Viva Book-Lyn! Book Festival rocks the borough
Sunday’s ninth annual Brooklyn Book Festival, held at and around Brooklyn Borough Hall, drew tens of thousands to Brooklyn – the center of all things literary. Bookworms swarmed Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights as hundreds of renowned national and international writers and emerging authors appeared to speak about their work.
Following a weeklong program of Bookend Events that began Sept. 15, the festival featured more than 100 panel discussions, readings and other book-related activities for all ages. The Literary Marketplace at Borough Hall Plaza welcomed literary magazines and presses from across the country, including Brooklyn-based independent publishers Melville House, Archipelago and Akashic Books.
Among the venues were Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza, Columbus Park, Brooklyn Law School, St. Francis College, the Brooklyn Historical Society and St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church.