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Upcoming Events

Marianne Leone — JP Literary Salon (Jamaica Plain, MA)

1/14/25, 7:00pm

Marianne Leone presents Five-Dog Epiphany; also reading: Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone The JP Literary Salon presented by Papercuts & the Loring-Greenough House Free RSVP: papercutsjp.com/events

Billy Childish & Ted Kessler — City Lights (VIRTUAL)

1/18/25, 11:00am

Billy Childish & Ted Kessler present To Ease My Troubled Mind, in conversation with Guy Picciotto of Fugazi (VIRTUAL event, 11:00am PT/2:00pm ET/7:00pm UK)

News & Features » August 2016 » Don’t Miss the Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival on Sat., August 20th!

Don’t Miss the Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival on Sat., August 20th!

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Saturday, August 20th, 2pm @ BRIC (647 Fulton Street)

Akashic Books, Greenlight Bookstore, and the NY Writers Coalition present the 12th annual Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival! This year’s lineup will feature young writers (6-18 year olds) reading alongside an electrifying lineup of Black women writers whose debut novels are shaking things up in the literary world. The featured readers are Nicole Dennis-Benn (Here Comes the Sun), Kaitlyn Greenidge (We Love You, Charlie Freeman), and Yaa Gyasi (Homegoing). Apogee Journal’s founding editor Chris Prioleau returns as the MC of this exciting eventwith Brooklyn-based band tubafresh, bringing generations of writers together to build on the literary traditions of Fort Greene. An afterparty follows the reading with wine, lemonade, and cake for all attendees.

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Posted: Aug 16, 2016

Category: News | Tags: BRIC, Chris Prioleau, Events, Fort Greene, Fort Greene Summer Literary Festival, Greenlight Bookstore, Kaitlyn Greenidge, New York Writers Coalition, Nicole Dennis-Benn, NY Writers Coalition, Yaa Gyasi