Posts by Emily Pullen

For nearly 50 years, bell hooks was an influential thinker, theorist, and cultural critic. Here are a few books that offer a snapshot of hooks as a lover, a writer, a teacher, a thinker, a gender theorist, and a critic.

If you're looking for something fresh to read, our librarians and staff offer dozens of their favorites for you to "fall back" on.

This reading list draws out the timely and enduring themes present in Kamala Sankaram’s opera, and the groundbreaking research that inspired it, with books that emphasize the possibilities of kinship with nature.

Check out these new 2021 gems for all ages—they deserve to be at the top of your reading list.

Check out these new 2021 gems for all ages—they deserve to be at the top of your reading list.

There are plenty of great books that tell compelling stories and that break DNA down into bits (Ts, As, Cs, and Gs) that can be understood by non-experts.

Our librarians are constantly seeking out books to recommend—recent and classic, fun and serious, dense and breezy, for young folks and old.

Podcasts are often good starting points for subjects of interest, and full books are great for that deeper dive.

Many of us have had no reason or interest in trying to understand the stock market or hedge funds—until a few days ago when GameStop and short selling stormed into the news cycle. Here are a few books that can help you understand how these financial systems work.

For the last few years, Book Riot has offered readers a wide swath of literary challenges to encourage them to broaden their reading horizons and to step out of their bookish comfort zones. Here are the 2021 challenges, and a few suggestions for each to get you on your way.

Many of the fall book awards have been announced, but you may find yourself having a bit of a wait before it gets in your hands (or on your digital device). In the meantime, we have some recommendations to keep you sated.

The New York Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2020. These annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults, curated by our expert librarians, encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids’ books in Spanish, and much more. Discover our top 10 books in five categories, then explore the lists in full.

Here are some books for young people about women who have transcended the glass ceiling to serve in positions of power in the US Government, amplifying women's voices and visibility along the way.

Here is some incredible fiction that centers on the soldier's experience, both during war and after they return home.

From now until November 25, readers all over the world will be able to vote for their favorite book among these selected titles.

Check out these perfect October reads for folks who like spooky but aren’t into horror.

So far, this year has not looked quite how most of us envisioned it. However, books are a source of comfort, entertainment, and education for many folks, and our librarians are still reading amazing books.

There's never a wait for these selections which include beautiful picture books for read alouds, engaging biographies and non-fiction titles to complement science or history lessons.

There's never a wait to access these titles including code cracking, creating digital portfolios, thinking about pollution, the refugee crisis, a plethora of realistic fiction, and more.