Write a story about a character's adventure in New York City.
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The staff at the New York Public Library loves their city as well as a story that captures what is truly special and wonderful about this place. Here are a few of their favorites.
My all time favorite New York books is The New Yorkers by Cathleen Schine, the story of one New York City block and the connections people make, especially through the Canine residents. You'll recognize your neighbors in this one. —Danita Nichols, Inwood
I recommend Jack Finney's Time and Again, a time travel story with an incredible amount of realism. Also, Helene Wecker's The Golem and the Jinni gives a supernatural twist to the NYC immigration tale and richly describes the Lower East Side and Little Syria. —Carmen Nigro, Milstein Division
Two New York books I love are Holidays on Ice by the the inimitable David Sedaris, particularly the story where he recalls his stint as an elf during Christmas season at Macy's Department store, and Patti Smith's Just Kids, which made me long to be around during the salad days of Downtown Manhattan. —Sherri Machlin, Mulberry Street
E.B. White's Here is New York. It's a love letter to the city. The city has obviously changed a great deal since White wrote this volume in 1949, but it's a testament to what a master stylist he is that it holds up beautifully today. The writing is clear, vivid, and evocative. —Shana Kimball, NYPL Labs
For New York love, I recommend Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, a haunting meditation on identity, language, and New York as an entropic, postmodern city. Also, Will Eisner's The Contract With God Trilogy is set in Depression-era Bronx. One of the earliest graphic novels (published in 1978), it addresses the grit and poverty of urban life, but ultimately affirms the feeling of community one finds within the city. —Thomas Knowlton, MyLibraryNYC
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The staff at the New York Public Library loves their city as well as a story that captures what is truly special and wonderful about this place. Here are a few of their favorites.
My all time favorite New York books is The New Yorkers by Cathleen Schine, the story of one New York City block and the connections people make, especially through the Canine residents. You'll recognize your neighbors in this one. —Danita Nichols, Inwood
I recommend Jack Finney's Time and Again, a time travel story with an incredible amount of realism. Also, Helene Wecker's The Golem and the Jinni gives a supernatural twist to the NYC immigration tale and richly describes the Lower East Side and Little Syria. —Carmen Nigro, Milstein Division
Two New York books I love are Holidays on Ice by the the inimitable David Sedaris, particularly the story where he recalls his stint as an elf during Christmas season at Macy's Department store, and Patti Smith's Just Kids, which made me long to be around during the salad days of Downtown Manhattan. —Sherri Machlin, Mulberry Street
E.B. White's Here is New York. It's a love letter to the city. The city has obviously changed a great deal since White wrote this volume in 1949, but it's a testament to what a master stylist he is that it holds up beautifully today. The writing is clear, vivid, and evocative. —Shana Kimball, NYPL Labs
For New York love, I recommend Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, a haunting meditation on identity, language, and New York as an entropic, postmodern city. Also, Will Eisner's The Contract With God Trilogy is set in Depression-era Bronx. One of the earliest graphic novels (published in 1978), it addresses the grit and poverty of urban life, but ultimately affirms the feeling of community one finds within the city. —Thomas Knowlton, MyLibraryNYC
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