Calling All Jellicles: Book Recs for T. S. Eliot's Cats
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
December 19, 2019
Are we really about to recommend books to fictional cats? You bet your sweet Skimbleshanks we are.
Move Over, Beach Reads: It's Time for Winter Solstice Books
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
December 19, 2019
Winter is the best time for books. We're offering up a few book suggestions to help you deal with the cold and darkness in body, mind, and spirit.
Reading the 2020 Awards Season: Golden Globes Edition
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
December 12, 2019
Nominees for the 2020 Golden Globes were announced this week, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has picked out a bookish bunch!
Read up on the originals before the awards are announced on January 5 of the new year.
Celebrating Emily Dickinson, Poetry's Favorite "Nobody"
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
December 10, 2019
Her life has inspired a wide range of material, from speculative novels to illustrated children's books to an examination of her plants.
Joseph Bruchac's Legacy: Picture Books for Thanksgiving and Beyond
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
November 26, 2019
Bruchac has been writing for over 40 years, and he’s authored dozens of picture books for children about indigenous peoples' folklore and traditional stories, as well as nonfiction, plays, mysteries, and novels for older kids, teens, and adults.
Where to Start with Margaret Atwood
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
November 18, 2019
Her work is so varied and diverse that we’ve organized this where-to-start post by reader types.
Reading the Clouds Away: Book Suggestions for Sesame Street Characters
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
November 10, 2019
We want to honor our favorite residents of the best street in New York City…how else? With books.
Required Reading for the Full 'Let It Snow' Experience
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
November 7, 2019
After you read the original, check out a few more suggested novels by the three authors—and wait for the wave of YA book-to-screen adaptations to sweep up even more books in its swelling tide.
9 Books for Native American Heritage Month
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
November 5, 2019
November is Native American Heritage Month, and the perfect time to pick up recent books by and about indigenous people.
Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic: Which Books Should Our Favorite Movie Witches Read?
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
October 23, 2019
Book recommendations for the wild, wonderful characters of our favorite Halloween films—witches and non-witches alike.
Can't Get Enough Urban Fiction? Try These 20 Books.
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
October 11, 2019
Because of the genre's fast pace and compulsive readability, many readers burn through urban fiction at a breakneck speed—meaning libraries are left with empty shelves and readers have to search other sections for books that have a similar subject matter, pace, and tone.
Check Out the National Book Award Finalists for 2019
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
October 8, 2019
It's October, and everyone knows what that means... time for the National Book Awards! This morning, the National Book Foundation announced this year's finalists in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature.
Fall Staff Picks for Kids
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
October 4, 2019
Just as leaves turn in the fall, so do The New York Public Library’s Staff Picks, offering a new harvest of books our expert librarians recommend for kids of all ages.
Kids Books for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
September 27, 2019
Check out some of our favorite picture books for the start of the Jewish new year, and l'shana tova (happy new year) to all!
New & Noteworthy: YA Fiction
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
September 25, 2019
The New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens list doesn't come out until November, but the committee of YA staff members is hard at work reading as many 2019 titles as they can get their hands on. Here's some new fiction that's on their radar.
New & Noteworthy: Kids' Books for All Ages
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
September 25, 2019
Our committee of dedicated library staff members are closing in on the finalists for our annual Best Books for Kids list! No promises about which titles will make the final cut, but check out some of the books they're debating right now.
Celebrating the City's First Puerto Rican Librarian, Pura Belpré
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
September 20, 2019
Pura Belpré was a legend in her own time—and in ours, as well.
Fall Staff Picks
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
September 12, 2019
Twilight is coming earlier, dawn is coming later, the hot garbage smell is finally fading from the streets of Midtown Manhattan ... and that means only one thing: It's autumn in New York. With the new season comes our new round of Staff Picks— 100 titles that NYPL staff members are excited to be reading right now.
9 Books That Are Emotional Roller Coasters
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
August 15, 2019
August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day (yes, really), so we asked our NYPL book experts: What’s your favorite book that’s an emotional roller coaster?
Bunny, I Love You!: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 146
by Gwen Glazer, Communications
August 8, 2019
Gwen and Frank do a deep dive into the dark comedy, "Bunny" by Mona Award.