WNYC is a media partner of Brooklyn Book Festival, presenting an array of national and international literary figures and emerging authors. BKBF includes a week of Bookend Events throughout New York City, a lively Children’s Day and a celebratory Festival Day with more than 300 authors and 200 booksellers in a vibrant Literary Marketplace. The 2017 festival welcomes authors including Karl Ove Knausgård, Joyce Carol Oates, Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Woodson, Jonathan Lethem, Claire Messud, Chris Hayes, Carolyn Forché, Sarah Dessen, Alexandra Bracken, Thi Bui, Lynn Nottage, Hisham Matar, Maira Kalman and hundreds more.

WNYC is a media partner of The Meadows Music & Arts Festival, featuring Jay Z, The Gorillaz, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and more. Food, art, and activities at Citi Field in Queens September 15th through 17th. More info here.