Category Archives: Books

Where The Wild Things Will Be

Posted on October 9, 2009 by The Progressive Southside

[ October 10, 2009; 12:00 pm; ] Celebrate the upcoming movie release of “Where The Wild Things Are,” with puppets and story time at Brownstone Books (409 Lewis Avenue, between MacDonough and Decatur Streets) – this Saturday, October 10th at 12 noon.  Admission is $10 which includes a copy of the book by Maurice Sendak.

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Brooklyn’s Big Read

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ October 7, 2009; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. October 10, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] On reading this press release (excerpted below) I certainly hope that Brownstone Books is stocking up on copies of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451! If not, you can get it at Amazon.com. Please don’t confuse it with the film of the same name by François Truffaut or the one by Michael Moore (that one’s Fahrenheit 911.) [...]

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50 Years as a City Priest: Reflections of Father John McNamee

Posted on September 15, 2009 by The Changeling

[ September 20, 2009; 1:00 pm; ]
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The renowned Philadelphia priest, poet, author and social activist John McNamee – - author of “Diary of a City Priest” and subject of the movie of the same name – - will share his reflections on a half century as an urban priest on September 20th at 1PM at 111 Willoughby, 2nd [...]

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Summer Reading Book Party at Brownstone Books

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Alexa11221

[ June 27, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]

Uh-oh, this conflicts with the meet-up at the Tip Top! Maybe I can just leave my son there and pick him up later–I am sure he will be mesmerized by the prospect of Game Stop gift certificates!

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Help Out a Student in Need

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Alexa11221

From FRANK WHITE NYC:
Our favorite intern Kiara, 17 is graduating from William H. Maxwell High School next month and needs your help getting off to college. She also needs help going to the prom next week.
With no support at home, she turned to us for help and she wasn’t happy doing so. Like most teenagers [...]

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Another Nelson George Video About Brooklyn

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Alexa11221

Nelson George: City Kid from Nelson George on Vimeo.
Oh, all right, it’s a promo video for his book. But it’s beautifully evocative.

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Book Talk and Signing at Common Grounds

Posted on February 13, 2008 by The Changeling

[ February 16, 2008; 2:00 pm; ]

Author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall will be discussing her new book Race, Law and American Society 1607-Present on Saturday, February 16th at 2:00 p.m. at Common Grounds. The discussion will focus on the many milestones we’ve reached in the struggle for civil rights and plans for how we approach the work that remains to be [...]

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