NYPL Blog

Enjoy songs, rhymes, and favorite read-aloud books for young kids and their grownups.

Fiction, poetry, memoir, and more by and about people of Jewish descent that reflect a rich diversity in themes and narrative styles. 

NYPL staff remember the legendary manga artist who died in March.

Selected from a pool of 620 applicants from 66 countries, they include academics, independent scholars, novelists, playwrights, and poets.

Over twenty titles with similar tropes as Funny Story including roommates-to-romance, fake relationships, and opposites attract.

These fiction titles highlight some of the ways that teachers make a profound difference in the lives of children. 

Most Jewish artists persecuted by the Nazis have been forgotten. Ariela Braunschweig leads a project to document their work and lives.

These five talented authors are finalists for the 24th annual Young Lions Fiction Award.

The former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and First Lady takes the stage for a candid and in-depth conversation.

A history of The Vanguard, social register and classified directory for New York's African American community, 1933-1943–recently digitized!