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Prize Includes $50,000 and Title of American Historian Laureate Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang, chair of The New York Historical’s Board of Trustees, and Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of The New York Historical, announced that Philip and William Taubman will be honored with The New York Historical’s annual Barbara and DavidContinue Reading

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Cover of A Design for Continuity and Change: The Frick Collection, The Frick Collection in association with Paul Holberton Publishing, 2025 The Frick Collection announced the release of A Design for Continuity and Change: The Frick Collection, a multifaceted, richly illustrated publication documenting the institution’s 2021–25 renovation and enhancement—its first comprehensive upgradeContinue Reading

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Named one of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Favorite Books of Early 2026  Literary Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026   “Warm, funny, and frequently touching. If the impulse to contact your favorite teacher arises after reading it, don’t be surprised.”  —Shelf Awareness  “Brilliant…What will stick with readers most are the multi-dimensional portraits of complicated, flawed human beings,Continue Reading

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The finalist titles: Bad Company; Empire of A.I.; There is No Place for Us; Unbearable; We are Eating the Earth The New York Public Library is delighted to announce five finalists for its 39th annual Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Highly competitive, the Bernstein Award recognizes non-fiction, English-language books authored byContinue Reading

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Image Courtesy of NYCEDC The Site, Located on West 100th Street Between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue, Will be Redeveloped to Include Market-Rate and Permanently Affordable Housing Along with a New Bloomingdale Library Branch and off-site, modernized facilities for The Department of Mental Health and Hygiene New York City EconomicContinue Reading

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Image by Simon from Pixabay The archive charts the evolution of the child protection movement and the organization’s influence on modern-day child welfare legislation.  The New York Public Library announced the acquisition of a collection of materials from The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC),Continue Reading

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Illustration (detail) by Selina Alko, in Caroline Kusin Pritchard, The Keeper of Stories (Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2025). (Image: © 2025 Selina Alko) Hosted in the Museum’s Beaux-Arts Court, the Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair features nearly 50 Brooklyn-based authors and illustrators in an afternoon of presentations and children’s activities. The Brooklyn MuseumContinue Reading