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The Brooklyn Book Festival. Photo by Jasmina Tomic

Brooklyn Book Festival announces lineup of authors

The Brooklyn Book Festival and Brooklyn Literary Council recently revealed the expansive list of writers participating in this year’s Festival Day and Literary Marketplace (Sunday, Sept. 29), Children’s Day (Saturday, Sept. 28) and Virtual Festival Day (Sunday, Sept. 22). The Festival additionally announced renowned cartoonist Roz Chast as recipient of the 2024 Best of Brooklyn (BoBi) Award, to be presented

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Community members prepare to paint the “Show Brooklyn Some love” mural. Photos by Paul Frangipane for Brooklyn Org

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‘Show Brooklyn Some Love’ is the theme of foundation’s new mural at Atlantic Center

On Thursday, Aug. 15, Brooklyn Org (formerly the Brooklyn Community Foundation), in partnership with Groundswell, unveiled an inspiring new mural called “Show Brooklyn Some Love.”  Created by Groundswell teaching artist Carlos Mateu and five students, the vivid artwork embodies the joy, harmony and pride that defines Brooklyn by capturing the essence of everyday life in the borough.  The 500-square-foot mural,

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