Langdon Clay: Cars: New York City, 1974 – 1976, by Langdon Clay @ nyjb
The mid-seventies evoked here showcase a city in transition and the streets populated with gigantic metal slabs of American automotive expression.
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Translation Tuesdays: Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry, edited by Karen Van Dyck @ nyjb
Bad economics makes for good poetry.
Translation Tuesdays: Vampire in Love, by Enrique Vila-Matas
“Vampire in Love” represents another innovative voice in Spanish language literature. With this collection, Vila-Matas can join the likes of Roberto Bolaño, Severo Sarduy, and Carlos Fuentes.
Fourscore Phantasmagores, by Rupert Bottenberg
Make sure to bring “Fourscore Phantasmagores” along for Tabletop Day 2017!
The Prado: Masterpieces, by the Museo Nacional de Prado @ NYJB
“The Prado Masterpieces is an incredible book, marrying visual splendor with academic insight.”
The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency
“Javelin catcher, confidant, consigliere, battlefield commander.” These are some common roles undertaken by the White House Chief of Staff.
The Attraction of Things, by Roger Lewinter @NYJB
“Roger Lewinter casts an exacting eye upon himself, creating in prose a self-portrait worthy of Rembrandt.”
Translation Tuesdays: Story of Love in Solitude, by Roger Lewinter
“[Lewinter’s] unique literary voice . . . is that of an obsessive, a philosopher, and a miniaturist.”
Translation Tuesdays: Super Extra Grande, by YOSS @ NYJB
“Super Extra Grande” by Yoss is “. . . . joyous and raunchy . . . Yoss creates a fascinating and beautiful universe built upon the ideals of cooperation and egalitarianism.”
Buck Studies by Douglas Kearney @ NYJB
“Buck Studies” is “a potent cocktail of political anger and radical formal experimentation.”