New York is a city that constantly reveals new sides of itself. In a new map, Great Trees of New York
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New York is a city that constantly reveals new sides of itself. In a new map, Great Trees of New York, Allison C. Meier guides readers to the city’s oldest and most spectacular branches. Contributor Lauren Moya Ford calls it a “welcome alternative route” through a city better known for its skyscrapers.
Lily Meyer reviews Fierce Poise, a promising but ultimately flawed new Helen Frankenthaler biography, and Alexis Clements spotlights a re-issue of JEB’s groundbreaking book of lesbian portraits. Peruse these, and so many more, below.
Happy reading.
—Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews
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New Map Unearths New York’s Oldest and Rarest Trees
New Map Unearths New York’s Oldest and Rarest Trees
Part botanical history, part social history, Allison C. Meier’s map provides a welcome alternative route through New York’s urban jungle.
Lauren Moya Ford
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The One Book You Need to Read Right Now Is About Canadian Colonialism
The One Book You Need to Read Right Now Is About Canadian Colonialism
Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being by Amy Fung is a collection of linked personal essays about language, displacement, and ownership — about being both an “outsider” and an “intruder.”
John Yau
Giuseppe Ungaretti's Wartime Poems
Giuseppe Ungaretti's Wartime Poems
Ungaretti should be numbered among the ranks of such Great War poets as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and Isaac Rosenberg.
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New Helen Frankenthaler Biography Favors Nostalgia Over Artist’s Interiority
New Helen Frankenthaler Biography Favors Nostalgia Over Artist’s Interiority
In Fierce Poise, the paternalistic attitude toward Frankenthaler undermines both the author’s gifts and the artist’s.
Lily Meyer
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