BAM

President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Karen Brooks Hopkins, discusses her new memoir "BAM. . . and Then It Hit Me" (powerHouse Books) an exhilarating romp through the evolution of the renowned cultural institution and its profound influence on the growth of Brooklyn’s creative economy.

Gabriel Kahane’s 8980: Book of Travelers is a new collection of songs inspired by the two-week train trip he took across the United States last November.…