The best free literary zines in Brooklyn
If you worry that your cultural relevancy wouldn’t survive a New Yorker subscriptionl, treat yourself to one of these literary…
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Literary launches this week in Fort Greene & Bushwick
Maybe you thought Brooklyn's literati would still be regrouping after last month's festivities, but no---the organized reading continues. On top…
Brokelyn readers also have great literary taste
They came, they swapped, they drank beer -- and they discussed the difference between African and Latin American magical realism.…
Tonight, soak up a boozy baker’s wisdom
Pair free drinks or some food with a concert, screening, book-reading, really any good-lookin' free event, and we'll likely tell…
Brooklyn guide to used book stores
Back in the day, you knew your neighborhood used bookstore. Some of us knew all three of them. Now, these…
This author says Broke is Beautiful (and we agree!)
Author Laura Lee may have well written the Brokelyn manifesto, the recession-victims’ King James Bible and the brokester I Ching…
Dig for literary gold at the Park Slope Book Sale
The days of used books a-plenty in the Slope are long gone, but this weekend's your chance to wade through…
$25 and under gift #2: arty book jackets
Remember when you had to wrap schoolbooks in brown paper bags to protect them (and give you a place to…
Reader tip of the week: great book-swap site
Recently, I've had to cut my book buying from a few new ones a month to just a few a…