Posts from Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

Sarcastic Dorothy... filter-free Sophia... saucy Southern belle Blanche... lovable, exasperating Rose... This famed quartet of friends never came across an issue they couldn't solve together. But what book recommendations would each of these women share? Here's what we think.

Whether it's sports, tabletop or videogames, we love games of all kinds. So, we've gathered a collection of our favorite game-based manga!

Discover an entire genre of manga in which characters are suddenly transported to new, unfamiliar worlds. If you enjoy Miyazaki's Spirited Away, you'll enjoy this list of recommended manga, ready to get your interested in isekai started.

Are you watching the Women’s World Cup? To keep up the international mood between matches, we have reading suggestions featuring women authors from the 24 countries competing in the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Some teams may have been eliminated, but our Literary World Cup teams are still going strong!

The history of LGBTQ+ representation in Japanese manga is quite different from the history of LGBTQ+ representation in American graphic novels and comics. In celebration of Pride Month, we're revisiting some of our favorite Japanese manga featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

Journalist, author, and self-proclaimed human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs discusses his reading and writing habits, and his new book "Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey."

Workplace drama is the focus of this month's patron book recommendations from the May Open Book Hour at the Mid-Manhattan Library.

Take a look at this month's patron book recommendations featuring immigrants, explorers, and other wanderers in literature.

Take a look at patrons' book recommendations on incredible women in literature and real life.

Emilio Estevez's new movie, "The Public" is in theaters now, and one of our librarians caught up with the filmmaker for an interview.

Robots. Cyborgs. Androids. Space stations. They all make up the manga and anime genre known as mecha. Read about the history of mecha, and discover our comprehensive list of recommended manga, movies, and TV series.

Take a look at patrons' book recommendations that go deep into mythical worlds, from Atlantis to Xanadu.

Do you love high fantasy adventures featuring daring heroines and handsome heroes? Supernatural romances? Or maybe simple slice-of-life stories? No matter, Shojo Beat has them all, and we have a list of recommendations compiled by staff and patrons from our latest Manga Monday meet-up.

Whether you’re a long-time romance novel veteran or a tentative newbie, enjoy the genre's background, and our list of recommended titles that are sure to thrill your wildest fantasies!

Whether you prefer romantic comedies, supernatural love stories, or straight-up hot-and-steamy adventures, we've got the manga recommendation for you!

Whether you're a parent, guardian, educator, or librarian, you might be at a loss when a middle grader asks for a manga recommendation. Fear not, we're here to help!

Every month at our Open Book Hour, Mid-Manhattan readers meet to trade fiction and nonfiction book recommendations. Today, we’d like to share their picks from the past few months with you.

Best known for his dark tales of horror, psychological terror, and madness, Poe’s own life was marked by both internal and external tragedies that undoubtedly shaped his work.

With the upcoming Super Blood Wolf Moon, we’ve put together a list of recommendations based on, you guessed it, our favorite supernatural wolf-creature: the werewolf!