New bookstore alert! Books Are Magic, the heir to BookCourt, is opening in the spring
Okay, I promise not to clog everyone's feeds with double and triple posts, but here's the news: @booksaremagicbk is coming…
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2016 continues its death march, claims beloved Cobble Hill indie bookstore BookCourt
BookCourt announced today it's closing after 35 (!!) years as the literary heart of Cobble Hill and surrounding neighborhoods, and it…
Turn the page to 2014’s Books Beneath the Bridge
Brooklyn is nothing if not literary, and we also love our parks. So it makes sense we've made Brooklyn Bridge…
Get your pets blessed and 11 other free things to do this week
1. Got rare vinyl? Got vinyl that will make people think you're cooler than them? Then bring it to the…
See some fireworks and 10 other free ways to spend the week
1. Coney Island's "Flicks on the Beach" kicks off with a screening of Little Fugitive, the story of an adorable moppet…
A Blues Explosion and 9 other ways to blow the weekend
1. Check out Brooklyn Launchpad's collection of animation from diverse sources: people who are alive and people who are dead…
All-stars all day at Book Court’s Sandy benefit reading
Brooklyn has helped foster an incredible literary scene, to the point where it was called a "vertically integrated factory for…
11 things not to miss at the Brooklyn Book Festival
This year’s Brooklyn Book Festival is poised to take over our fair lit-loving borough on Sept. 23, with more than…
Best bets of Et cetera 2012, like college minus huge debt
So you finished college however many years ago and you've been done with learning ever since. High five, sports fan!…
What books to give? Ask local lit celebs!
What do local authors and lit celebs Emma Straub, Michael Showalter and David Rees think you should give for the…