11 am – 1 pm Back-to-School Party and Backpack Giveaway Ages: 3 and upAttractions Books & Readings Family Kings Theatre CourtyardFlatbush
7 – 9 pm Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading Series Books & Readings Free Barrows Intense Ginger Tasting RoomIndustry City
10 am – noon Read Aloud in the Park August 30th! Ages: 5 – 8Books & Readings Community Family Prospect Park, Long MeadowPark Slope
7 – 8:15 pm The Art of the Short Story: Melissa Lozada-Oliva on Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus Is Alive! with Alejandro Varela Books & Readings Talks The Center for FictionDowntown Brooklyn
7 – 8 pm Age of Union founder/environmentalist Dax Dasilva discusses & signs Echoes from Eden: A Daring Voyage to Protect Earth’s Last Wild Places Books & Readings Free WORD Bookstore
10 am – 4 pm Brooklyn Book Festival Children’s Day Ages: AllBooks & Readings Community Family Brooklyn Borough HallDowntown Brooklyn
Aug. 12, 7 pm Uncontaminated Sound Live: In Conversation with musician Jeffrey Lewis Pete’s Candy Store
Brooklyn Paper Proposed Coney Island casino could bring heavy traffic, overwhelm parking, according to environmental impact study