Staff Picks
- BPL Lit Prize 2017 Fiction Longlist
- BPL Lit Prize 2017 Nonfiction Longlist
- Mystery and Magic
- Uncommon Histories
- Crime Novels
What It Means When A Man Falls From the SkyArimah, Lesley Nneka
Exit WestHamid, Mohsin
The Lesser BohemiansMcBride, Eimear
IRLPico, Tommy
Black WaveTea, Michelle
ReputationsVásquez, Juan Gabriel
The Book of JoanYuknavitch, Lidia
The Impossible Fairy TaleHan, Yujoo
HostageDelisle, Guy
In the DarkroomFaludi, Susan
Killers of the Flower MoonGrann, David
Age of AngerMishra, Pankaj
Fear CityPhillips-Fein, Kim
You Can't Touch My HairRobinson, Phoebe
The Color of LawRothstein, Richard
Conflict Is Not AbuseSchulman, Sarah
Get in TroubleLink, Kelly
Sleeping GiantsNeuvel, Sylvain
SoullessCarriger, Gail
The Library at Mount CharHawkins, Scott
All the Birds in the SkyAnders, Charlie
The Eyre AffairFforde, Jasper
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real MagicBarker, Emily Croy
The Invisible LibraryCogman, Genevieve
The GracekeepersLogan, Kirsty
The Night CircusMorgenstern, Erin
The Queen of the TearlingJohansen, Erika
ConnectionsBurke, James
At HomeBryson, Bill
KrakatoaWinchester, Simon
A History of the World in 100 ObjectsMacgregor, Neil
The Code BookSingh, Simon
Into the SilenceDavis, Wade
Unfamiliar FishesVowell, Sarah
A History of the World in 6 GlassesStandage, Tom
SeveredLarson, Frances
All the Time in the WorldJenkins, Jessica Kerwin
The Secret PlaceFrench, Tana
The Dinosaur FeatherGazan, Sissel-Jo
Midnight SunNesbø, Jo
Black Wings Has My AngelChaze, Elliott
Ghost MonthLin, Ed
Brenner and GodHaas, Wolf
Nairobi HeatMũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
Territorial RightsSpark, Muriel
Events & Classes
- Arts and Culture
- Featured Branch Events
Brooklyn Classic 2017
November 3, 2017: Celebrate the winners of Brooklyn Public Library's Literary Prize at our annual fall benefit.
Young adults: Thinking of taking the HSE?
BPL offers a free HSE prep and work readiness program for young adults ages 18-24. Attend a session today.
Get a library card
Brooklyn Public Library's card is free for anyone that lives, works, pays property taxes, or attends school in New York State. Apply today!
Kurt Anderson in conversation with Baratunde Thurston
September 26, 2017: With Fantasyland, Kurt Andersen offers a new understanding of our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe.
Taking Care: A Story of Common History
September 21 and 23, 2017: Artist Anne Mourier invites you to participate in these simple acts of washing white linens by hand, drying them in the sun, and ironing them with care.
Brooklyn Collection: Explore our local history
BPL's Brooklyn Collection documents the history of Brooklyn from pre-colonial times to the present.