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17 Readalikes for Emily Henry Books
By Anne Rouyer, Supervising Young Adult Librarian | August 16, 2022If you've finished all of her books or are waiting for a hold to come in, these books will fill the gap!Salman Rushdie Reading List: Standing Up for Freedom of Expression
By NYPL Staff | August 16, 2022Rushdie's tireless work and thoughtful writings provide the world with exceptional insight.Available Now! 10 Cool Summer Books from #NYPLSummerBookshelf to Instantly Download and Read
By NYPL Staff | August 15, 2022No holds, no waiting! Check out these summer books you can borrow online and read immediately with your NYPL library card!An Important Update About NYPL's Grand Central Library
By Tony Marx, NYPL President | August 12, 2022A message from Tony Marx, New York Public Library President.Did You Miss Us?, Ep. 221
By NYPL Podcasts | August 11, 2022Join us for a discussion of the memoir Always Crashing in the Same Car and a book of poetry, Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow.Celebrate Harlem Week with Books from NYPL's Harlem Community Collection
By NYPL Staff | August 10, 2022This collection makes significant works written about, for, by, and in Harlem and its diverse communities easily accessible.NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Urmila Seshagiri
By Carolyn Vega, Curator, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | August 10, 2022Read about short-term fellow Urmila Seshagiri's work with the Virginia Woolf papers in NYPL's Berg Collection.Lapidus Center Announces 2022 Harriet Tubman Prize Finalists
By Lisa Herndon, Managers, Schomburg Communications and Publicity | August 9, 2022The prize honors the best nonfiction book on the slave trade, slavery, and anti-slavery in the Atlantic World published in the U.S.Decoys, Stand-Ins, and Posuers: Fake Relationship Romances
By Carrie McBride, Communications | August 8, 2022This trope is alive and kicking in romance books as authors find fun new ways to play with the fake-dating-turned-true-love dynamic.Princess Books for the 21st Century Child
By Clarissa Cooke, Children's Librarian | August 8, 2022Here is an inclusive list of princess books that go beyond being rescued by a handsome prince.