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Brooklyn by the Book

A collection of 16 issues

Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: October 17-20

Jonathan Lethem will speak about his new book on Wednesday at 8pm as part of the Brooklyn By The Book series being held at Congregation Beth Elohim. (Photo via Jonathan Lethem / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lethem.books/photos/a.262429783882218.1073741828.261201490671714/575721429219717/?type=3&theater] )Weekday events,

Icon Patti Smith Declares Herself Fit To Be President, Sings Velvet Underground At Congregation Beth Elohim [Photos & Video]

“Because The Night” performed by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye at Congregation Beth Elohim. (Video by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) “I have a chronic cough. If I have a coughing spell, […] don’t think I got something that you’ll catch. If I cough, just talk amongst yourselves.” It’

Jonathan Safran Foer Unveils His New Book At Congregation Beth Elohim

Waiting for Jonathan Safran Foer at Congregation Beth Elohim. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)(Photo courtesy Community Bookstore / Twitter [https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrooklynByTheBook?src=hash])The house was packed last Tuesday for Jonathan Safran Foer’s launch of his first novel in a decade, Here I Am, right here

Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: September 6-8

The all female cast of Torn Out Theater’s The Tempest will perform in Prospect Park between September 7-10. The production is performed mostly in the nude. (Credit: Valerie Pinkerton)The new month begins, the long weekend has finished, but the excellent events just keep coming. Check out a talk

Slope Weekday Event Spotlight: May 9-12

Laura Boushnak, from the series I Read I Write. A panel discussion on the exhibit Rawiya will take place Thursday, May 12 at 7pm. (Image via Open Source Gallery [https://www.facebook.com/opensourcegallery/photos/pb.151345038486.-2207520000.1462812702./10154215881323487/?type=3&theater] )Welcome to the week, which features

Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: March 28-31

The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club holds their annual meeting Tuesday, March 29 at the 5th Avenue Committee office. (Photo via Gowanus Dredgers [https://www.facebook.com/gowanusdredgers/photos/a.467282079968347.117826.267276076635616/780449688651583/?type=3&theater] )Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Meet about

Nobel Prize-Winning Author Toni Morrison Provides ‘The Nourishment We Need’ At Brooklyn By The Book Series

Photo via Toni Morrison [https://www.facebook.com/OfficialToniMorrisonAuthor/photos/pb.175462542465962.-2207520000.1454302227./669137663098445/?type=3&theater] With a writing career as expansive and dynamic as that of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-Winner Toni Morrison, it would be more than understandable for her to slow down a bit. “I

Park Slope Weekday Events Spotlight: November 16-18

Harpists Kathryn Andrews and Kristi Shade perform with Duo Scorpio in the Concerts on the Slope series this Tuesday, November 17 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. (Photo via Concerts on the Slope [https://www.facebook.com/ConcertsOnTheSlope/photos/a.672546406182909.1073741829.216959101741644/741987852572097/?type=3&theater] )Thanksgiving isn’

Park Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: October 22-25

Yotam Ottolenghi will discuss his new cookbook Nopi at Brooklyn By The Book on Thursday, October 22. (Photo via Ottolenghi [https://www.facebook.com/OttolenghiUK/photos/pb.243885972297958.-2207520000.1445535434./1043639175655963/?type=3&theater] )The Fall season is known for a lot of activity, and it’s certainly the

Spirituality, Activism & Community: Rabbi Rachel Timoner Joins Congregation Beth Elohim

Rabbi Rachel Timoner settles into her study at CBE. (Photo by Donny Levit/Park Slope Stoop)Rabbi Rachel Timoner is sitting comfortably in her study at Congregation Beth Elohim [https://congregationbethelohim.org/] (CBE). Although she became Senior Rabbi at CBE and relocated to Brooklyn only a few weeks ago, there