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One Book, One New York

The finalists for One Book, One New York 2018 have been announced! Vote for the one you want to read along with your fellow New Yorkers.

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- George Saunders with Paul Holdengräber: The Writing Life
  Wed, May 2 | 7 pm
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- The Path Forward: A Future for Democracy?
  Wed, Apr 25 | 6:30 pm
  Schwarzman Building
- The Stowaway: Laurie Gwen Shapiro with Adam Langer
  Wed, May 2 | 6:30 pm
  Mid-Manhattan Library at 42nd Street
- Edge of Chaos: Dambisa Moyo with Garry Kasparov
  Mon, May 7 | 6:30 pm
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Staff Picks

Kevin Hart is just as funny in his memoirs as he is in his stand-up comedy.

Rebecca FrancoMartin

Librarian

Set in a world where magic has disappeared, Zelie Adebola discovers that she may be the catalyst to set her people free.

Susen Shi

Librarian

New & Noteworthy

The Unmaking of the President 2016

Lanny Davis

Adults

Nonfiction

Macbeth

Jo Nesbo

Adults

Fiction

Speak No Evil

Uzodinma Iweala

Adults

Fiction

Ms. Ice Sandwich

Mieko Kawakami

Adults

Fiction

White Houses

Amy Bloom

Adults

Historical Fiction

Echoes of Understory

Thoraiya Dyer

Adults

Fantasy

Victoria: Portrait of a Queen

Catherine Reef

Teens

Biography

You Will Be Mine

Natasha Preston

Teens

Horror

A Bad Night for Bullies

Gary Ghislain

Kids

Horror

Hello Hello

Brendan Wenzel

Kids

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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.

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Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

Nonfiction Books to Celebrate NYC Immigrant Heritage Week

We are highlighting a selection of nonfiction titles in the top four NYC languages that explore the immigrant experience.

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