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  • Ross Perlin with Suketu Mehta: Language City

    Thurs, Apr 18 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

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  • Stephen Kotkin: Six Futures of Russia—Why We Need History (and Libraries)

    Wed, Apr 24 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

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  • Emily Wilson: Reading 'The Iliad'

    Tues, Apr 30 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

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  • Written Work: Poetry, Labor & the Global City

    Mon, Apr 15 | 6:30 PM

    Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) & Online

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  • Ross Perlin with Suketu Mehta: Language City

    Thurs, Apr 18 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    2 side-by-side headshots: Ross Perlin, Suketu Mehta
  • Stephen Kotkin: Six Futures of Russia—Why We Need History (and Libraries)

    Wed, Apr 24 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    LIVE from NYPL logo, Stephen Kotkin headshot
  • Emily Wilson: Reading 'The Iliad'

    Tues, Apr 30 | 7 PM

    Stephen A. Schwarzman Building & Online

    Emily Wilson headshot, book cover of The Iliad

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  • Greta & Valdin

    Rebecca K. Reilly

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    Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
  • Remembering Peasants

    Patrick Joyce

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    Remembering Peasants: a personal history of a vanished world by Patrick Joyce
  • The Turtle House

    Amanda Churchill

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    The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
  • This is the Honey

    Kwame Alexander, editor

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    This is the Honey: an anthology of contemporary black poets edited by Kwame Alexander
  • Cahokia Jazz

    Francis Spufford

    AdultFiction
    Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
  • The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

    Roshani Choksi

    AdultFiction
    the last tale of the flower brude by roshani chokshi
  • Let Him In

    William Friend

    AdultHorror
    let him in by william friend
  • The Brightest Star

    Gail Tsukiyama

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    the brightest star by gail tsukiyama
  • Who Owns This Sentence?

    David Bellos

    AdultNonfiction
    who owns this sentence? by david bellos
  • Day

    Michael Cunningham

    AdultFiction
    day by michael cunningham
  • Exploring the Arctic at NYPL: A Reading List

    To accompany The Awe of the Arctic exhibition, this reading list offers perspectives on this astounding region.

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  • Who You Gonna Read? Ghost Stories!

    In honor of the ghostbusters being back in town (and at the Library!), here are some spine-chilling stories across the spectral spectrum.

     


     

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