Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among the hundreds of writers attending the Brooklyn Book Festival in September, one of the literary world’s most anticipated gatherings for years.
NEW YORK — Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among the hundreds of writers attending the Brooklyn Book Festival in September, one of the literary world’s most anticipated gatherings for years.
Expect others ranging from poets Jenny Xie and Terrance Hayes to detective novelist George Pelecanos and children’s book author RL Stine. Cartoonist Roz Chast will receive the festival’s annual BoBi (Best of Brooklyn) Award, given to those who best exemplify the spirit of the New York City borough. Previous BoBi winners include Lynn Nottage, Colson Whitehead and Paul Auster.
The festival runs from September 22 to 30, with events including a day dedicated to children’s literature and a “Literary Marketplace” with more than 200 publishers.
“The Brooklyn Book Festival has grown from a small one-day event to a nine-day international celebration of authors that welcomes readers from across the city and region. We bring authors together for unique conversations about books and contemporary issues, almost as if you were enjoying their conversation at the kitchen table,” festival producer Liz Koch said in a statement on Wednesday.
Founded in 2006, the Brooklyn festival’s mission is “to foster a literary cultural community through programming that cultivates and connects readers of diverse ages and backgrounds with local, national and international authors, publishers and booksellers.”
