Brooklyn author’s novel is the most in-demand book at NYC Libraries
Brooklyn BookBeat
Brooklyn novelist Jennifer Egan’s “Manhattan Beach,” a historical tale set in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn College and the book’s namesake upscale waterfront neighborhood itself, has topped the list of checked-out adult titles at New York City’s libraries this year.
The book was already chosen by city residents for the 2018 “One Book, One New York” program, according to the Wall Street Journal. In addition, Scribner, the novel’s publisher, gave 1,500 free copies to the city’s three library systems – New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library.
In an interview with the Journal, Egan said she was grateful for the honor, “especially for this book because I was so dependent on the library for my research.”
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