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  • 'The Race to Fix Our Food System & Save Our Climate' with Michael Grunwald & Bill Weir

    Mon, June 30 | 7 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    The cover of We Are Eating the Earth next to a photograph of Michael Grunwald.

  • Between the Lines | The Best Man: Unfinished Business with Malcolm D. Lee

    Tues, July 1 | 6 PM

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

    Left: Against a purple background, the book cover of The Best Man. Middle: A headshot of Malcolm D. Lee. Right: A headshot of Jayne Allen

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  • 'The Race to Fix Our Food System & Save Our Climate' with Michael Grunwald & Bill Weir

    Mon, June 30 | 7 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    The cover of We Are Eating the Earth next to a photograph of Michael Grunwald.

  • Between the Lines | The Best Man: Unfinished Business with Malcolm D. Lee

    Tues, July 1 | 6 PM

    Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

    Left: Against a purple background, the book cover of The Best Man. Middle: A headshot of Malcolm D. Lee. Right: A headshot of Jayne Allen

  • Discover More Author Talks at NYPL

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In the Collection

  • The Art Spy

    Michelle Young

    AdultNonfiction

  • Flirting Lessons

    Jasmine Guillory

    AdultRomance

  • Audition

    Katie Kitamura

    AdultFiction

  • The Crazies

    Amy Gamerman

    AdultNonfiction

  • The Emperor of Gladness

    Ocean Vuong

    AdultFiction

  • Matriarch

    Tina Knowles

    AdultMemoir

  • Can't Get Enough

    Kennedy Ryan

    AdultRomance

  • Eat the Ones You Love

    Sara Maria Griffin

    AdultHorror

  • The English Understand Wool

    Helen DeWitt

    AdultFiction

  • The World is Not Yours

    Kemi Ashing-Giwa

    AdultHorror

From Our Blog

  • Here and There: 15 Memoirs About the Immigrant Experience in America

    These stories describe the practical struggles of starting over in a new place as well as the challenges of dual identity.

     


     

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  • Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month Through Stories

    Explore our reading list for kids and teens highlighting Caribbean American voices, experiences, and adventures. 

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