Lily Tuck, an UES resident who is a past winner of a National Book Award for fiction, has at 86 years old, just had her latest novel, “The Rest is Memory” published by an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co. ( Photo: National Book Foundation) Award Winning Author Reveals New Novel Was Sparked by a Single Image of Young Girl Tragically, it happened: the holocaust that killed eleven million innocent people in World War 11. From “Schindler’s List”... City Arts 02 Jan 2025 | 12:43
The Kirkus Review praised Talkin’ Greenwich Village saying the author David Browne “offers a detailed, abundantly populated chronicle of a storied place and its creative, outspoken, driven inhabitants...Animated social history.” ( Photo: Hachette Books) “Talkin’ Greenwich Village” Captures The Coolest Neighborhood in the History of the World David Browne’s terrific new book, Talkin’ Greenwich Village, is a love letter to that distinctive, quirky, historic stretch... Features 25 Oct 2024 | 05:11
Alex Belth’s new anthology, What Makes Sammy Jr. Run?: Classic Celebrity Journalism Volume 1 (1960s and 1970s) ( The Sager Group) New Celebrity Journalism Anthology Celebrates its Release at KGB Bar on LES On the cool summer evening of June 11, dozens of old-school reporters and editors gathered at the KGB Bar at 85 E. 4th St.... News 13 Jun 2024 | 10:59
“Jacob the Baker” author Noah benShea (center)who plays the title character in the new Amazon streaming movie, gather at the film’s one week theater premiere with director Gev Miron (left) and Wendy Kout, benShea’s former student who co-wrote the film. “Jacob the Baker” Book Series That is Now a Movie Turns Bestselling Author into a Star We could all use a little hope and emotional support in these troubled times. Coming to the rescue is a fictional character... City Arts 29 Dec 2023 | 10:25
Artist Shahzia-Sikander stands before her massive LED art work “The Singings Suns” at the Moynihan Train Hall. The display changes every 15 minutes. Photo: Amtrak A Rail Treasure: Curated Art at Moynihan Hall and Penn Sta. What buildings have turned into Manhattan’s most unique art galleries? Two current Art at Amtrak installations are on view... City Arts 16 Nov 2023 | 03:07
Harry Abrams sings a copy of his memorir. Photo: Courtesy Harry Abrams Legendary Hollywood Agent Dishes in a New “How To” Memoir What do entertainment agents actually do? And why do they always get such a bad rap? Many of us saw “Entourage,” of course,... City Arts 27 Oct 2023 | 03:50
Jimmy Mulzet at home with his book. Photo: Zachary Weg Jimmy Mulzet’s Improbable Life of Adventure As he shows in his recent uplifting memoir, “Facing the Challenge, Beating the Odds: The Jimmy Mulzet Story” (Archway Publishing,... News 15 Dec 2022 | 12:11
Book cover of “The Revolutionary.” Photo via Amazon.com A Pulitzer Historian Has Another Winner She has spent years researching, and then giving readers fascinating takes on, people like Cleopatra, the Salem Witches,... News 26 Oct 2022 | 11:36
Donald Trump in late 1985 with model of “Television City,” a development proposal for the former West Side rail yards, now Riverside South. Photo: Bernard Gotfryd, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Made in NYC One of the great ironies of the Trump era is how utterly many New Yorkers would love to disown him even though he is very... News 19 Oct 2022 | 06:37
Cover of “The Scandalous Hamiltons.” Photo courtesy of Bill Shaffer The New York Scandal that Captivated America During the Gilded Age In 1889, Robert Ray Hamilton, the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, was looking to divorce the sex worker who had supposedly... News 29 Jul 2022 | 11:44
Book jacket of “The New Kings of New York” by Adam Piore. Reshaping the Skyline of NYC Arthur Zeckendorf traced his finger along the steep upward sloping line, which explained so much about what has happened... News 26 May 2022 | 10:01
Author Zibby Owens. Photo: Kyle Owens The Park Avenue Podcast Queen Turned Author Upper East Sider Zibby Owens is on the move. The 45-year old energetic Jewish mother of four and “Good Morning America” regular... City Arts 06 May 2022 | 12:53
Author Mike DeCapite. Photo: Nathaniel Siegel A Lover in the City He wouldn’t say it, shy and mellow as he is, but Mike DeCapite has written the New York novel of the moment. A love story... News 01 Mar 2022 | 01:45
Photo via Amazon.com Bridging the American Islands James Hime is an Arkansas-born, sometime-New Yorker and currently world-traveled Texan whose first book, “The Night of The... Voices 16 Feb 2022 | 03:42
Photo via Amazon.com A Music Mogul Writes About the ‘Hollytics’ of 2020 New Yorker Danny Goldberg has had a long and varied career. He has run prestigious record companies, managed folks like Kurt... News 02 Nov 2021 | 11:25
