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Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore

Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore
  • Author(s): Robin Sloan
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), San Francisco
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops: it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new....

My New York City

My New York City
  • Author(s): James Rizzi
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

Rizzi hat seiner Lieblingstadt New York ein k?nstlerisches Denkmal gesetzt – in Form eines bislang einzigartigen Reisef?hrers in zwei Versionen. Sehensw?rdigkeiten. Stadt- und U-Bahn-Pl?ne, Alltagsszenen – alles gemalt. Das drei Kilo schwere Coffee Table Book enth?lt ?ber 1000 Illustrationen,...

Netherland

Netherland
  • Author(s): Joseph O'Neill
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2000s

In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he...

New Year’s Eve Murder

New Year’s Eve Murder
  • Author(s): Leslie Meier
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip is bound to have some hidden costs–and one...

New York

New York
  • Author(s): Edward Rutherfurd
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

An irristable story of the birth of the City that Never Sleeps, from the tiny American Indian fishing village to the present day. He interweaves historical and fictitious characters and brings the city to fulsome life.

New York Valentine

New York Valentine
  • Author(s): Carmen Reid
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Love is in the air! Personal shopper Annie Valentine has a dream job in the heart of fabulous Manhattan. Daughter Lana is lost in the heat of first love, but has she fallen for a heart-breaker? In London husband...

Of Time and the River

Of Time and the River
  • Author(s): Thomas Wolfe
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Era(s): Earlly 20th Century

Oh, Play That Thing

Oh, Play That Thing
  • Author(s): Roddy Doyle
  • Location(s): Chicago, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1920s

It’s 1924, and New York is the centre of the universe. Henry Smart, on the run from Dublin, falls on his feet. He is a handsome man with a sandwich board, behind which he stashes hooch for the speakeasies...

On the Town

On the Town
  • Author(s): Marshall Berman
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 20th Century

An enteratining and cultural look at what Times Square represents… the teeming hub, the films, the brashnees, the iconography and the history. A delightfully informative book.

Open City

Open City
  • Author(s): Teju Cole
  • Location(s): Brussels, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A stream of consciousness as Julius, a young Nigerian doctor, processes thought and experiences as he ambles around the streets of Manhattan. He takes off for Brussels, and Nigeria and on his return to Manhattan, he meets a young...

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