Harry Abrams sings a copy of his memorir. Photo: Courtesy Harry Abrams Legendary Hollywood Agent Dishes in a New “How To” Memoir What do entertainment agents actually do? And why do they always get such a bad rap? Many of us saw “Entourage,” of course,... City Arts 27 Oct 2023 | 03:50
Jimmy Mulzet at home with his book. Photo: Zachary Weg Jimmy Mulzet’s Improbable Life of Adventure As he shows in his recent uplifting memoir, “Facing the Challenge, Beating the Odds: The Jimmy Mulzet Story” (Archway Publishing,... News 15 Dec 2022 | 12:11
Book cover of “The Revolutionary.” Photo via Amazon.com A Pulitzer Historian Has Another Winner She has spent years researching, and then giving readers fascinating takes on, people like Cleopatra, the Salem Witches,... News 26 Oct 2022 | 11:36
Donald Trump in late 1985 with model of “Television City,” a development proposal for the former West Side rail yards, now Riverside South. Photo: Bernard Gotfryd, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Made in NYC One of the great ironies of the Trump era is how utterly many New Yorkers would love to disown him even though he is very... News 19 Oct 2022 | 06:37
Cover of “The Scandalous Hamiltons.” Photo courtesy of Bill Shaffer The New York Scandal that Captivated America During the Gilded Age In 1889, Robert Ray Hamilton, the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, was looking to divorce the sex worker who had supposedly... News 29 Jul 2022 | 11:44
Clockwise from right: Sapph-Lit founder Nina Haines with club members Sanne van den Hengel, Parker Damato and Adele McDonald. Photo: Geneva The Sapph-Lit Book Club Imagine a community described as “a disco ball wrapped in a warm hug.” This is what Nina Haines, the founder of Sapph-Lit,... News 14 Jul 2022 | 06:05
Author Zibby Owens. Photo: Kyle Owens The Park Avenue Podcast Queen Turned Author Upper East Sider Zibby Owens is on the move. The 45-year old energetic Jewish mother of four and “Good Morning America” regular... City Arts 06 May 2022 | 12:53
Author Mike DeCapite. Photo: Nathaniel Siegel A Lover in the City He wouldn’t say it, shy and mellow as he is, but Mike DeCapite has written the New York novel of the moment. A love story... News 01 Mar 2022 | 01:45
Photo via Amazon.com Bridging the American Islands James Hime is an Arkansas-born, sometime-New Yorker and currently world-traveled Texan whose first book, “The Night of The... Voices 16 Feb 2022 | 03:42
Photo via Amazon.com A Music Mogul Writes About the ‘Hollytics’ of 2020 New Yorker Danny Goldberg has had a long and varied career. He has run prestigious record companies, managed folks like Kurt... News 02 Nov 2021 | 11:25
Erik Larson speaking in Toronto, 2015. Photo: Wanderland, via Flickr Erik Larson Tells a Ghost Story Erik Larson has taken us inside a World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893, filled with magic, mystery and murder. He has taken us... News 28 Sep 2021 | 02:16
Caricature of Hirschfeld by Don Bevan. Courtesy of Sardi’s Hirschfeld: The Life Outside the Lines For decades, the name “Nina” conjured thoughts of hidden squiggles, swirls, and surprises, as thousands of fans hunted for... City Arts 08 Sep 2021 | 01:21
Author Lauren Layne. Photo: Anthony LeDonne Love is in the Air (and Online) on the Streets of New York Lauren Layne was always destined — or determined — to become a writer of romance novels. “I don’t know if it was just fate... News 26 Jul 2021 | 10:15
“Morningside Heights” book jacket, courtesy of Pantheon. ‘Morningside Heights’ Captures Neighborhood’s Ever-Changing Spirit Morningside Heights has changed — as neighborhoods tend to do — over the past few decades, according to Brooklyn-based author... News 24 Jul 2021 | 10:10
Author Lea Geller. Photo: Jason Roth A Beach Read Set in What New Yorkers Consider the Country If you’re searching for a New York-centric beach read with a fun and (somewhat) relatable twist, look no further than Lea... News 14 Jun 2021 | 11:51
