Brooklyn Book Festival
@bkbookfest.bsky.social
Largest Free Literary Festival in New York.
https://linktr.ee/bkbookfest
2025 Dates
Virtual Festival Day: September 14
Children's Day: September 20
Festival Day: September 21
City-wide Bookends: September 14-22
https://linktr.ee/bkbookfest
2025 Dates
Virtual Festival Day: September 14
Children's Day: September 20
Festival Day: September 21
City-wide Bookends: September 14-22
What an incredible #BKBF2025 we had! It couldn't have happened without our partners who welcome us into their spaces. Thank you to Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn Law School, the Center for Brooklyn History, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church & NYC Parks for helping make this our home in Brooklyn.
September 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What an incredible #BKBF2025 we had! It couldn't have happened without our partners who welcome us into their spaces. Thank you to Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn Law School, the Center for Brooklyn History, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church & NYC Parks for helping make this our home in Brooklyn.
We've brought your Sunday morning ritual to #BKBF2025!
Join us for @nytgames Spelling Bee Live on the Main Stage at 10 AM and help us tackle a puzzle as a group.
You can also grab a FREE cup of coffee from Everyday Dose from their tent nearby.
Join us for @nytgames Spelling Bee Live on the Main Stage at 10 AM and help us tackle a puzzle as a group.
You can also grab a FREE cup of coffee from Everyday Dose from their tent nearby.
September 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
We've brought your Sunday morning ritual to #BKBF2025!
Join us for @nytgames Spelling Bee Live on the Main Stage at 10 AM and help us tackle a puzzle as a group.
You can also grab a FREE cup of coffee from Everyday Dose from their tent nearby.
Join us for @nytgames Spelling Bee Live on the Main Stage at 10 AM and help us tackle a puzzle as a group.
You can also grab a FREE cup of coffee from Everyday Dose from their tent nearby.
Happy First Line Friday! Check out these opening lines that pulled us in and wouldn’t let go. Interested in more of their gripping prose? These authors are joining us for Festival Day on September 21st! Check out our website for more information on #BKBF2025 authors.
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Happy First Line Friday! Check out these opening lines that pulled us in and wouldn’t let go. Interested in more of their gripping prose? These authors are joining us for Festival Day on September 21st! Check out our website for more information on #BKBF2025 authors.
Did you know the Brooklyn Book Festival is actually 9 days of literary programming? Our Bookend programs launch tomorrow, September 14th, across all five boroughs and online!
We have 56 incredible events organized by our wonderful partners this year.
brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/b...
We have 56 incredible events organized by our wonderful partners this year.
brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/b...
September 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Did you know the Brooklyn Book Festival is actually 9 days of literary programming? Our Bookend programs launch tomorrow, September 14th, across all five boroughs and online!
We have 56 incredible events organized by our wonderful partners this year.
brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/b...
We have 56 incredible events organized by our wonderful partners this year.
brooklynbookfestival.org/event_type/b...
At 5:00pm EST, join Jess Walter, Karen Russell, and Nicole Cuffy for A Prophet of One’s Own: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 5:00pm EST, join Jess Walter, Karen Russell, and Nicole Cuffy for A Prophet of One’s Own: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 5:00pm EST, join Barry Joseph and Juliana Pache It’s Puzzling: The Power of Crosswords and Games, presented by NYU: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 5:00pm EST, join Barry Joseph and Juliana Pache It’s Puzzling: The Power of Crosswords and Games, presented by NYU: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 4:00pm EST, join Chris La Tray, Joseph Lee, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson for Story and Sovereignty: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 4:00pm EST, join Chris La Tray, Joseph Lee, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson for Story and Sovereignty: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 4:00pm EST, join Mia Couto, Geetanjali Shree, and Alexis Wright for Mapping History and Its Fault Lines: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 4:00pm EST, join Mia Couto, Geetanjali Shree, and Alexis Wright for Mapping History and Its Fault Lines: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 3:00pm EST, join Sulaiman Addonia, Sarah Moss, and An Yu for Loneliness and Exile: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 3:00pm EST, join Sulaiman Addonia, Sarah Moss, and An Yu for Loneliness and Exile: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 3:00pm EST, join Melissa Febos and Catherine Lacey for Naked on the Page: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 3:00pm EST, join Melissa Febos and Catherine Lacey for Naked on the Page: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 2:00pm EST, join Jinwoo Park, Aurora Stewart de Peña, Iryn Tushabe, and Ella Alexander for Who? New! International :
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 2:00pm EST, join Jinwoo Park, Aurora Stewart de Peña, Iryn Tushabe, and Ella Alexander for Who? New! International :
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 2:00pm EST, join Rachel Deutsch, Mary Catherine Starr, and Becky Barnicoat for The Mad, Mad World of Motherhood: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 2:00pm EST, join Rachel Deutsch, Mary Catherine Starr, and Becky Barnicoat for The Mad, Mad World of Motherhood: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 1:00pm EST, join Mona Awad, Cassandra Khaw, and Kate van der Borgh for Alumni of the Occult:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 1:00pm EST, join Mona Awad, Cassandra Khaw, and Kate van der Borgh for Alumni of the Occult:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
At 1:00pm EST, join Omar El Akkad, Pankaj Mishra, Sarah Aziza, and Ahmed Alnaouq for Gaza: The First Draft of History: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At 1:00pm EST, join Omar El Akkad, Pankaj Mishra, Sarah Aziza, and Ahmed Alnaouq for Gaza: The First Draft of History: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Brooklyn Book Festival starts THIS SUNDAY with our Virtual Festival Day Programming! Tune in from 1-6pm EST. Don’t forget to register with the following links!
