Among teachers, the vaccination rate has climbed to 96% following the imposition of a mandate in New York City schools. Source: New York Times
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New York Public Library to Keep Picture Collection Browsable
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
A plan to archive the resource, used by many artists, including Warhol, has been shelved. Source: New York Times
Colson Whitehead Reinvents Himself, Again
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
After winning back-to-back Pulitzers, the author of “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys” took another detour with his new crime novel, “Harlem Shuffle.” Source: New York Times
54 Years Late, Dorothy Parker Finally Gets a Tombstone
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2021
The beloved author wrote many witty epitaphs but never suggested where her remains should end up. Her fans helped complete her ashes’ odyssey. Source: New York Times
Katie Kitamura and the Cognitive Dissonance of Being Alive Right Now
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2021
Her new novel, “Intimacies,” introduces readers to the perceptive, digressive mind of an interpreter at The Hague who is dealing with loss, an uncertain relationship and an insecure world. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Eve Adams, Writer Who Gave Lesbians a Voice
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
Her 1925 book, “Lesbian Love,” is one of the earliest examples of American lesbian literature. She also ran Eve’s Hangout, a literary haunt in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Lincoln Center Names Mahogany L. Browne Its First Poet in Residence
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2021
Mahogany Browne, the author of “Black Girl Magic” and “Chlorine Sky,” will develop in-person and virtual programming from July to September at the performing-arts center. Source: New York Times
‘I’m Easily Bored by Books,’ Says Writer of 22 Novels
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
The latest from the aptly named Francine Prose is “The Vixen,” a surprisingly funny tale involving Ethel Rosenberg and the C.I.A. Source: New York Times
It’s Not Too Late to Discover Louise Meriwether
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, “Daddy Was a Number Runner,” and its themes still resonate today. Source: New York Times
How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Made an Old Bookstore New
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
The century-old Drama Book Shop in Manhattan struggled for years. Then “Hamilton” happened. Source: New York Times
‘We Always Rise.’ A Black-Owned Bookstore in Newark Navigates the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on May 22, 2021
Source of Knowledge has been a Newark mainstay for decades. It survived the past year thanks to the generosity of its customers and an owner who provides more than just books. Source: New York Times
Drama Book Shop, Backed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, to Open in June
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2021
The quirky bookstore, which sells scripts and other theater-related work, was acquired by a team of “Hamilton” alumni after years of struggle. Source: New York Times
Spotlight Is on the Mayoral Candidates
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
It’s a chance for struggling candidates to break out. Public safety and police power are almost certain to arise as contentious topics. Source: New York Times
Fred Jordan, Publisher of Taboo-Breaking Books, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2021
At Grove Press, he and Barney Rosset challenged censors as they popularized D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and others. Source: New York Times
Helen Weaver, Chronicler of an Affair With Kerouac, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2021
She was a respected translator from French and a writer on astrology, but her magnum opus was a memoir of her time with Kerouac and the Beats. Source: New York Times