Today, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams celebrated the return of the ninth annual Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 21st to Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza, the main site of the largest free literary event in New York City. The festival annually brings together tens of thousands of book lovers, of all ages and backgrounds, to meet world-famous and emerging authors at engaging discussion panels as well as to experience a vibrant literary marketplace.
“More than a tree grows in Brooklyn; we have grown a literary tradition that is second-to-none which will be center stage once more at the Brooklyn Book Festival,” said Borough President Adams. “Brooklyn Borough Hall is where this incredible celebration of stories, both written and graphic, first began its own tale of delighting readers old and new. This year, I am pleased to help write the next chapter of this great festival, and I look forward to seeing thousands of Brooklynites enriched by this great experience.”
“The Brooklyn Book Festival is delighted to have the support of Borough President Eric Adams as he hosts us at historic Borough Hall and its Plaza and helps us keep the festival free and open to all,” said Tim Houlihan, chair of the Brooklyn Book Festival Board of Directors.
The Brooklyn Book Festival is presented by the non-profit Brooklyn Book Festival, Inc. and the Brooklyn Literary Council. The Festival’s cultural and programming partners include BAM, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn Public Library, Cave Canem, National Book Foundation, New York Review of Books, PEN American Center, Poetry Society of America, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, St. Francis College, and The Nation.
AT&T is the major partner with additional support from the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Con Edison, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and New York State Council on the Arts, and ABC, Wall Street Journal and WNYC.
Those interested in more information about the Brooklyn Book Festival are encouraged to visit www.brooklynbookfestival.org, to check out their official Facebook page and to follow the Festival on Twitter at @bkbf.