September 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Brooklyn Book Festival starts THIS SUNDAY with our Virtual Festival Day Programming! Tune in from 1-6pm EST. Don’t forget to register with the following links!
Happy First Line Friday! Sink into the setting with these opening lines that paint a scene with words. Don't miss these authors at Virtual Festival Day on September 14th and Festival Day on September 21st! Visit our website for more info on our #BKBF2025 lineup.
September 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Happy First Line Friday! Sink into the setting with these opening lines that paint a scene with words. Don't miss these authors at Virtual Festival Day on September 14th and Festival Day on September 21st! Visit our website for more info on our #BKBF2025 lineup.
Who’s that graphic novelist? Check out these illustrations by @mattielubchansky.com revealing some of the spectacular cartoonists joining us this year at Virtual Festival day on September 14th and Festival Day on September 21st!
Visit our website for a full list of #BKBF2025 participating authors!
Visit our website for a full list of #BKBF2025 participating authors!
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Who’s that graphic novelist? Check out these illustrations by @mattielubchansky.com revealing some of the spectacular cartoonists joining us this year at Virtual Festival day on September 14th and Festival Day on September 21st!
Visit our website for a full list of #BKBF2025 participating authors!
Visit our website for a full list of #BKBF2025 participating authors!
Happy First Line Friday! Take a look at these provocative and alluring first lines from some of our incredible international authors. Come see these authors at Virtual Festival Day on September 14th and Festival Day on September 21st! Check out our website for more information on #BKBF2025 authors.
September 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy First Line Friday! Take a look at these provocative and alluring first lines from some of our incredible international authors. Come see these authors at Virtual Festival Day on September 14th and Festival Day on September 21st! Check out our website for more information on #BKBF2025 authors.
Happy First Line Friday! We love a book that’s in on the secret. Take a look at these meta introductory lines by Jason Mott, @anandalima.bsky.social, @thelincoln.bsky.social, and @nnedi.bsky.social. These authors are joining us for Festival Day on September 21st!
August 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happy First Line Friday! We love a book that’s in on the secret. Take a look at these meta introductory lines by Jason Mott, @anandalima.bsky.social, @thelincoln.bsky.social, and @nnedi.bsky.social. These authors are joining us for Festival Day on September 21st!
On Fridays, we'll be highlighting the first sentences from books featured at #BKBF2025. Check out these lines that made us chuckle by xbennyboo.bsky.social, kashana.bsky.social, kristenarnett.bsky.social, and emergencychampagne.bsky.social���. These authors will be at Festival Day, September 21!
August 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On Fridays, we'll be highlighting the first sentences from books featured at #BKBF2025. Check out these lines that made us chuckle by xbennyboo.bsky.social, kashana.bsky.social, kristenarnett.bsky.social, and emergencychampagne.bsky.social���. These authors will be at Festival Day, September 21!
Did you find love at the Brooklyn Book Festival? Discover a new favorite author? Make a life-long friend? Have a mindblowing revelation? Tell us about your memories at the Festival using the link in the bio and with your permission we may share your story, photo, or video!
August 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Did you find love at the Brooklyn Book Festival? Discover a new favorite author? Make a life-long friend? Have a mindblowing revelation? Tell us about your memories at the Festival using the link in the bio and with your permission we may share your story, photo, or video!
Calling all book lovers! The Brooklyn Book Festival is looking for volunteers to be line managers, author escorts, signing assistants, information booth assistants, and more to help us make our 20th Anniversary Festival run smoothly.
brooklynbookfestival.org/volunteer/
brooklynbookfestival.org/volunteer/
July 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Calling all book lovers! The Brooklyn Book Festival is looking for volunteers to be line managers, author escorts, signing assistants, information booth assistants, and more to help us make our 20th Anniversary Festival run smoothly.
brooklynbookfestival.org/volunteer/
brooklynbookfestival.org/volunteer/