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Jonathan Lethem came home to Brooklyn for a book launch at powerHouse Arena in DUMBO. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Book night in DUMBO: Jonathan Lethem's launch for ‘Lucky Alan’

Jonathan Lethem is one of Brooklyn's brightest literary stars. So what if he doesn't live here now? … Full Article
 
Writer Lydia Davis spoke at BAM on Wednesday. Photo by Beowulf Sheehan, courtesy of BAM

Live at BAM: Author Lydia Davis on humor, writing process

When Lydia Davis was a young writer, she was told by her mother that it would be more distinguished to use her first, middle and last name when she published her works — like Louisa May Alcott. But Davis disagreed. … Full Article
 
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke says she was outraged by the attack and was shocked that no one in the fast food restaurant intervened to help the victim. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Clarke asks why no one helped McDonald’s attack victim

The attack on a 15-year-old girl in a Flatbush Avenue McDonald’s was bad enough, but what was also shocking was the lack of response to the brutal assault by people in the fast food restaurant, U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke said. … Full Article
 
David Sedaris is coming to BAM May 12-13 to celebrate the paperback release of his book “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.” Photo by Hugh Hamrick

BAM to present an evening with David Sedaris

David Sedaris, one of today’s most influential writers, is coming to Brooklyn to celebrate the paperback release of his latest collection, “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.”  The NPR humorist and esteemed author of numerous No. … Full Article
 
Arrested Busker Andrew Kalleen Talks Music and Rights

BROOKLYN EAGLE VIDEO: The Voice Behind the Voice: Arrested busker opens up about music roots

Musician Andrew Kalleen, 30, has become a prominent voice for buskers citywide — and not just his singing voice.  As previously reported by the Eagle, Kalleen was arrested in October 2014 while singing on a subway platform.   … Full Article
 
Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth Thompson. Eagle file Youtube screenshot

Bookkeeper indicted for stealing thousands from Carroll Gardens plumbing supply company

A Queens woman has been charged in a 159-count indictment with stealing almost $325,000 from a family-owned plumbing supply business in Carroll Gardens, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle has learned. … Full Article
 
Alisa Solomon, author of “Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof,” will be featured on March 23 at Theatre for a New Audience’s Open Book series. Photo courtesy of Theatre for a New Audience

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2015 Open Books Series

Theatre for a New Audience has announced its 2015 Open Books series, featuring John Lahr, Andrea Most, and Alisa Solomon: three free evenings of conversation with the authors of some of American theatre's most acclaimed new books at Polonsky Shakespeare Center (262 Ashland Place.)  … Full Article
 
Jonathan Lethem, pictured at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival with his former P.S. 29 fourth-grade teacher, NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña. Lethem will be in DUMBO Thursday, March 19, to launch his latest book, a collection of stories titled “Lucky Alan.” Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Jonathan Lethem to launch latest collection of stories in DUMBO

Renowned author and former Brooklynite Jonathan Lethem will return to the borough for his only New York appearance to launch his latest book, “Lucky Alan,” at DUMBO’s powerHouse Arena on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. … Full Article
 
Dinaw Mengestu, esteemed author of “All Our Names,” will be featured at City Tech’s Annual Literary Arts Festival on March 26. Photo: © Mathieu Zazzo

City Tech’s Annual Literary Arts Festival features acclaimed novelist

New York City College of Technology (City Tech’s) 34th Annual Literary Arts Festival will take place on March 26, at the college’s Voorhees Theater, 186 Jay St., at 5:30 p.m. … Full Article
 
The parking lot in the foreground at 620 Fulton St. is the site of a health center and office building. Behind the parking lot, that's the Theatre for a New Audience in the center of the photo. The mural at left is on a wall of Mark Morris Dance Center. Eagle photo by Rob Abruzzese

Brooklyn Cultural District building boom: The Hotel Trades Council's Health Center, 620 Fulton St.

Construction is percolating at development sites in a favorite arts-lovers' neighborhood, the Brooklyn Cultural District. This is the mini-neighborhood surrounding the Brooklyn Academy of Music that until recently was known as the BAM Cultural District. … Full Article
 

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