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New! 125 NYC Books We Love

As the Library wraps up its 125th anniversary year, check out our love letter to the city we call home.

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Staff Picks

In 1950s Greenwich Village, a middle-aged white woman and a Black gay man struggle to stay friends and find space in the world.

The Cosmopolitans

Erica Parker

Adult Programming

For fans of Lovecraft Country and American Gods, this title is half horror, half history, and sometimes both at the same time.

Ring Shout

Alessandra Affinito

Chatham Square Library

New & Noteworthy

The Discomfort of Evening

The Discomfort of Evening

Marieke L Rijnveld

Adult

Fiction

Little Weirds

Jenny Slate

Adult

Nonfiction

Dopesick

Beth Macy

Adult

Nonfiction

Five Days

Wes Moore

Adult

Nonficion

Exit West

Mohsin Hamid

Adult

Fiction

Grant by Ron Chernow

Grant

Ron Chernow

Adult

Nonfiction

Miracle Creek

Angie Kim

Adult

Fiction

The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

Adult

Fiction

My Not So Perfect Life

My Not So Perfect Life

Sophie Kinsella

Adult

Fiction

Dark Sacred Night

Dark Sacred Night

Michael Connelly

Adult

Fiction

From Our Blog

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So, Why Do We Call It Gotham, Anyway?

New York is a city of nicknames—the Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps, Empire City, The City So Nice They Named It Twice... but let’s just concentrate on one: Gotham.

Carmen Nigro

Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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What's Your Literary Waterloo?

We asked our NYPL staff members: What’s a book you’ve never been able to conquer?

Gwen Glazer

Recommendations Editor, Readers Services

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