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January 12, 2008

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Emily Barton, Jennifer Egan, Colin Harrison, Jonathan Lethem, Elizabeth Gaffney, Katie Roiphe, Vijay Seshadri . . . . Anyone who doubts Brooklyn’s current literary prowess need only to turn to the table of contents of Brooklyn Was Mine, a new collection of nonfiction essays written by some of the biggest names in the writing biz. Though most of them currently call the borough home, in this book they all pay tribute to a Brooklyn that has shaped them.

Released by Riverhead on January 2, Brooklyn Was Mine consists of 20 original essays and an introduction by native son Philip Lopate. It is edited by Chris Knutsen and Valerie Steiker, both senior editors at Vogue.

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Posted by amy at January 12, 2008 1:27 PM