Stranger Than Fiction

BPL’s annual Gala is Thursday, November 18, and now you can get tickets to the After-Party at a reduced price. The party features DJ Duane Harriott, a raffle and free giveaways, as well as an open bar for the first hour. It will be a great way to celebrate new directions for the Library.

Brooklyn’s own Maggie Gyllenhaal is a member of this year’s Gala Committee. We asked the acclaimed actress, who has gone from darling of the indie film world to respected Hollywood A-lister, to offer her recommended reading. Check out her favorite suggestions for kids and adults, and enjoy a good read. We’ll see you at the After-Party.

Books for Kids

Brundibar by Tony Kushner

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child

Books for Adults

Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman

Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, translated by Edward G. Seidensticker