George Braziller is the first publisher to be honored with a Book Mark from the Brooklyn Book Festival, held September 23rd, 2012. Mr. Braziller accepted this honor alongside "Man of the Year," Pete Hamill and fellow Book Mark, Francine Prose. Other honorees included: W.E.B. DuBois, Maurice Sendak, and Philip Levine.

As Will Barnet’s publisher, it was always a pleasure to work with him on the production side of a book. He always knew what he wanted: the right paper, the right color ink, the right design.  While working with him, I would always ask him to read a poem from Emily Dickinson, whom he loved. In the last two decades that I knew Will, we would always talk politics and art, but I never heard him say a critical word about any living artist. I miss him. -- George Braziller