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SEPIA BLUE: RISE OF THE NIGHT by Orlando Sanchez

May 25, 2014

ACTION-PACKED URBAN FANTASY set in an enchanted New York City, where supernatural beings prowl Central Park. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

SEPIA BLUE: RISE OF THE NIGHT
Self-Published
2014

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FIX YOU by Carrie Elks

April 14, 2014

A TRANSATLANTIC ROMANCE SET against the backdrops of music journalism in London, big finance in New York. SOLID B

FIX YOU
self-published
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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THE BOY DETECTIVE, by Roger Rosenblatt

December 20, 2013

A MONTAGE OF MEMORIES, a love letter to New York; Roger Rosenblatt’s latest memoir is bittersweet, thoughtful. B PLUS

THE BOY DETECTIVE : A NEW YORK CHILDHOOD
Ecco Press
2013

Grade: B PLUS

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CLAUDIA SILVER TO THE RESCUE, by Kathy Ebel

July 6, 2013

BITTERSWEET FAMILY DRAMA is rich in details of 1990s New York, strong on characterization. Great #beachread!

Grade: B PLUS

CLAUDIA SILVER TO THE RESCUE
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2013

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THE MAGIC CIRCLE, by Jenny Davidson

May 15, 2013

GAMES, THEATER, MAGIC, and the tangled relationships of young Manhattan academics.  Absorbing, complex novel.

Grade: A MINUS

THE MAGIC CIRCLE
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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HIDDEN CITIES, by Moses Gates

May 14, 2013

URBAN EXPLORATION, FROM the catacombs of Paris to the bridges of New York, captured in an exciting memoir.

Grade: B PLUS

HIDDEN CITIES: TRAVELS TO THE SECRET CORNERS OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST METROPOLISES---A MEMOIR OF URBAN EXPLORATION
Penguin/Tarcher
2013

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EAT THE CITY, by Robin Shulman

April 16, 2013

COMPLETELY FASCINATING HISTORY of farming, production of food and drink in New York City past and present.

Grade: B PLUS

EAT THE CITY: A TALE OF THE FISHERS, FORAGERS, BUTCHERS, FARMERS, POULTRY MINDERS, SUGAR REFINERS, CANE CUTTERS, BEEKEEPERS, WINEMAKERS, AND BREWERS WHO BUILT NEW YORK
Crown
2012

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BIRD OF PARADISE, by Raquel Cepeda

April 12, 2013

DOMINICAN-AMERICAN FILMMAKER Raquel Cepeda explores her family history, her Latina identity in charming memoir.

Grade: B PLUS

BIRD OF PARADISE: HOW I BECAME LATINA
Simon and Schuster/Atria
2013

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AN ENLARGED HEART, by Cynthia Zarin

April 7, 2013

WITH A POET’S GRACE of language and her keenly observant eye, this New York memoir stands out from the crowd.

Grade: B PLUS

AN ENLARGED HEART: A PERSONAL HISTORY
Knopf Doubleday
2013

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GUN MACHINE, by Warren Ellis

March 31, 2013

GRITTY, SPOOKY, FANTASTICALLY well plotted New York police thriller from comics great Warren Ellis.

Grade: A MINUS

GUN MACHINE
Little, Brown/Mulholland Books
2013

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