Brian Platzer with Adam Gidwitz
Schedule
Wed Mar 18 2026 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene | Brooklyn, NY
About this Event
Brian Platzer presents The Optimists
In conversation with Adam Gidwitz
Wine reception to follow
Local author Brian Platzer presents his fiercely original novel, The Optimists, about a beloved schoolteacher who chronicles the meteoric rise of his most dazzling student. An ambitious, big-hearted story of learning and legacy, The Optimists is, at once, a love story, a joke book, and a meditation on the meaning of life and death; and a profound testament to the lessons that reach far beyond the classroom. Adam Gidwitz, author of the Newbery Honor book The Inquisitor's Tale—and former NYC middle school English teacher—joins Platzer for a discussion on the tender and insightful novel, before an audience Q&A and signing.
Where is it happening?
Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 34.24


















