Books: We’ve had hip-hop on our stereo for years now, but on Nov. 3, it will be invading our bookshelf. “The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982–1990,” a new coffee table book by famed hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman, unearths classic shots of that era’s most significant players, from Slick Rick and Grandmaster Flash to Tone Loc and the Beastie Boys.   Comment.

Checkin’ in with: Our interview with teen writing phenom Libba Bray. Comments (4).

Books: Put down that Starbucks, get decked in your edgiest duds and head to Williamsburg’s Ad Hoc Art on Nov. 14 for a faux focus group celebrating the release of Anne Elizabeth Moore’s new book “Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity.” Comment.

Books: Grown-up Harry Potter party makes kids vanish! Comment.

Books: In her debut novel, “Among Other Things, I’ve Taken Up Smoking,” Prospect Heights resident Aoibheann Sweeney turns Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” on its head with a modern interpretation. Her protagonist, Miranda, shares a name with the Bard’s character, but is raised on an island off of Maine, not Italy, and instead of running off to Milan, she sets her sights on New York.  Comment.

Books: Dead letters come to life at Green-Wood Cemetery. Comment.

Checkin’ in with: The ‘Ice Storm’ writer sits down with GO Brooklyn for a chat. Comment.

Books: Walt’s first and only novel comes out of the vault. Comment.

Books: Where’s the best place to hold a reading from the new murder mystery, “Graving Dock”? An actual graving dock, of course. Comment.

Books: Some of the greatest writers of our day live in Brooklyn, but it’s far too rare that talents hailing from elsewhere make the borough a stop on their book tours. With BAM’s “Eat Drink and Be Literary” festival, that’s all about to change. Comment.

Books: GO Brooklyn hits the Brooklyn Book Festival. Comment.

Checkin’ in with: Has the Fort Greene writer grown to miss his $4 lemonades while away for a summer in the country? Comments (1).

Checkin’ in with: Ditmas Park author and reading series founder chats with GO Brooklyn. Comment.

Checkin’ in with: Two twins, separated at birth, are reunited in Brooklyn. Comments (6).

Books: New borough walking guide makes tourists of us all Comments (1).

Books: Local author releases book, leaves Brooklyn for Berlin. Comment.

Books: Brooklyn writer Emily Barton hits Pete’s Candy Shop. Comment.

Books: Prospect Heights overachiever releases book and record this summer. Comment.

Books: Colson Whitehead gives speech at LIU, doesn’t return our calls. Comment.

Books: Author James Canon returns to Brooklyn to read from his debut novel. Comment.

Books: Brooklyn District Attorney Charles “Joe “ Hynes thinks he is wielding a new, extra-legal deterrent against police corruption — his debut novel. Comment.

Books: Joshua Ferris chronicles life in cubicles. Comment.

Books: “Leaves of Grass” is great and all, but how long can Brooklyn hang its hat on one epic poem?  Comment.

Books: Four more of Mo Willems’ lovable characters. Comment.

Checkin’ in with: Do you love your favorite book enough to, well, let it go? Masha Hamilton hopes so. Comment.

Books: “It’s an enchanting lifestyle,” Michael Musto, veteran gossip columnist for the Village Voice, said of his existence, and it’s no joke. Comments (1).

Books: “Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to ‘Professor’ Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar,” is an awfully long name for a book when you’re sober. And after a few drinks, it becomes next to impossible. Comment.

Books: GO’s in the cab with author Melissa Plaut. Comment.

Books: Mo Willems is the borough’s Auster for youngsters. Comment.

Books: Jeff Hobbs’s book heads towards the big screen. Comment.

Books: ‘Local’ comic book writer Brian Wood immortalizes the borough. Comment.

Books: Brooklyn’s favorite romance author gives us tips on sultry summer reading. Comment.

Books: We hope you did your summer reading because on Sept. 16, the second annual Brooklyn Book Festival is hitting town. Comment.

Books: GO Brooklyn’s guide to the borough’s best summer books. Comment.

Books: Former Nerve.com sexpert Grant Stoddard comes clean to GO Brooklyn about his checkered past. Comment.

Books: Boerum Hill’s prodigal son returns with his new Brooklyn-free novel. Comment.

Books: Eat Drink & Be Literary Festival returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Jan. 11 with Pete Hamill, Kurt Andersen and more literary lions. Comment.