Brooklyn Book Festival

Largest Free Literary Festival in New York.

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[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

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Instagram: @bkbookfest
Threads: @bkbookfest
Bluesky: @bkbookfest.bsky.social
TikTok: @bkbookfest

Contact: https://t.co/3Rh45M282v

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

Our small team is growing!
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 below.

https://t.co/IdLGMWsWsG

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

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 BKBF free and accessible for all.

https://t.co/i5s3aTl2j9

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

What an incredible #BKBF2025 we had!  It couldn't have happened without our partners. Thank you to Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn Law School, the Center for Brooklyn History, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church & NYC Parks for helping make this our home in Brooklyn.

[Sylvia Chen 余愛莉 | kidlit author @SylviaiChen]

🌟🥢🥳 I absolutely LOVED being in the *Brooklyn Book Festival* with TRICKY CHOPSTICKS this weekend! Here’s a recap—it was all joy being with cool kids and families and so many amazing #kidlit creators! A HUGE THANK YOU to all!!! @BKBF #LoftyPigeonBooks @SimonKIDS @wenfancyart 💫

[Alexis Hoag-Fordjour @AHoagFordjour]

Feeling energized after discussing "Structural Injustice, & the Possibility of Transformational Change" w/ @DeborahNArcher and #SusanSturm at the @BKBF at @brooklynlaw. Check out their brilliant books: What Might Be (Sturm) and Dividing Lines (Archer): https://t.co/NFe2iy7hvj

[Olufunke Grace Bankole @ogracebankole]

A truly special moment @BKBF discussing my novel, THE EDGE OF WATER, with Joyce Carol Oates on the Who? New! panel. An honor to share the stage with fellow debut authors; my gratitude to JCO for her grace and wonderful moderating, and to the Brooklyn Book Festival for having me.

[Downtown Brooklyn @DowntownBklyn]

📚🌳 ICYMI: The Brooklyn Book Festival (@BKBF) drew thousands to #DTBK last weekend for readings, discussions, and a marketplace at Columbus Park + a #ReadingRhythms party at Abolitionist Place!

📰 Learn more, via @BklynEagle:
https://t.co/xfvosHj8d2

[New Vessel Press @NewVesselPress]

What a glorious day at the Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF, meeting so many New Vessel Press readers face-to-face and selling hundreds of our books!

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

We've brought your Sunday morning ritual to #BKBF2025!

Join us for @nytgames Spelling Bee Live on the Main Stage at 10 AM and help us tackle a puzzle as a group. Think you're the Queen Bee?

You can also grab a FREE cup of coffee from @everydaydose from their tent nearby.

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

We can’t wait for Festival Day THIS SUNDAY at Borough Hall and surrounding areas! 8 stages and 250 publishers. You won’t want to miss our incredible panels and events running from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Visit our website for more info on the #BKBF25 weekend!

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

Children’s Day is TOMORROW, September 20th, at Borough Hall, starting at 10:00am! Check out our awesome lineup of storytimes, workshops, performances, and more for kids ages 2 - 11.

Visit our website for more info on the #BKBF25 weekend! 

https://t.co/be6XI711Si

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

Happy First Line Friday! Check out these opening lines that pulled us in and wouldn’t let go. Interested in more of their gripping prose? These authors are joining us THIS SUNDAY for Festival Day on September 21st! Check out our website for more information on #BKBF2025 authors.

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

Did you know the Brooklyn Book Festival is actually 9 days of literary programming? Our Bookend programs launch tomorrow, September 14th, across all five boroughs and online!

We have 56 incredible events organized by our wonderful partners.

https://t.co/2GodOUrMob

[Revolution Books @RevBooksNYC]

Thurs Sept 18, 7p
At Revolution Books
Limited space. More info + reserve: https://t.co/pUGgPn4vy0

[DEBUTIFUL @debutiful]

Adam @vitcavage is moderating this FREE virtual @BKBF international debut panel featuring Jinwoo Park, Aurora Stewart de Peña, Iryn Tushabe, and Ella Alexander!

This Sunday! 2 pm EST!

https://t.co/iEt01yunjZ

[CLMP @CLMPorg]

One week from today! Join CLMP, @greenlightbklyn, @EnchantedLion, @HangingLooseNY, @LitmusPress, @LittlePussPress, @melvillehouse, @nightboatbooks, @nodearmagazine, and more at this official @BKBF Bookend event on September 19: https://t.co/rvNjkzPZO8

[Penina Roth @PeninaRoth]

MONDAY, 7PM: Excited for our @BKBF Bookend Event, cohosted by @FranklinParkBK Reading Series & @WorldTransForum! Enjoy readings + panel w/Amie Barrodale, Zefyr Lisowski, Chet'la Sebree & Emily Zhou, 🍺happy hour🍷specials until 8pm,📚raffle! https://t.co/AUVlQxmi6Z #Free #BKBF