WHEN: 4pm
WHERE: Brooklyn Borough Hall Community Room. 209 Joralemon Street. Brooklyn, NY
DESCRIPTION: The Brooklyn Book Festival is a huge, free public event presenting an array of literary stars and emerging authors who represent the exciting world of literature today. One of America’s premier literary and literacy events, this hip, smart, diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages. The festival is organized around themed readings and devoted to timely and lively panel discussions.

Independent Media Voices: “Radical” Radio, Insurgent ‘Zines, the Fourth Estate and “Social Networks” old and new. Who and what is the independent media? Radical voices that stand out from the crowd? Tastechangers? Defenders of a new way of thinking? A discussion about the challenges of forging a new media voice. Host of Democracy Now, Amy Goodman (Standing Up to the Madness), Jessica Hopper (Hit it or Quit It/The Girls Guide to Rocking) and Pamela Newkirk.
TICKETS: Free
MORE INFO: 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival