{"id":13673,"date":"2016-09-12T18:39:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T22:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/do-the-write-thing-10-things-not-to-miss-at-the-brooklyn-book-festival-this-year\/"},"modified":"2016-09-12T18:39:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T22:39:50","slug":"do-the-write-thing-10-things-not-to-miss-at-the-brooklyn-book-festival-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/do-the-write-thing-10-things-not-to-miss-at-the-brooklyn-book-festival-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Do the write thing: 10 things not to miss at the Brooklyn Book Festival this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bring on the books! Via Flickr user Betty Tsang. The Brooklyn Book Festival is necessary\u00a0methadone that helps wean us off quitting summer cold turkey. The day-long event on Sunday reminds us why fall in New York is pretty great too, as we\u00a0put away the tank tops and jorts and instead pull up our big pile of books and don our\u00a0best reading flannels. The annual festival is Bonnaroo for Brooklyn book worms and Lollapalooza for lit lovers, an all-you-can-eat buffet of free readings, talks and author appearance that takes over downtown Brooklyn, jam-packed with stars and illuminati of the printed word. With dozens of events on the docket this year that include heavyweights like Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Jacqueline Woodson, it can be a bit overwhelming if you&#8217;re unprepared. We made a guide to help you navigate the vast library of choices. Here are Brokelyn&#8217;s top 10 picks for what not to&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Do the write thing: 10 things not to miss at the Brooklyn Book Festival this year : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/best-of-the-brooklyn-book-festival-2016\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring on the books! Via Flickr user Betty Tsang. 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