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The Ripped Bodice captures hearts in Park Slope, sparking Brooklyn’s romance revival

By Jenny Seo

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Step right up: “Natural Born!” book brings Coney Island sideshow to life

By Olivia Seaman

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‘Tove Jansson and the Moomins’ exhibit celebrating beloved author and her fantastical stories, to debut at BPL

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn mom launches little libraries with big purpose

By Olivia Seaman

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Sports

Brooklyn Public Library to release special-edition New York Liberty library cards

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Community comes together to replace stolen Nonbinarian Book Bike

By Matt Tracy

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Brooklyn Public Library launches Digital Discovery Day to boost tech skills at Bed-Stuy branch

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore voted New York’s most popular small business

By Miriam Norwitz

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Meet the makers: ‘Spirited Women’ celebrates female trailblazers of the cocktail world

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil

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Arts & Entertainment

10th annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl invites bookworms on a literary journey

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Turning the page: Clarendon Library in East Flatbush reopens after renovations

By Lauren Rapp

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New Lots Library redesign pays tribute to its roots as an African burial ground

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Books

Between the Bookends: Here are the Brooklyn Public Library’s most popular books of 2024

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during an interview in New York on March 13, 2024.

Caribbean Life

Caribbean-American US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announces anticipated resignation

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Nonbinarian Bookstore: New haven for queer literature to open in Crown Heights

By Briana Brady

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Books

Brooklyn Book Festival takes over this weekend with Children’s Day and Festival Day

By Jon Sosa

In 2023, the American Library Association reported the highest number of challenged book titles ever documented, a number that increased by 92% from 2022.

Books

Brooklyn Public Library leads charge against book censorship with events and national day of action

By Adam Daly

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Culinary fusion: How love and lox sparked Shalom Japan’s 10-year success in Williamsburg

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Sponsors and Supporters joined author Kamla Millwood, fifth from left, during her first July 28 book tour launch at the Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights.

Caribbean Life

Author Kamala K. Millwood launches book tour at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Brooklyn Cyclones make magic with fans on Harry Potter Night

By Annie MacKeigan

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Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall."

Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’

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Former Trinidad prime minister denied a pension

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What to Know About Amazon Prime Day 2025

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Clarke Schmidt injury: Tommy John surgery ‘inevitable’ for Yankees’ starter