BROOKLYN: Book Festival To Return In September With Over 150 Authors

BROOKLYN (NYC) NY: The Brooklyn Book Festival, New York City's largest free literary festival, will return in 2022 with a strong roster of authors in stirring discussions of contemporary works, and their intricate examination and vivid reflection of our moment.

From September 25-October 3, the extensive, inclusive nine-day festival invites readers to hear from some of today's most acclaimed authors and be introduced to emerging voices whose words are propelling literature forward.

Paralleling its borough's irreducible nature as both a network of intersecting local communities and as a global hub and destination, the Festival offers events throughout Brooklyn as well as a full Virtual Festival Day (September 25), continuing to expand its reach to readers anywhere in the world.

In a festive virtual event yesterday evening, Brooklyn Book Festival announced Esmeralda Santiago as the recipient of this year's Best of Brooklyn "BoBi" Award, and revealed the artl for the 2022 Festival poster, designed by celebrated graphic novelist Johnnie Christmas.

Authors Tiphanie Yanique, Ryan La Sala and Ada Calhoun, and Wo Chan, among others, announced the expansive list of writers participating in this year's centerpiece event, Festival Day and Literary Marketplace (Sunday, October 2) as well as its Virtual Day; and the authors engaging audiences of children and families for Children's Day (Saturday, October 1).

The Festival announced an initial selection of authors for Bookend Events, taking place in all five boroughs of the city; the full list of Bookend Authors and events and cultural partner programming will be announced at a later date, alongside full Festival Day, Virtual Festival Day, and Children's Day schedules.

Further growing the Festival's reach, accessibility, and ability to foster connection through literature, this year the Festival is excited to team with Bloomberg Philanthropies to become the first ever festival of its kind on the Bloomberg Connects App, the free mobile app that offers users tools to plan visits to cultural spaces, and access collections from botanical gardens, performance venues, libraries, sculpture parks, world-class museums, and now, literary festivals.