The 20th Anniversary Edition of A Brownstone in Brooklyn is now published!

The 20^th Anniversary Edition of A Brownstone in Brooklyn is now published through Ingramspark!

         A Brownstone in Brooklyn was published September 2001, a few days before 911 in New York, and never had a chance get traction. Yet it has sold steadily and gained in popularity. It is in the Atlanta Public Library, Dekalb Public Library, Chicago Public Library and many other library systems across the country. In 2018, it was on the shelves of Barnes & Nobles stores as well as many independent book stores. It was also on the shelves of Borders before the chain closed.

Before the Pandemic, I had a July 2021 date scheduled for an event at Brooklyn Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York to celebrate the Anniversary. I worked a year on the event, but Covid-19 destroyed that effort. It seems like something is always getting in the way of the pushing A Brownstone in Brooklyn to the next level.

 I am hopeful of celebrating with some of you in Brooklyn in 2022 the success of this book that was celebrated by the national renowned author Terry Kay: "This is a bold, heart-felt work, certainly worthy of those who are fortunate enough to discover it in their quest for both interest and pleasure in their reading."

Terry Kay recently published the novel, The Valley of Light. His first novel, "The Year the Lights Came on", was published in 1976. He also wrote "To Dance With the White Dog" and "Taking Lottie Home". Kay has agreed to write the television screenplay and co-produce an adaptation of "The Valley Of Light" for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Two other Kay novels----"To Dance With the White Dog" and "The Runaway"----have been Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

From A Brownstone in Brooklyn, the Character Sister Love was on the B52 Bus heading to work when she saw kids playing on the Gates Avenue sidewalk. She thinks about how life shifts on a dime: "The most special times in a person's life are not meant to last forever. They're like bubbles rising from a plastic ring dipped into a soapy solution. The soap bubbles rise, with the sun flashing brilliant colors, then bursts into a showery memory mist.”

Hopefully, A Brownstone in Brooklyn will get that long anticipated recognition on its 20th Anniversary!

                A Brownstone in Brooklyn is now available through Amazon.Com, Barnes & Nobles and other retailers.

 

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/108798016X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0

Barnes & Nobles:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/brownstone-in-brooklyn-julius-thompson/1100560908