A sunny, blustery day gave Brooklyn a chance to show off its literary chops, with A-list panelists and celebs discussing the writing life and craft.
Do Book Fests Translate to Significant Sales for Publishers?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead article looks at the upcoming Brooklyn Book Festival and its embrace of international authors. In the past decade book festivals have become a featured event of the calendar year in many communities, particularly around the United States. But as the number of festivals proliferate, authors are increasingly in-demand to make appearances around the country. Sometimes …
Brooklyn Embraces the World: Book Fest, Publishers Boost International Lit
• The Brooklyn Book Festival, which takes place this Sunday, is devoting a stage exclusively to international programming. Among those authors appearing will be Pakistan’s Feryal Ali Gauhar and UK graphic novelist Nick Abadzis. • The programming is a reflection of the broad community of independent publishers making their home in the borough, many of which focus on translations, including …
Proof that Brooklyn Rocks the Literary World!
By Erin L. Cox With this week’s release of the authors slated for The Brooklyn Book Festival, it seems clear that Brooklyn is the center of the literary universe. As has been noted in an earlier story from our BEA coverage, Edward Nawotka, Publishing Perspectives‘ Editor in Chief, and I often diverge on the debate of Brooklyn’s literary presence and prowess. …