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New York Times Read Alikes: May 8, 2016
The top five is full of romance again this week. For readers who are feeling a bit edgier, there is a new David Baldacci adreneline ride in the mix as well. #1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed...
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Celebrating Short Story Cycles
In 1925, the young Ernest Hemingway published his second collection of short stories. While the individual stories were praised, critics seemed baffled by the collection's unique construction—each...
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Schomburg Treasures: Writers' Program, New York City
Part of FDR's New Deal, the Works Progress/Projects Administration (WPA) was created in 1935 to provide paying jobs for the unemployed at every skill level. Workers built bridges, dams, roads,...
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Ep. 28 "I Have Always Loved to Answer Questions" | Library Stories
NYPL’s Matthew Boylan has always loved asking and answering questions, even as a curious and inquisitive little boy. Now, as a member of the team at AskNYPL, Matthew fields research questions both big...
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The OldNYC App Is Here! We Spoke with Its Creators
In May 2015, Brooklyn-based developer Dan Vanderkam launched OldNYC, providing users a new way to experience NYPL's Photographic Views of New York City collection and discover the history behind the...
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Cinco de Mayo Books for Children
Cinco de Mayo by Linda Lowery; illustrations by Barbara KnutsonCinco de Mayo by Mary Dodson Wade; consultant, Nancy R. VargusCelebra el Cinco de Mayo con un jarabe tapatío F. Isabel Campoy, Alma Flor...
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Whither Westeros? Two Librarians Speculate Wildly on the Future of Game of...
This post was co-written by librarians Josh Soule, Spuyten Duyvil Library, and Meredith Mann, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire has existed...
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Fantastic Magical Mysterious New Middle Grade Fiction
Eight new middle grade titles to satisfy readers who long for a little mystery and a touch of the fantastic in their fiction.The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price by Jennifer MaschariCharlie Price’s...
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The Jerome Robbins Dance Division Fellows Project
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has launched a new Fellows of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division program. This class of six fellows was chosen by the Committee for the Jerome Robbins...
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Black American Dance Narratives: A Survey of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division
All art is cultural expression, but none is more integrative than dance, which is made of our bodies—how we move, where we move, what we wear—to tell every story there is to tell of how we, humanity,...
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Edwin Denby: Memory, History and Documentation
I have been a member of the Burckhardt family since 1979, through my relationship with Jacob Burckhardt, filmmaker and photographer. Edwin Denby was also a member of this family. By way of association,...
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The Same Joy: A Tale of Two Ballet Masters, Balanchine and Bournonville
A Second HomeUpon moving to New York City at age fourteen to complete my dance training at the School of American Ballet (SAB), I made a very important discovery. My new address, 70 Lincoln Center...
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Treasure Hunting at the Library for Performing Arts
Years ago I read a book called Gods Who Dance, written by American dancer Ted Shawn (1891-1972). It tells the tale of his exploratory dance travels. Shawn was one half of Denishawn, a seminal and...
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Everybody’s Guide to Gus Solomons jr’s Dances for Alternative Spaces
I was flattered and intrigued when asked by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to participate in their scholar's program to explore their...
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Searching for Irina Baronova in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division
I was in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Dance Division research room looking through a box of photographs when I found it, a postcard of my mother, Irina Baronova,...
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Ask the Author: Geoff Dyer
Geoff Dyer comes to Books at Noon this week to discuss discuss his latest work, White Sands.Join him on Wednesday, May 11 at 12 PM!When and where do you like to read?Increasingly on planes when I'm...
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A Melville Marginalia Mystery
In this series, we focus on research projects undertaken using NYPL research collections. By showing off some of the research Made at NYPL, we hope that other researchers will build on these projects...
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More Political Humor After the White House Correspondents' Dinner
If you enjoyed President Obama’s performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner this week, you may also enjoy these books by some smart and funny American political humorists. Check the...
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#FridayReads Roundup: Political Humor, Magical Mystery, and Breakup Lines
Join us from 10-11 AM EDT for live reading recommendations on Twitter @NYPLRecommends!What IS this mysterious old-timey phone? Stay tuned to find out soon...More Political Humor After the White House...
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Booktalking "The Seven-Day Weekend" by Ricardo Semler
Semco is a Brazilian company that breaks all of the rules. Do not expect any egos or authoritarian ways here. Employees' interests and skills are nurtured for the mutual benefit of the staff, company...
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