“One Book, One New York” was started by MOME Commissioner Julie Menin in 2017. When Egan was asked how it felt to have her book picked for the program, she immediately said that she was “ecstatic to be selected.” They chose Manhattan Beach to be the book of the citywide initiative by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME). In April, 40,000 New Yorkers voted in the “One Book, One New York” campaign. The Dweck Center at the Brooklyn Public Library was packed to capacity with more than 200 people in attendance. L-R: Alexis Coe, Jennifer Egan, Meredith Wisner, and Zaheer Ali (Photo courtesy of The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment) Part of the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival, the event was a panel discussion with Zaheer Ali of the Brooklyn Historical Society and Meredith Wisner formerly of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, moderated by author Alexis Coe. She is a self-possessed and open woman with the look and delivery of sharp news anchor. PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last night author Jennifer Egan was in the green room of the Brooklyn Public Library‘s central branch getting ready to go on stage for a talk about her book Manhattan Beach.
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