Brooklyn Book Festival

Lit lovers rejoice: It's time for the largest free literary event in New York City, the Brooklyn Book Festival.

Larry McMurtry, Terry McMillan, Jennifer Egan, Eoin Colfer, John Sayles, Joyce Carol Oates, Craig Thompson, Walter Mosley, Adrian Tomine, Amitav Ghosh, Jean Valentine, Jules Feiffer, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Rachel Hawkins, Sam McBratney, Jacqueline Woodson,Jhumpa Lahiri, Mo Willems, Pete Hamill are all expected to be in attendance.

There are awesome panels, so plan your day accordingly. Tickets are free and distributed one hour before the scheduled event.

In conjunction with the festival, there will be events throughout Brooklyn all weekend long with film screenings, parties, children’s theatre, literary games, and author appearances.