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RUSS & DAUGHTERS, by Mark Russ Federman

March 27, 2013

LOVE LETTER TO New York’s temple of herring, Russ & Daughters, is also a history of Jewish life in the city.

Grade: B PLUS

RUSS & DAUGHTERS: REFLECTIONS AND RECIPES FROM THE HOUSE THAT HERRING BUILT
Schocken Books
2013

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AFTER THE FALL, by Victoria Roberts

March 23, 2013

THE MAGIC OF CENTRAL PARK takes center stage in this New York fable, a quirky picture book for grown-ups.

Grade: SOLID B

AFTER THE FALL
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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THESE THINGS HAPPEN, by Richard Kramer

January 31, 2013

A VERY NEW YORK story about a charming, disaffected teenager and his parents and their partners.  Sweet.

Grade: SOLID B

THESE THINGS HAPPEN
Unbridled Books
2012

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NEVER TELL, by Alafair Burke

September 30, 2012

A TOUGH MANHATTAN DETECTIVE challenges herself to solve the complex mystery of an ultra-rich teenager’s death.

Grade: SOLID B

NEVER TELL
Harper
2012

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I NEVER PROMISED YOU A GOODIE BAG, by Jennifer Gilbert

September 2, 2012

A NEW YORK EVENT PLANNER’S memoir spotlights her life’s ups (marriage, family) and downs (surviving assault).

Grade: SOLID B

I NEVER PROMISED YOU A GOODIE BAG: A MEMOIR OF A LIFE THROUGH EVENTS--THE ONES YOU PLAN AND THE ONES YOU DON'T
Harper
2012

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THE GODS OF GOTHAM, by Lyndsay Faye

August 20, 2012

INTRICATE, DETAIL-RICH MYSTERY set in 1845 New York paints a vivid picture of the changing city. Haunting!

Grade: A MINUS

THE GODS OF GOTHAM
Putnam/Amy Einhorn Books
2012

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CEMETERY JOHN, by Robert Zorn

August 7, 2012

THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING, reviewed and reopened in the light of memories from New York’s German community.

Grade: SOLID B

CEMETERY JOHN: THE UNDISCOVERED MASTERMIND BEHIND THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING
Overlook Press
2012

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THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE MIND, by Sarah Schulman

August 6, 2012

INCISIVE, DEEPLY PERSONAL reflection on the impact of AIDS and gentrification on New York’s queer avant-garde.

Grade: B PLUS

THE GENTRIFICATION OF THE MIND: WITNESS TO A LOST IMAGINATION
University of California Press
2012

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THE WOMAN WHO WASN’T THERE, by Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.

July 29, 2012

MIND-BOGGLING TRUE STORY of a hoaxster who pretended to be a survivor of the 2001 World Trade Center attack.

Grade: SOLID B

THE WOMAN WHO WASN'T THERE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN INCREDIBLE DECEPTION
Touchstone
2012

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PERFECT ON PAPER, by Janet Goss

June 7, 2012

CROSSWORDS, VINTAGE COUTURE, pigs spice up a fun tale of a Manhattan artist trying to choose among her suitors.

Grade: SOLID B

PERFECT ON PAPER
New American Library
2012

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