The Books That Shape The Novel
By Deanna Fei
In the acknowledgments of A Thread of Sky, I list several books that figured in my research. Here are eight more books that helped shape A Thread of Sky.
July 29, 2010 Reader in Residence
In the acknowledgments of A Thread of Sky, I list several books that figured in my research. Here are eight more books that helped shape A Thread of Sky.
July 29, 2010 Reader in Residence
Your favorite bookstores are bringing you great new books and author readings every night this week. From a literary magazine launch party to readings by local author to a panel discussion with memoirists, this week has something for every Brooklyn bookworm.
July 26, 2010 The Book Seen
In this excerpt from A Thread of Sky by Deanna Fei, the family tour of China is half over, and Irene Shen is starting to give up the hope she’s harbored of finally reconnecting with her daughters, her sisters, and her mother in their ancestral home. Now, just when they arrive in the famed city of Hangzhou, said to be China’s most beautiful, they step off the tour bus into a torrential rainstorm.
July 23, 2010 Reader in Residence
Local educator Zetta Elliot admitted early in her presentation Franklin Park recently that she isn’t quite accustomed to late night readings at bars – usually she is presenting her work earlier in the day as an educator, in schools and libraries. However, she persevered and read an eloquent excerpt from her novel A Wish After Midnight (above), the tale of a young woman in Brooklyn transported back in time to the Civil War era. Watch her performance here.
July 21, 2010 Franklin Park Reading Series, MultiMedia, Video
Looking for some new summer reading? You’re in luck! Bookstores around the borough are bringing you exciting authors, new books, and an event (or four!) every night this week.
July 19, 2010 The Book Seen
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 WORD: Chuck Klosterman 8pm, 66 Greenpoint Avenue Join the WORD crew at Coco 66 tonight as they celebrate the launch of Chuck Klosterman's new book, Eating the Dinosaur. The best-selling author of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs will be joined by friend and fellow-writer Rob …
July 12, 2010 The Book Seen
Like many denizens of our prolific borough, I wrote much of my novel in neighborhood coffee shops. Here are the cafes that should have received my acknowledgment.
July 8, 2010 Reader in Residence
Nowhere in Brooklyn is there a more foreign enclave than Brighton. Under the elevated tracks of the B and Q, caressed by sea breezes, the sidewalks of Brighton Beach Avenue vibrate with a cacophony of voices: the Russian of women hawking pastries, the English of sand-seeking day trippers, the hum of shoppers hailing from Omsk to Kiev.
Our weekly tip sheet on where to see what in the Brooklyn art world. This week’s featured listing is Klompching Gallery’s: “Phillip Toledano: A New Kind of Beauty,” opening Wednesday, September 8, 6-8pm. Click through to read more.
You decide! Are these famous folks tragic or groundbreaking? It’s up to debate. Each note-worthy figure is paired with an …
Your weekly listing of readings and literary events around Brooklyn: a comic artist lands at Desert Island, a funny girl from the Bronx stops in DUMBO, and runner-extraordinaire Christopher McDougall shares advice at WORD.
