New year, new books! Get your TBR pile ahead of the curve with books we think everyone will be talking about in 2021. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 Edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain A chorus of extraordinary voices comes together to tell one of history’s great epics: the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire. The story begins in 1619—a year before the Mayflower—when the White…
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FICTION NUTSHELL by Ian McEwan Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She’s still in the marital home—a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse—but John’s not there. Instead,…
THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT Turns the “Current War” into a Thriller
Imagine being in New York, circa 1888, when gas lamps still flickered in the city streets and the miracle of electric light was in its…
A Letter from J. Patrick Black, Author of Ninth City Burning
As patrons, we've all got some great inspirational stories that have stemmed from our local libraries. Well, our beloved authors feel the same way. Centuries…
17 Reads for NYC Fashion Week
Celebrate Fashion Week with these 17 Fashion Inspired Reads! "New York Fashion Week, held in February and September of each year, is a semi-annual series…
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FICTION RAZOR GIRL by Carl Hiaasen RAZOR GIRL is the new full-tilt, unstoppably hilarious and entertaining novel from the best-selling author of SKINNY DIP and BAD…