman Alexie, Ken Bruen, Margo Jefferson, Alexander Chee, Faith Erin Hicks, Russell Banks, Phoebe Gloeckner, Chester Brown, Salman Rushdie, Libba Bray, Stephanie Danler, Álvaro Enrigue, Gayle Forman, Pete Hamill, Jacqueline Woodson, Fred Kaplan, Karin Slaughter, Rebecca Traister, Marjorie Liu, Sayed Kashua, Joyce Carol Oates, A.O. Scott, Hua Hsu, Rob Sheffield, Yoss, Jessica Valenti, Cecily von Ziegesar, Ocean Vuong and hundreds more!

Brooklyn Book Festival Vendor Registration Now Open! Early discount through February 29, 2016

90+ programs put the written word center stage with lit stars like Jonathan Lethem, Edwidge Danticat, David Levithan, Paul Beatty, Salman Rushdie, Margo Jefferson, Joseph…

BKBF Lit-Star Lineup includes Jessica Abel, Daniel Alarcon, Elizabeth Alexander,  Paul Beatty, Chris Hayes, Aleksander Hemon, Margo Jefferson, László Krasznahorkai, John Leguizamo, Jonathan Lethem, Laura…

Stay tuned for other exciting 10th Anniversary news!

Press release PDF download: {module_literature,i,124808} FEATURING OVER 250 AUTHORS at the festival including Paul Auster, Gabrielle Bell, Ann Brashares, Charles Burns, Roz Chast, Amit Chaudhuri,…

Featuring Paul Auster, Gabrielle Bell, Ann Brashares, Charles Burns, Roz Chast, Amit Chaudhuri, Misty Copeland, Jules Feiffer, Brian Floca, Roxane Gay, Mary Gordon, Brandon Graham,…

Award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors Sophie Blackall, Ann Brashares, Misty Copeland, Brian Floca, Jenny Han, Christopher Myers, John Parra, R.L. Stine, Rebecca Stead,…

Featuring Gabrielle Bell, Charles Burns, Roz Chast, Jules Feiffer, Brandon Graham, Robert Mankoff, MariNaomi, Paul Pope, John Porcellino, Anya Ulinich, Julia Wertz and many more!…

The Brooklyn Book Festival welcomes and appreciates volunteers at the festival. There are a variety of festival posts for volunteers (from author escorts to line…