In “Green Metropolis,” David Owen argues that New York City is not only the greatest place to live in America—it’s also the greenest.
Author Archive | Katherine J. Chen
“Stitches”
Hauntingly written and accompanied by mesmerizing sketches, “Stitches” recounts author David Small’s adolescent years.
“In Cheap We Trust”
Lauren Weber challenges the guilt-free spending that many Americans have come to take for granted.
“Where Men Win Glory”
Pat Tillman, the football star who turned down a million-dollar NFL contract to join the military, is the star of Jon Krakauer’s latest book
“Lies My Mother Never Told Me”
Kaylie Jones struggles to emerge from the shadow of her father’s legacy after growing up with the likes of Kurt Vonnegut, James Baldwin, and Norman Mailer.
“The Lost City of Z”
David Grann mixes fact and conjecture to tell the story of Percy Fawcett, the Victorian explorer lost in the Amazon rainforest and—until now—in the pages of history.
“Mike Bloomberg”
New York Times reporter Joyce Purnick paints a complicated, in-depth portrait of New York City’s 108th mayor in her telling biography, “Mike Bloomberg.”
“Anne Frank”
“Anne Frank” by Francine Prose combines literary gossip and historical facts to lay claim to the belief that the young WWII icon was nothing short of a literary genius.
“Cheerful Money”
Tad Friend, a staff writer for the New Yorker, pens a hilarious and touching memoir about quirky relatives on the brink of extinction.
“Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned”
Wells Tower delves into the lives of fathers, sons, brothers, and ex-husbands struggling to love and survive in the depths of Wild America.