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# Full Lineup Announced For Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 16-23
- URL: https://bklyner.com/full-lineup-announced-for-brooklyn-book-festival-sept-16-23/
- Published: 2019-09-06T18:23:36.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-01T09:07:48.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Downtown Brooklyn, Events, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, Brooklyn Book Festival 2019, Brooklyn Borough Hall, metrotech commons, mo willems, #wp

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Brooklyn Book Festival 2019 poster by [Raúl Colón](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/news/2019-poster-debut/?ref=bklyner.com)

Today is [#NationalReadABookDay](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NationalReadABookDay&src=trend%5Fclick&pt=1170015567258050560%2C1169989775677374464&ref=bklyner.com) and aside from curling up with a good book, there’s no better way to celebrate than to prepare for the upcoming Brooklyn Book Festival.

The full schedule for the 14th edition of the Brooklyn Book Festival was released this week including the jam-packed lineup for the [Festival Day](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/events?ref=bklyner.com) on Sunday, September 22 and the [Bookend Events](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend?ref=bklyner.com) taking place across New York City from September 16 – 23.

Starting on Monday, September 16 the **[Bookend Events](https://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend?ref=bklyner.com)** will offer more than 60 readings, book launches, discussions, salons, books-to-movies screenings, games, and performances presented in bookshops, parks, libraries, theaters, and clubs in all five boroughs. See the list of the 27 Bookend Events happening in Brooklyn below. Most Bookend Events are free unless noted.

[Declaraciones: Latinx Writing Carving Out a Space](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/declaraciones-latinx-writing-carving-out-a-space/?ref=bklyner.com) at Cafe con Libros – Sept. 16  
[Memoir Monday: Pastiloff, Belc, Bernard](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/memoir-monday-pastiloff-belc-bernard/?ref=bklyner.com) at Powerhouse Arena – Sept. 16  
[Whitman After Dark](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/whitman-after-dark/?ref=bklyner.com) meets at High Street subway station (Cadman Plaza West) – Sept. 16  
[1619-2019 African-American Commemoration: 400 Years of Perseverance](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/1619-2019-african-american-commemoration-400-years-of-perseverance/?ref=bklyner.com) at BPL Central Library Branch – Sept. 17  
[Book Launch: I’ve Seen The Future and I’m Not Going by Peter McGough](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/book-launch-ive-seen-the-future-and-im-not-going-by-peter-mcgough/?ref=bklyner.com) at Powerhouse Arena – Sept. 17  
[Radical Women Writers, presented by the Franklin Park Reading Series, HIP Lit, Women Writers in Bloom, and Big Words](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/radical-women-writers-presented-by-the-franklin-park-reading-series-hip-lit-women-writers-in-bloom-and-big-words/?ref=bklyner.com) at Franklin Park – Sept. 17  
[Whitman in Canoes on the Gowanus at Dawn](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/whitman-in-canoes-on-the-gowanus-at-dawn/?ref=bklyner.com) at Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse – Sept. 18  
[Book Launch: I Will Destroy You by Nick Flynn](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/book-launch-i-will-destroy-you-by-nick-flynn/?ref=bklyner.com) at Powerhouse Arena – Sept. 18  
[Four Way Books & Nightboat Books Reading](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/four-way-books-nightboat-books-reading/?ref=bklyner.com) at McNally Williamsburg – Sept. 18  
[An Evening with Emerging Writers](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/an-evening-with-emerging-writers/?ref=bklyner.com) at A Public Space – Sept. 18  
[Flutter Echo: Living Within Sound – David Toop & Tania Chen](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/flutter-echo-living-within-sound-david-toop-tania-chen/?ref=bklyner.com) at ISSUE Project Room – Sept. 18 \[$15 / $12 members\]  
[Poetry from Prison & Probation & Beyond](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/poetry-from-prison-probation-beyond/?ref=bklyner.com) at St. Francis College – Sept. 19  
[Latinx Speculative Fiction at the Forefront](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/flash-latinx-speculative-fiction-at-the-forefront/?ref=bklyner.com) at Mil Mundos Bookstore – Sept. 19  
[A Literary Salon: Bold New Voices Explore Race and Relationships](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/a-literary-salon-bold-new-voices-explore-race-and-relationships/?ref=bklyner.com) at Restoration Plaza – Sept. 19  
[Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/darkly-black-history-and-americas-gothic-soul/?ref=bklyner.com) at BPL Central Library Branch – Sept. 19  
[Panels to the People](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/panels-to-the-people/?ref=bklyner.com) at Vinyl Fantasy – Sept. 19  
[Pitch Wars](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/pitch-wars/?ref=bklyner.com) at McNally Jackson Books – Sept. 19  
[NYRB Classics 20th Anniversary](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/nyrb-classics-20th-anniversary/?ref=bklyner.com) at Murmrr Ballroom – Sept. 19  
[Jericho Brown + Tina Chang](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/jericho-brown-tina-chang/?ref=bklyner.com) at Books Are Magic – Sept. 19  
[Reading & Eating with Andrew Cotto](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/reading-eating-with-andrew-cotto-at-dino-restaurant/?ref=bklyner.com) at Dino Restaurant – Sept. 20 \[$80, includes food/wine/service\]  
[Hidden in Plain Sight: Secrets in the Age of Transparency](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/hidden-in-plain-sight-secrets-in-the-age-of-transparency/?ref=bklyner.com) at Books Are Magic – Sept. 20  
[Annual Brooklyn Indie Party](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/annual-brooklyn-indie-party/?ref=bklyner.com) at Greenlight Bookstore – Sept. 20  
[Brooklyn Writers Space Reading Series](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/brooklyn-writers-space-reading-series/?ref=bklyner.com) at Brooklyn Writers Space – Sept. 21  
[Readings, Rum & Reasoning – Discovering Where You Come From](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/readings-rum-reasoning-discovering-where-you-come-from/?ref=bklyner.com) at South Oxford Space – Sept. 21 \[$15\]  
[McSweeney’s Issue 57—Release Party!](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/mcsweeneys-issue-57-release-party/?ref=bklyner.com) at Books Are Magic – Sept. 21  
[Bushwick Book Club presents new song, art and snacks inspired by Mira Jacob’s GOOD TALK](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/bushwick-book-club-presents-new-song-art-and-snacks-inspired-by-mira-jacobs-good-talk/?ref=bklyner.com) at Barbès – Sept. 22 \[by donation\]  
[Book Launch: How To Start A Revolution by Lauren Duca](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/bookend/book-launch-how-to-start-a-revolution-by-lauren-duca/?ref=bklyner.com) at Powerhouse Arena – Sept. 23

