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As PBS’ The Great American Read continues, the Brooklyn Book Festival hits its stride.

Great American Read

PBS’ “The Great American Read” continues in New York fashion. We’re headed to the Algonquin Hotel to explore the literary legacy of the writers who sat at its infamous “Round Table.”

"The Lit Bar"

The Great American Read

As PBS’ The Great American Read rages on with the Algonquin's "Vicious" Circle.

The Great American Read

The Great American Read

A fun, fast paced companion program for The Great American Read

B-Roll of a bookstore's Fiction sign

B-Roll of Events Board, The Great American Read Poster

B-Roll of Bookshelf, The Great American Read Poster

B-Roll in a bookstore, featuring patrons

Bookshelf B-Roll, featuring an events sign

B-roll of Books Are Magic Storefront in Brooklyn, NY

Prolific thriller writer Jeffrey Deaver shares his theories on writing, why he loves the Bard, and how he keeps readers coming back for more spine-tingling stories. His latest book is "The Cutting Edge." For a video interview with Jeffrey and fellow best-selling thriller writers Katherine Neville and Steve Berry (as well as more literature-loving content), visit: http://www.allarts.org/authorimprint.

YA writer Jason Reynolds sits down with National Book Foundation Executive Director and friend of the podcast, Lisa Lucas. They discuss literacy, representation, and why they love working with young people. Jason's latest books are "Sunny" and "For Everyone." For the full video of this interview and more literature-loving content, visit: http://www.allarts.org/authorimprint.

Brooklyn native Roz Chast has been publishing cartoons in The New Yorker since 1978. She moved to the suburbs to start her family, and when her daughter decided to go to college in the city, Roz found out that she lacked some basic knowledge - like what a block is. Roz created an illustrated guide for her daughter, which became her latest book, "Going Into Town: A Love Letter To New York."

In her new novel, best-selling author Meg Wolitzer explores the life of a young woman growing into her identity as a feminist. After suffering a sexual assault, the protagonist seeks the advice of a famous feminist - but life complicates their mentorship. These themes are particularly relevant today, but Meg has been thinking about them for years. This book is her "warm take" on gender equality.

"Thelma and Louise" defied convention - it was the first screenplay by Hollywood outsider Callie Khouri, it starred not just one, but two women... and then there's that crazy ending. In her new book "Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma and Louise Drove Hollywood To the Edge," writer Becky Aikman tells the story behind the film and asks how Hollywood might learn from it in this #TimesUp moment.