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Confessions of a Pugilist: What Mike Tyson Learned from His Mother (and Alexander the Great)

Confessions of a Pugilist: What Mike Tyson Learned from His Mother (and Alexander the Great)

Mark Kriegel on Tyson’s Unstable Childhood, Lorna Mae, and the Fighter’s Historic Obsession

By Mark Kriegel | June 4, 2025

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

From the Collection “Jailbreak of Sparrows”

By Martín Espada | April 1, 2025

According to library checkouts, New Yorkers read a lot of Gabrielle Zevin this year.

According to library checkouts, New Yorkers read a lot of Gabrielle Zevin this year.

By James Folta | December 18, 2024

Threatened with eviction, a Brooklyn comic shop raised almost $90K to stay open.

Threatened with eviction, a Brooklyn comic shop raised almost $90K to stay open.

By James Folta | October 9, 2024

How Brooklyn’s Earliest Black Residents Found Empowerment and Solidarity in Their Diverse Community

How Brooklyn’s Earliest Black Residents Found Empowerment and Solidarity in Their Diverse Community

Prithi Kanakamedala Explores the Little Known History of 19th-Century New York City

By Prithi Kanakamedala | September 18, 2024

Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> and <em>The Fortress of Solitude</em>

Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude

“There has always been this energy, back-of-the-store energy... Lethem has channeled that energy.”

By Charles Yu | September 3, 2024

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Colm Tóibín on James Baldwin’s Enduring, International Influence

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Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

By Jeffrey Eugenides | July 17, 2024

New York is losing "The Avalanche" that is the wonderful and chaotic Joseph Koch Comic Warehouse.

By James Folta | March 26, 2024

The Call of the Void: Hannah Lillith Assadi on Losing Home, Identity, and Her Father

The Call of the Void: Hannah Lillith Assadi on Losing Home, Identity, and Her Father

"What it is I have inherited from him more profoundly: his Palestinian-ness or his propensity to fall?"

By Hannah Lillith Assadi | November 2, 2023

Gentrification’s Constant Gardener: Natalie Beach on Finding Herself in South Brooklyn’s Gardens

Gentrification’s Constant Gardener: Natalie Beach on Finding Herself in South Brooklyn’s Gardens

“What else to do with an excess of feelings but give yourself room to grow?”

By Natalie Beach | June 29, 2023

Meet the owners of the newest bookstore in Brooklyn.

Meet the owners of the newest bookstore in Brooklyn.

By Emily Firetog | May 8, 2023

How Community Organizers and Business Leaders Came Together to Improve Bedford-Stuyvesant

How Community Organizers and Business Leaders Came Together to Improve Bedford-Stuyvesant

Franklin A. Thomas on the Complex Alliance Between Activists and the Political Establishment in 1960s New York City

By Franklin A. Thomas | December 15, 2022

If They Want to Be Published, Literary Writers Can’t Be Honest About Money

If They Want to Be Published, Literary Writers Can’t Be Honest About Money

Naomi Kanakia on the Class Contradictions at the Heart of Publishing

By Naomi Kanakia | June 23, 2022

The Brooklyn Public Library is giving eCards to teens nationwide to challenge book bans.

The Brooklyn Public Library is giving eCards to teens nationwide to challenge book bans.

By Corinne Segal | April 15, 2022

Brooklyn Is Where the Heart Is: On Leaving Home to Write About It

Brooklyn Is Where the Heart Is: On Leaving Home to Write About It

Xochitl Gonzalez Considers the Power of Memory in Creating Literary Detail

By Xochitl Gonzalez | January 6, 2022

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