Brooklyn Library Announces Spring 2018 Season Events!
By: A.A. Cristi Feb. 20, 2018
Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) today announced its 2018 spring season, convening noted writers, cultural critics, journalists, activists, and artists with the public to discuss issues that are vital to communities in Brooklyn and Greater New York and across the nation. Through a wide-ranging lineup of thought-provoking events open to the public, BPL is engaging with its diverse constituency on today's most urgent conversations.
Chelsea Clinton presents her new illustrated children's book, She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World, designed to inspire kids to speak out, be assertive, and achieve their goals
Man Booker Prize-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy reads from her latest novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, a rich love story that takes the reader across the Indian subcontinent, immersed in years of religious, political, and cultural evolution in the country
Pulitzer-prize winner Junot Díaz kicks off his national book tour in BPL's Central Branch with a live reading of his first children's book, Islandborn, a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us to our families, to our past, and to ourselves
James and Deborah Fallows present Our Towns: A 100,000 Mile Journey into the Heart of America in conversation with New York Times columnist and author David Brooks
A celebration of legendary Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector and her second novel, The Chandelier, to be published for the first time in English this spring
The launch of LitFilm, a five-day international literary film festival showcasing films and documentaries that tell the stories of writers, translators, and iconic literary characters.
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