Akashic Books at Brooklyn Book Festival

Akashic Books is thrilled to participate in the 2011 Brooklyn Book Festival!
Please see below for our list of author appearances,
and click here for more information!

-- Fri., Sept. 16, 7:30pm --
Ricardo Cortes, Kevin Holohan, Nelson George, Mr. Fish, Persia Walker, Elizabeth Nunez, Tim McLoughlin, and Eliza Factor will attend the Brooklyn Indie Party at Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton St.

-- Sun., Sept. 18 --


* All events take place around Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza *


10:00am, St. Francis Auditorium
Randall Robinson, author of Makeda, will appear on a panel titled "At the End of the Story" with A.M. Holmes (The Mistress's Daughter), and Nicole Krauss (Great House)


10:00am, St. Francis Screening Room
Kevin Holohan, author of The Brothers' Lot, will appear on a panel titled "Kids on the Skids" with authors Tayari Jones (Silver Sparrow) and Justin Torres (We the Animals)


11:00am, Borough Hall Courtroom
Nelson George, author of The Plot Against Hip Hop, will appear in conversation with Mary Karr (Lit: A Memoir), moderated by Tim McLoughlin (editor of Brooklyn Noir)


11:00am, St. Francis Auditorium
Colin Channer, author of The Girl with the Golden Shoes, will appear in conversation with Russell Banks (Lost Memory of Skin)


11:00am, St. Francis McArdle Hall
Elizabeth Nunez, author of Boundaries, will appear on "The Good, the Bad, and the Family" panel, with authors Sergio Troncoso and Tom Perrotta


2:00pm, St. Francis Auditorium
Nina Revoyr, author of Wingshooters, will appear on the "Worlds of Personal" panel, with Joyce Carol Oates, editor of New Jersey Noir, and Jonathan Safran Foer


2:00pm, St. Francis Screening Room
Adam Mansbach, author of Go the Fuck to Sleep, will on the "Politically Incorrect Parenting" panel, with authors Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Beautiful Struggle), Alice Bradley (Let's Panic About Babies), and Jennifer Senior (All Joy No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting)


2:00pm, Borough Hall Courtroom
Marlon James, author of John Crow's Devil, will moderate the "Drawn From History" panel featuring authors Esmeralda Santiago, John Sayles, and Terese Svoboda


3:00pm, Borough Hall Courtroom
Persia Walker, author of Black Orchid Blues, will appear on "The Urban Underbelly" panel, with authors Pete Hamill (Tabloid City) and Mukoma Wa Ngugi (Nairobi Heat)


3:00pm, St. Anne's Church
David L. Ulin, editor of Cape Cod Noir, will moderate the "Gumshoes" panel, featuring authors Eoin Colfer (Plugged) and Walter Mosely (When the Thrill Is Gone)


4:00pm, Borough Hall Courtroom
Randall Robinson, author of Makeda, will appear on the "Truth Versus Memory" panel, with authors Myla Goldberg (The False Friend), and Tea Obreht (The Tiger's Wife)


4:00pm, St. Francis McArdle Hall
Nina Revoyr, author of Wingshooters, will appear on the "Sins and Indiscretions" panel, with authors Sheri Homan and Terry McMillan


5:00pm, Borough Hall Courtroom
Persia Walker, author of Black Orchid Blues, will appear on a panel presented by The Center for Fiction: Criminal Intent, also featuring authors Lawrence Block, Susan Isaacs, and Peter Blauner, moderated by Jonathan Santlofer