Tonight, St. Vitus hosts an evening in celebration of the new book FINDING JOSEPH I: AN ORAL HISTORY OF H.R. FROM BAD BRAINS. This event features a screening of the […]
Category: Reading
The Namesake Behind McGuinness Blvd: Learn about “The King of Greenpoint” at Shayz Lounge Tonight! (10/18)
In a neighborhood where we like to keep it real, Pete McGuinness’ legacy lives on in much more than McGuinness Blvd. He was larger than life and one of the […]
Archestratus Turns One: Our Very Own Foodie Heaven Bookstore Celebrates Its Anniversary
Sunday will be the one-year anniversary of Archestratus, Greenpoint’s very own cookbook shop/cafe/place of food-related treats and events at 160 Huron Street. Archestratus will be celebrating by having a day of […]
SATURDAY 8/13: Greenpoint Writer’s Group Meet Up
Local writers: Greenpoint Writer’s Group is hosting an event this Saturday, August 13 at WORD Brooklyn (126 Franklin St.) and you are cordially invited! The Greenpoint Writer’s Group was founded […]
Rebecca Tree for President: A Political Thriller for the Times by Greenpoint’s Michael Abramson
“This novel will help you survive this election season,” Greenpoint resident Michael Abramson, author of the political thriller, Rebecca Tree, writes. Set in the not-so-distant future, “The American political system is […]
Top 10 Summer Reads About Greenpoint
Want some Summer reading about our neighborhood? Here’s a list of books related to Greenpoint. People ask me how I researched my account of local history Greenpoint Brooklyn’s Forgotten Past. The […]
In Conversation with Novelist & Playwright Nathaniel Kressen, Lead of the Greenpoint Writer’s Group
The name Nathaniel Kressen may ring a few bells to anyone familiar with the lit scene here in Greenpoint – he’s the novelist and playwright who leads the Greenpoint Writer’s […]
Construction to Begin on New Greenpoint Library Later this Year
Those of you who have ever laid eyes on the public library in Greenpoint know that it is a bit of an eyesore in an otherwise picturesque neighborhood. But not for […]
Archestratus: A Book and Food Lover’s Sanctuary
Book lovers and foodies will truly appreciate the newest addition to the neighborhood: Archestratus Books and Food. The new store is a bookshop that specifically focuses on cookbooks and […]
What Are People Reading in the Park? (McGolrick/McCarren Edition)
It’s the summer time–the weather is fine, and you could reach right up and touch the sky–or you could simply reach for a good book and hit the park. Last […]