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Brooklyn Book Festival: 5 must-sees at the 7th annual event

Originally published: September 19, 2012 5:47 PM
Updated: September 20, 2012 5:31 PM
By WENDY SMITH  Special to Newsday

The Brooklyn Book Festival has quickly become one

Photo credit: AP | The Brooklyn Book Festival has quickly become one of the nation's top events of its kind since starting in 2006. (Sept. 18, 2011)

The Brooklyn Book Festival celebrates its seventh year by adding a week of wraparound "Bookend Events." Nearly two dozen occur this weekend, including a flash-fiction competition, an open reading of "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" (while riding the ferry) and a concert at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The Brooklyn Book Festival proper takes place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in and...

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