Brooklyn Bookbeat

Author pens post-apocalyptic novel to be published in February

Author Sandra Newman transports readers into a dystopian world in her newest work “The Country of Ice Cream Star,” which will be released on Feb. 10 and has been described as “unbearably beautiful.” … Full Article

New book brings food-focused discussion to BookCourt

“The Meaty Truth: Why Our Food Is Destroying Our Health and Environment — and Who Is Responsible,” by Shushana Castle and Amy-Lee Goodman, will be featured at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 at BookCourt — just in time for February Heart Health Month.   … Full Article

Grammy Award-winning spoken word artist to visit Brooklyn Museum for book talk

J. Ivy, a Grammy and Peabody award-winner who has collaborated with Jay-Z, Kanye West, John Legend, The Roots, The Black Crowes, Bob Dylan, and many more will be at The Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, Feb. … Full Article

Renowned ABT dancer to speak about memoir in Bed-Stuy

Misty Copeland, who has made history as the only African-American soloist dancing with the renowned American Ballet Theatre (ABT), will visit Brooklyn on Jan. … Full Article

Brooklyn-related crime thrillers published

Two Brooklyn-based crime thrillers have been published by Minotaur Books. … Full Article

Legal thriller is latest from former trial lawyer

Former trial lawyer Alan Hruska has written his third novel, “Pardon the Ravens” (Prospect Park Press), a legal thriller about a young lawyer who is given the chance to try a huge fraud case but who may ruin everything after he falls in love with the wife of a Mafia don. … Full Article

Knish author bakes up entertaining talk at Heights Library

In discussions of traditional Eastern European Jewish food, the knish is often an afterthought. To begin with, it’s rarely a meal, usually a snack. Secondly, in most old-time Jewish delis, it was always one of the lowest-priced items on the menu, along with hot dogs. … Full Article

Author of ‘Jewish Soul Food’ book to speak in Brooklyn Heights

Laura Silver, author of “Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food” (Brandeis Univ. Press, 2014), will speak at the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library on Jan. 13. … Full Article

Author to launch ‘brightly colored’ novel in Cobble Hill

Author Menna van Praag will be appearing at BookCourt in Cobble Hill on Jan. 13 to launch her latest book, “The Dress Shop of Dreams” (Ballantine Trade Paperback Original), a fairytale-like story about second chances.     … Full Article

Bay Ridge writer’s book has advice on how to land that first job

Like any ambitious entrepreneur, Jason Navallo saw a void in the marketplace and went about trying to fill it. … Full Article

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