Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Death of Cancer” by Vincent T. DeVita Jr, MD
by Alexandra Bowie Vincent DeVita opens his memoir “The Death of Cancer” with a story: in a chapter titled…
January 8, 2016-
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “A God in Ruins” a novel by Kate Atkinson
There are novels that readers describe as thrillers, novels whose plots are complex but clear, novels of manners, and…
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Purity” A Novel by Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, “Purity,” is a big book, 563 pages long. Mr. Franzen is mindful of the pressure…
December 11, 2015 -
Walk the Windows Festival on Atlantic Avenue, December 12
Looking for gifts, interesting food, or just something to do? On Saturday, December 12, from 11AM-7PM the Atlantic Avenue…
December 9, 2015 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Secret Chord” A Novel by Geraldine Brooks
Handel’s Coronation Anthems begin with the words “Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, anointed Solomon King” and well…
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Tightrope” by Simon Mawer
Belief. Blackmail. Bribery. These are the three motivations for betrayal that one of the several spymasters in Simon Mawer’s…
November 13, 2015 -
Superstorm Sandy and Real-Time/Social Media Crisis Communication at the Transit Museum
On Thursday, November 12, at 6 PM, the Transit Museum will host a panel discussion on the Transit Authority’s…
November 9, 2015 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Flood of Fire” by Amitav Ghosh
“Flood of Fire,” the final novel in Amitav Ghosh’s wonderful set of historical novels the Ibis Trilogy, covers the…
November 6, 2015 -
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Butcher’s Crossing” by John Williams
Dedicated fans of John Williams’ novels “Augustus,” (1972, reviewed here), and “Stoner,” (when the book was published, in 1965,…
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life” by Alex Bellos
Math is full of jokes, says Alex Bellos, and he uses his recent book “The Grapes of Math” to…
October 23, 2015