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A collection of 24 issues

Meet Author/Illustrator Stephen Savage: Sweet Dreams, Wise Trucks, And Kentile Goodbyes

Stephen Savage. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)My two-year-old son first introduced me to the New York Times best-selling author, illustrator, and Park Slope neighbor Stephen Savage. It started out with The Mixed-Up Truck [http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62672-153-1], Savage’s most recent book which came out in

Mothers Of Reinvention: Author Elizabeth Isadora Gold Discusses ‘The Mommy Group’

Elizabeth Isadora Gold, author of The Mommy Group. (Photo credit: Dana Miller) “The baby is a bomb that goes off in the middle room, affecting all aspects of home life, marriage, body and sense of self—especially for mothers,” Elizabeth Isadora Gold [http://www.elizabethisadoragold.com/] writes in The Mommy

It’s Joseph Alexiou’s Gowanus Canal, We Just Swim In It

Author and journalist Joseph Alexiou. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) “It’s a little pungent today.” On a recent Sunday, author, journalist, and historian Joseph Alexiou was leading a group on a walking tour focused on the history of the Gowanus Canal and the surrounding neighborhood. He paused

Daniel Elder’s “Sister’s Community Hardware” Explores Change In Clinton Hill

The author (courtesy Daniel Elder.)We’re trying something a little different here: this is a great piece of short non-fiction that we think is worth reading. Author Daniel Elder grew up in Jackson Heights, but it was in Clinton Hill where he matured into the person he is today.

Midweek Schedule Roundup: Go On A Date, See Some Literary Debutantes, Get A Free Helmet,

Photo by José BayonaBelow you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Courtesy Flickr/BEN MURPHY ONLINE [https://www.flickr.

Local Author Lisa Racioppo Talks Park Slope, Street Gangs, And The Good Old Days Of Brooklyn In The 1980s

Author Lisa Racioppo. (Courtesy of Lisa Racioppo)Memoirist Lisa Racioppo [https://www.facebook.com/lisaracioppoanauthor/] has a lot to say. Park Slope born and bred, Racioppo has just released a memoir entitled From Brooklyn and Back Again and will be giving readings in the coming months to support to the

Local Author Lisa Racioppo Talks Park Slope, Street Gangs, And The Good Old Days Of Brooklyn In The 1980s

Author Lisa Racioppo. (Courtesy of Lisa Racioppo)Memoirist Lisa Racioppo [https://www.facebook.com/lisaracioppoanauthor/] has a lot to say. Park Slope born and bred, Racioppo has just released a memoir entitled From Brooklyn and Back Again and will be giving readings in the coming months to support to the

Local Author Lev Grossman On Escaping Brooklyn Without Leaving It

Lev Grossman (Photo by Mathieu Bourgois)No matter how much he loved Brooklyn, Lev Grossman [http://levgrossman.com/] was occasionally overcome with the desire to leave it. That feeling (a familiar one to many Brooklyn residents after a crowded commute on the F train) was one of the inspirations for

Writer Amy Shearn Launches New Author Discussion Series At The Park Slope Library

Park Slope is one of the best neighborhoods in the city to hear authors talk about their work, and it’s about to get even better. Brooklyn-based author Amy Shearn [http://www.amyshearnwrites.com/] is bringing her skill for gathering talented writers, and her infectious charm, to a new interview

Show Off Your Talents At An All Souls Bethlehem Church Open Mic Night This Saturday

Photo via Incase [https://www.flickr.com/photos/goincase/5036393063]Calling all neighborhood poets, authors and musicians! All Souls Bethlehem Church [http://allsoulsbethlehem.org/] (566 East 7th Street between Ditmas Avenue and Cortelyou Road) is hosting its next open mic night for local artists to showcase their talents, whether it’