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  • AANHPI Heritage Month at NYPL

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What's On

  • Author Talks & Conversations

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  • Katrina Dodson: Translating 'Macunaíma, the Hero with No Character'

    Mon, May 15 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    The cover of Macunaima by Mario de Andrade and Katrina Dodson.

  • Mott Street: Ava Chin with Maya Jasanoff

    Tues, May 16 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Ava Chin with the cover of Mott Street.

  • David Remnick: Holding the Note

    Tues, May 23 | 6:30 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    David Remnick with the cover of Holding the Note.

  • May Book Club Event: Victor LaValle

    Mon, May 22 | 6 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online

    Alison Stewart and Victor LaValle.

  • Katrina Dodson: Translating 'Macunaíma, the Hero with No Character'

    Mon, May 15 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    The cover of Macunaima by Mario de Andrade and Katrina Dodson.

  • Mott Street: Ava Chin with Maya Jasanoff

    Tues, May 16 | 6 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Ava Chin with the cover of Mott Street.

  • David Remnick: Holding the Note

    Tues, May 23 | 6:30 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    David Remnick with the cover of Holding the Note.
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New & Noteworthy

  • Couplets: a Love Story

    Maggie Millner

    AdultPoetry
    Couplets: a Love Story by Maggie Millner

  • I Know Who You Are

    Barbara Rae-Venter

    AdultNonfiction
    I know who you are : how an amateur DNA sleuth unmasked the Golden State Killer and changed crime fighting forever by Barbara Rae-Venter

  • American Mermaid

    Julia Langbein

    AdultFiction
    American Mermaid by Julia Langbein

  • Benjamin Banneker and Us

    Rachel J. Webster

    AdultNonfiction
    Benjamin Banneker and us : eleven generations of an American family by Rachel J. Webster

  • Endpapers

    Jennifer Savran Kelly

    AdultFiction
    Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly

  • My Monticello

    Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

    AdultFiction
    my monticello

  • The Monsoon Diaries

    Calvin Sun

    AdultNonfiction
    the monsoon diaries

  • Dust Child

    Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

    AdultHistorical Fiction
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  • Such Pretty Flowers

    K.L. Cerra

    AdultGothic Fiction
    such pretty flowers

From Our Blog

  • Because You're a Plant Person Now (Or Want To Be)

    These titles will raise your plant IQ or get you on the path of plant parenthood.

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  • Fresh Reads: New Book Recommendations for Teens, by Teens

    A list of new books for teens recommended by the Teen Civics Ambassadors.

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Updates

  • Discover the Polonsky Exhibition

    The New York Public Library's first-ever permanent exhibition highlights our world-renowned research collections.

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