Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo received authorization to write the book under false pretenses, the board had previously ruled. Source: New York Times
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Alice Sebold Apologizes to Man Wrongly Convicted of Raping Her
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after the author identified him as her attacker in an assault she described in her memoir “Lucky.” Source: New York Times
How a Book- Pickle- and Tchotchke-Seller Spends Sundays
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
When she’s not at her whimsical secondhand shop, Leigh Altshuler plays board games and visits neighbors. Source: New York Times
Cuomo May Have to Forfeit Millions Earned From Pandemic Memoir
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
A New York State ethics panel revoked its approval that allowed Andrew Cuomo to write his book, contending that he broke his promise not to use state resources. Source: New York Times
‘I Don’t Know What a Carrie Is’: Candace Bushnell Works It Out Onstage
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
The writer maps her life in a one-woman show, “Is There Still Sex in the City?,” beginning previews this weekend at the Daryl Roth Theater. Source: New York Times
Reading Around New York
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2021
Even amid the clamor of a city of millions, New Yorkers have always been able to escape into a good book. Source: New York Times
The Visionary Community of the Harlem Y.M.C.A.
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2021
In the early 20th century, the building became a meeting place for many of the writers, artists, actors and activists who defined a new and vibrant Black culture. Source: New York Times
‘Black No More’ to Land Off Broadway This Winter
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2021
The musical will feature the theatrical debut of the Roots’ Black Thought, who will be writing the music and lyrics and be in a lead role. Source: New York Times
School Employees Get Their Shots
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
Among teachers, the vaccination rate has climbed to 96% following the imposition of a mandate in New York City schools. Source: New York Times
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