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Tag Archives: New York City
Dear Book People
Sincerely Erik, is a moving short film written and directed by Naz Riahi about one bookseller struggling in these plague times. Although it is fictional, it poignantly reflects the reality that many folks in the book trade are experiencing all over … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, movies, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Greenwich Village, indie bookstores, New York City
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Bookstore Tourism
After many delays, New York City’s historic Strand Bookstore has opened its Upper West Side location at 450 Columbus Avenue, between 81st and 82nd Streets in Manhattan. The store features a combination of new, used and rare books of all genres, … Continue reading
I ❤ NY
You may not have known his name, but there is no doubt you’ve seen his work. Milton Glaser, one of the world’s most influential and pioneering graphic designers, died on June 26th, which was also his 91st birthday. The design … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Bob Dylan, Graphic design, Milton Glaser, New York City, poster art
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The Not-Quite-Quiet Library
My family and friends who are on lockdown in New York City have noted just how preternaturally quiet it has been lately. Not day in the country quiet, but actual birds singing, wind in the trees, individual voices, and cars … Continue reading
Why Real Books Are Great
h/t to Strand Books NYC
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, USA
Tagged New York City, Publishing and Printing
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The East Village is not dead (just different)
Book Club is a new bookstore and wine bar in the infamous Alphabet City neighborhood of Lower Manhattan’s East Village. While I will grant that the East Village is not the bizzaro-crazy place of my feckless youth, its demise is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Alphabet City, East Village, East Village Manhattan, New York City
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Celebrate with Patience and Fortitude
The New York Public Library is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. An elite group of librarians from NYPL have created a list of 125 books from the last 125 years that inspire a lifelong love of reading. Even Patience … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Beloved, Bryant Park, New York City, New York Public Library, The Great Gatsby
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Decolonizing the Metropolitan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of my favorite go to places in the city. In fact, I’ve been visiting the Met since before I could walk. The museum’s grand entrance hall never fails to awe. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Canada, History, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged First Nations, Metropolitan Museum of Art, mural arts, New York City
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Blue Monday NYC
It’s a blue Monday in “Rainy Day, New York,” a 1940 painting by Leon Dolice—a Vienna-born artist who visited NYC in the 1920s, and it’s a rainy blue Monday today.
MOMA gets a facelift
Devoted fans have been anxiously waiting for New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to reopen. The museum closed in summer for a four-month $450 million renovation project, and will finally unveil its makeover to the museum-going public today. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged MOMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NYC
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