Brooklyn bodega cats to be featured in new book
SOUTHERN BROOKLYN — A popular Instagram account dedicated to documenting bodega cats will feature felines from Bay Ridge…
Brooklyn College professor Ben Lerner wins 2026 Orwell Prize
FLATBUSH — Distinguished Professor of English Ben Lerner has been awarded the 2026 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction…
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
NEW YORK — When Ann Patchett opened Parnassus Books in 2011, two major bookstores in Nashville had closed and…
Co-creator of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ signs books
BAY RIDGE — Craig Thomas, co-creator of the Emmy-winning television series “How I Met Your Mother,” took to…
Attorney pens love letter to Brooklyn in new children’s book
Gibilaro wanted to be thorough about adding the Bay Ridge flavor to the story. “I think there’s a…
Marcia Ely brings popular live programs to the CBH
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Before she designed public programs at the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH), Marcia Ely was…
Talking essays, Brooklyn and community with Jia Tolentino
A writer who says that she learns more about herself through every book she reads, essayist Jia Tolentino…
Jen Percy, author of ‘Girls Play Dead,’ on Brooklyn and her book
Jen Percy is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist whose book, “Girls Play Dead,” expands upon her landmark New…