The best free literary zines in Brooklyn
Free stuff

The best free literary zines in Brooklyn

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If you worry that your cultural relevancy wouldn’t survive a New Yorker subscriptionl, treat yourself to one of these literary magazines, the best of the Brooklyn slush pile.

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Literary launches this week in Fort Greene & Bushwick
Bed Stuy/ Bushwick

Literary launches this week in Fort Greene & Bushwick

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Maybe you thought Brooklyn’s literati would still be regrouping after last month’s festivities, but no—the organized reading continues. On top of the […]

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Brokelyn readers also have great literary taste
Brokelyn Special Events

Brokelyn readers also have great literary taste

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They came, they swapped, they drank beer — and they discussed the difference between African and Latin American magical realism. Sunday afternoon’s […]

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Tonight, soak up a boozy baker’s wisdom
Outings

Tonight, soak up a boozy baker’s wisdom

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Pair free drinks or some food with a concert, screening, book-reading, really any good-lookin’ free event, and we’ll likely tell you to […]

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Brooklyn guide to used book stores
Shopping

Brooklyn guide to used book stores

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Back in the day, you knew your neighborhood used bookstore. Some of us knew all three of them. Now, these dusty, quirky, […]

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This author says Broke is Beautiful (and we agree!)
News

This author says Broke is Beautiful (and we agree!)

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Author Laura Lee may have well written the Brokelyn manifesto, the recession-victims’ King James Bible and the brokester I Ching all wrapped […]

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Dig for literary gold at the Park Slope Book Sale
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Dig for literary gold at the Park Slope Book Sale

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The days of used books a-plenty in the Slope are long gone, but this weekend’s your chance to wade through low-priced dusty […]

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$25 and under gift #2: arty book jackets
Shopping

$25 and under gift #2: arty book jackets

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Remember when you had to wrap schoolbooks in brown paper bags to protect them (and give you a place to etch your […]

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Reader tip of the week: great book-swap site
Shopping

Reader tip of the week: great book-swap site

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Recently, I’ve had to cut my  book buying from a few new ones a month to just a few a year. Then […]

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