**[Children’s Day](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/childrens-day?ref=bklyner.com)** takes place on Saturday, September 21 at MetroTech Commons from 10am to 4pm. Families are invited to a day of free author readings, art projects, musical performances, a costume parade, and many more fun activities.

Beloved children’s author and illustrator Mo Willems is this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival [BoBi Award](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/best-of-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com) recipient. The BoBi—Best of Brooklyn—is awarded each year to a writer whose work best exemplifies the spirit of Brooklyn. Willems will be on hand at 10am on Children’s Day for a discussion with fellow children’s author Robie Harris during a [reception for educators](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/childrens-day/brooklyn-book-festival-coffee-reception-for-educators-with-mo-willems/?ref=bklyner.com). At 11:30am [Willems will read](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/childrens-day/mo-willems/?ref=bklyner.com) from some of his books and offer a sneak preview of his upcoming work, *Who is the Mystery Reader? (Unlimited Squirrels).*

On Sunday, September 22, the **[Festival Day](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/events/?ref=bklyner.com)** and Literary Marketplace will take over the open space surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall from 10am to 6pm, presenting dozens of free literary events on multiple stages and showcasing nearly 300 national and international authors. The outdoor [Literary Marketplace](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/vendors/?ref=bklyner.com) will feature a sea of stalls hosting more than 250 independent booksellers and publishers from around the world.

Among the authors participating on Festival Day are Alexander Chee, Ted Chiang, Susan Choi, Edwidge Danticat, Sarah Dessen, Akwaeke Emezi, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jenny Han, Aleksandar Hemon, Mira Jacob, Marlon James, N.K. Jemisin, Lucy Knisley, Laila Lalami, Jessica Lange, DeRay Mckesson, Bill McKibben, Mary Norris, Joyce Carol Oates, Ben Passmore, Matt Taibbi, Meg Wolitzer, Nell Zink, and many more! See the full author list [here](https://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/authors/?ref=bklyner.com#filter=.festival-day) and click [here](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/events/?ref=bklyner.com) to see the full schedule of Festival Day events.

Launched in 2006, the Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City. Visit [brooklynbookfestival.org](https://brooklynbookfestival.org/?ref=bklyner.com) to learn more and to plan your week.