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  • Programs, Resources & More to Celebrate Women's History Month

    Women's History Month
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  • Meredith Broussard with Alondra Nelson: Bias Is More than a Glitch

    Mon, Mar 20 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online

    Meredith Broussard and Alondra Nelson with the cover of More than a Glitch.

  • Emma Smith: Why Do We Still Burn Books?

    Wed, Mar 22 | 6:30 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Emma Smith with the cover of Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers.

  • Jane and Anna Maria Porter: The Most Famous Novelists You’ve Never Read

    Mon, Mar 27 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online

    Ruth Franklin, Devoney Looser, and Beanie Feldstein.

  • Schomburg Center's 31st Annual Women’s Jazz Festival

    Mondays in March | 7 PM

    Schomburg Center

    Lizz Wright singing at a microphone and holding a tambourine.

  • Meredith Broussard with Alondra Nelson: Bias Is More than a Glitch

    Mon, Mar 20 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online

    Meredith Broussard and Alondra Nelson with the cover of More than a Glitch.

  • Emma Smith: Why Do We Still Burn Books?

    Wed, Mar 22 | 6:30 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Emma Smith with the cover of Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers.

  • Jane and Anna Maria Porter: The Most Famous Novelists You’ve Never Read

    Mon, Mar 27 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online

    Ruth Franklin, Devoney Looser, and Beanie Feldstein.
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New & Noteworthy

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    AdultNonfiction
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  • Stone Blind

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  • Inciting Joy: Essays

    Ross Gay

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    Inciting Joy: Essays

  • The Faraway World: Stories

    Patricia Engel

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    The Faraway World: Stories

  • A Guest at the Feast: Essays

    Colm Toibin

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    A Guest at the Feast: Essays

  • The Magician's Daughter

    H. G. Parry

    AdultFiction
    The Magician's Daughter by H. G. Parry

  • Victory City

    Salmon Rushdie

    AdultFiction
    Victory City by Salmon Rushdie

  • The Attic Child

    Lola Jaye

    AdultHistorical Fiction
    The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

  • The Light Pirate

    Lily Brooks-Dalton

    AdultFiction
    The light pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

  • All the Living and the Dead

    Hayley Campbell

    AdultNonfiction
    All the living and the dead by Hayley Campbell

From Our Blog

  • Meet the 2023 Finalists for NYPL’s Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism

    The award honors a journalist whose work raises awareness about current events or issues of global or national significance.

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  • Current Reads from Irish Authors

    From apocalyptic thrillers set in the Irish countryside to a heart-wrenching romance between two Trinity College students, there's something on this list for everyone.

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