PROSPECT HEIGHTS — THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY (BPL) WILL ANNOUNCE ITS 2025 BOOK PRIZE NOMINEES in conjunction with the Brooklyn Book Festival. The 20th annual festival brings authors and bibliophiles together in a set of events and readings that has expanded beyond a day-long vendor fair. This year’s book festival runs from Sept. 14 to 22. The BPL’s librarians and staff, who draw on their broad knowledge of literature and the many populations they serve, select the nominees whose writings capture the spirit of the borough.
The first of two BPL Book Prize events takes place on Friday, Sept. 19, with the Shortlist Reading and Panel Discussion held at the Central Library’s Dweck Center across from Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Heights. This event is in panel discussion with the 2025 shortlist nominees in conversation with Jess Harwick, a BPL librarian and prize judge. The BPL Book Prize’s Winners Reading & Panel Discussion takes place at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m.
The BPL Book Prize was established in 2015 by young, engaged Brooklynites who are passionate about the library and work to engage new patrons.
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