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
