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Buskwick Brooklyn, NYC

Not That Kind of ... 'Book'?

Brooklyn Heights local; filmmaker and creator of the HBO hit series “Girls” Lena Dunham, is making headline news. Most recently, in October, Random House offered her a $3.7 million dollar advance for advice book entitled “Not That Kind of Girl”. Dunham, 26, pitched the book using an impressive 66-page book proposal. During the New Yorker Festival at the Brooklyn warehouse, she spoke in depth about her plans for the book. The book offers “essays about sex, mortality and food” just as the HBO series airs its second season this January. The on-sale date has not yet been released.

 Not without criticism, the high paid advance is getting backlash from the publishing world where most advances are only in the mere thousands. Many question if Dunham’s writing abilities are truly worth ‘$56,000-per-page’. “Not That Kind of Girl” marks the Emmy Award Winner's first book. 

Brooklyn's ‘Baked NYC’ Desert Book Reviewed in Boston Globe

Author: Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang

ISBN: 9781584799856

Book price: $32.50

A new desert book from Baked NYC, Red Hook's baked-good staple, has just been reviewed in the Boston Globe. Written by company founders, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients features 75 unique recipes using 10 of  most-loved ingredients. 

This is the third book based on the now internationally known bakery. Since its opening in 2005, Baked NYC has been featured in People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, the New Yorker, Food & Wine Magazine, GQ and USA Today.

You can read full the article here: 

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2012/12/04/brooklyn-bakery-owners-write-another-appealing-volume/eHSacs61LNrXHklqmCTcpM/story.html 

Store Hours:

Monday-Friday 

7 am – 7 pm

Saturday-Sunday

8 am – 7 pm

Baked NYC | 359 Van Brunt Street | Brooklyn, New York 11231 | http://bakednyc.com/

November - Editor Picks

1. Brooklyn Museum Children’s Book Fair The third annual Children’s Book Fair, celebrates various Brooklyn authors and illustrators. The fair features storybooks, picture books, graphic novels and author readings, games for children, and café’s. Brooklyn Museum | 200 Eastern Parkway 
Brooklyn | 718-638-5000
2. This timeless miniature hourglass pendant, is a yes for all ages! Available at Fanaberie. Fanaberie is one of a kind boutique in Greenpoint since 2010. It’s a great place to find jewelry. 102A Nassau Ave | (between Leonard St & Eckford St) | Greenpoint, Brooklyn | 347-987-3929
3. For the creative kid in all of us Brooklyn’s full-time art space 3rd Ward offers a variety of classes. Drawing (with drinks served), sewing and photoshop tutorials just for starters. In December instructor
Julianne Zaleta herbalist and sole proprietor of Herbal Alchemy Apothecary will be teaching her fabulous perfume skills at the shop. Are we are the only ones that thinks this is a perfect anniversary gift? 195 Morgan Ave | Bushwick, Brooklyn | 718 -715-4961
4. The latest quarterly issue of Brooklyn Magazine at By Brooklyn. 261 Smith Street
 | Between Degraw & Douglass
 | Brooklyn | 718- 643-0606
5. Salt Water Taffy just like what dad would to bring home after a long day. Also available at By Brooklyn.
6. Simple, pure and delicious ice cream Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory 97 Commercial St | (between Box St & Manhattan Ave) | Greenpoint, Brooklyn | 718-349-2506
7. Brooklyn Star serves American comfort food composed of the finest ingredients. 593 Lorimer Street | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | 718-599-9899
8. Drinks + Books = Bushwick. Once the kids are asleep stop by Molasses Bookstore. Amazing books with wine. 770 Hart St. | between Knickerbocker and Wilson avenues | 631- 882-5188

Gary Shteyngart Celebrates Book Anniversary in Brooklyn

Finally a literary event I can attend because its not on a weekend! 

Gary Shteyngart (The Russian Debutante's Handbook) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his bestselling novel along with Kurt Andersen, Jay McInerney, Sloane Crosley, and others.

Tuesday, November 20th

7:30pm

Tickets are amazingly only $20 

Brooklyn's BAM Harvey Theater

http://www.bam.org/talks/2012/unbound-gary-shteyngart-roast