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Spotlight

  • Fall Staff Picks: New Reads for Adults, Kids & Teens

    Six columns of book covers for kids, teens, and adults.
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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

  • Exhibitions

  • Kids & Teens

  • Other Events

  • Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern with Neil Baldwin

    Mon, Nov 14 | 6 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

    A black and white photo of a woman posing in a dance position with one foot forward and two hands above her head. Next to it is a headshot of a white man with white hair and black rimmed glasses.

  • Joshua Cohen, Rivka Galchen & Ruby Namdar: Remembering A.B. Yehoshua

    Wed, Nov 16 | 6:30 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Ruby Namdar, Rivka Galchen, and Joshua Cohen.

  • Stay True: Hua Hsu & Ed Park

    Tues, Nov 15 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Hua Hsu with the cover of Stay True

  • Martha Graham: When Dance Became Modern with Neil Baldwin

    Mon, Nov 14 | 6 PM

    Library for the Performing Arts

    A black and white photo of a woman posing in a dance position with one foot forward and two hands above her head. Next to it is a headshot of a white man with white hair and black rimmed glasses.

  • Joshua Cohen, Rivka Galchen & Ruby Namdar: Remembering A.B. Yehoshua

    Wed, Nov 16 | 6:30 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Ruby Namdar, Rivka Galchen, and Joshua Cohen.
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New & Noteworthy

  • The Storyteller's Death

    Ana Davila Cardinal

    AdultFiction
    The Storyteller's Death by Ana Davila Cardinal

  • The Year of the Puppy

    Alexandra Horowitz

    AdultNonfiction
    The Year of the Dog by Alexandra Horowitz

  • The Furrows: an elegy

    Namwali Serpell

    AdultFiction
    The Furrows: an elegy by Namwali Serpell

  • Ducks: two years in the oil sands

    Kate Beaton

    AdultGraphic Novel
    Ducks: two years in the oil sands by Kate Beaton

  • Hester

    Laurie Lico Albanese

    AdultFiction
    Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

  • Spin Me Right Round

    David Valdes

    Young AdultFiction
    Spin Me Right Round

  • Newsroom Confidential

    Margaret Sullivan

    AdultNonfiction
    Newsroom Confidential by Margaret Sullivan

  • Justice of the Pies

    Maya-Camille Broussard

    AdultNonfiction
    Justice of the Pies : Sweet and Savory Pies, Quiches, and Tarts + Inspirational Stories from Exceptional People by Maya-Camille Broussard

  • No Longer Human

    Osamu Dazai, Donald Keene translator

    AdultFiction
    No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, translated by Donald Keene

  • Feral City

    Jeremiah Moss

    AdultNonfiction
    Feral City : On Finding Liberation in Lockdown New York by Jeremiah Moss
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From Our Blog

  • 30 Kids Books to Welcome and Celebrate Fall

    These kids books celebrate the changing seasons and set the stage for snuggly fall vibes. 

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  • Anna May Wong: A Look at Her Career As She Graces the New Quarter

    With a career spanning movies, stage, and television, she established an influential legacy as the first Chinese American film star.

    An Asian-American woman looks at the camera.
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