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06/04/2026

Exciting news 📚✨ We’re proud to be a 2026 general operating grant awardee of the Literary Arts Fund!

Their support is a wonderful acknowledgment of our efforts to foster dialogue among authors and readers through our free literary festival and programming.

At a time when it is needed most, this grant will have a great impact on our mission to celebrate published literature and nurture a literary cultural community and is deeply appreciated.

Many thanks to the Literary Arts Fund for recognizing the importance of non-profits that serve creative writers.

05/28/2026

We are elated that author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize 2026 for Taiwan Travelogue — the first novel originally written in Mandarin to receive the prestigious award for fiction translated into English.

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King joined us at the 20th Brooklyn Book Festival for “Disruptive Love,” a panel featuring international authors discussing love in its most complex forms, including the award-winning book’s depiction of the disrupted intimacy between a young traveler and her interpreter in Japanese-controlled Taiwan.

05/26/2026

“Can a machine have taste?”

The Brooklyn Book Festival and NYU 370 Jay Project were thrilled to host Machines & Music, a conversation with Liz Pelly (Mood Machine) and David Hajdu (The Uncanny Muse), moderated by Dan Charnas.

The discussion explored the history of machines in music from automata, synthesizers and sampling to the present impact of Spotify and generative AI on today’s music landscape. If you joined us, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

📸: Marian Goldman

04/21/2026

We're five months away from and looking for two interns to join us this summer! Our internships give hands-on experience and insight into how we bring our nine day literary festival to life! 📚

Our internships are 12 weeks long and will run from June 1st-August 21st, 2026. They are hybrid schedule at 15 hours per week. Pay is $18.50 an hour.

Apply at the links below or in our bio.

Programming Internship: https://tinyurl.com/Programming-Intern

Press and Marketing Internship:
https://tinyurl.com/Press-and-Marketing-Intern

Applications close on May 1st, 2026!

04/15/2026

Our free Festival is possible through the generous support of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs). Our biggest thanks to the amazing staff and Commissioner Diya Vij, who are truly tireless in their support of cultural organizations. Save the dates and come to NYC's largest free literary celebration this September 20th-28th with more than 400 authors over 9 days.

02/20/2026

Do you enjoy curating content across the ever-growing social mediascape? Do you follow booktok, bookthreads, and bookstagram?

Then apply to be our Social Media & Media Relations Coordinator! This is a part-time, hybrid position, and the pay is $30/ hr.

Submit your resume and samples by March 13, 2026 to the link in our bio and below.

https://shorturl.at/FDziZ

01/09/2026

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Brooklyn Book Festival! Last year's 20th Anniversary Festival was so much fun and we can't wait to do it again this year.

Virtual Festival Day: September 20, 2026
Children's Day: September 26, 2026
Festival Day: September 27, 2026
City-Wide Bookends: September 20-28, 2026

12/30/2025

2025 marked our 20th Anniversary of presenting free literary events for book lovers in Brooklyn and beyond. Guided by our founding credo of "hip, smart, and diverse", this year was such a joy to organize and present over all nine days. We had great weather, wonderfu programmingl partners and vendors, and a lovely crowd of readers at all of our events.

As this year comes to a close, we can't wait to see you in 2026!

12/03/2025

Did you miss getting a copy of our 20th Anniversary limited edition poster at this year’s festival? Well for a $75 donation or a monthly pledge as low as $6, we'll send you one!

Each donation helps keep the Brooklyn Book Festival free and accessible for all and will help us continue to bring your favorite authors for the next 20 years and beyond.

You can donate at the link in our bio or below. Make sure to add a note that you'd like the poster as part of your donation.

https://brooklynbookfestival.org/?form=donate

11/24/2025

We have exciting news to share! The Brooklyn Book Festival is one of 60 organizations across New York State to be recognized with a NYSCA Reserve Fund Grant from (NYSCA) and (NYFA).

This grant is an important part of building a strong, sustainable future for the Brooklyn Book Festival. Now, our goal is to further grow that fund. If an unpredictable challenge comes our way (remember the hurricane winds in 2022?), a reserve gives us the means to recover from unexpected losses and continue to bring free, accessible, and inspiring literary programs to all five boroughs of NYC and beyond!

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