Associate Editor Marie-Helene Bertino was so inspired that she continued to flash the “READ NOW” sign
throughout the rest of the festival. Wherever she lifted these urgent words, crowds of librarians,
writers, editors, and folks with glasses lifted their umbrellas and cheered. Thanks to everyone who
came out to Brooklyn, stopped by our booth, bought stories, subscribed or just said hello. We love
being a part of this book-loving city.
This morning our literary volunteers flooded the brooklyn subway system with thousands of short
stories. After getting shout-outs in the LA Times and Daily Candy, we were excited to see what would
happen on the day of our One Story, One Borough campaign. Up at dawn, our volunteers went bleary-eyed
to their assigned posts and geared up for the battle of the century. Would One Story or NY Metro win
readers’ hearts today?
And so now, the battle over, our weary literary volunteers returned home, having struck a blow for the
short story, and declaring a decisive victory for literature over crappy morning newspapers. Thanks to
everyone who took part in our first One Story, One Borough campaign. We hope to see you all on Sunday
at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
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