New York City: Books
This libguide is a supplemental resource for the introductory writing course HCD1020 Writing and Thinking : New York City
Ebooks
Try browsing in the database Ebook Central Academic Complete for 24/7 access to ebooks about New York. Just sign in with your SVA credentials. Some examples of what you might find are below:
Poetry & Literature
Poetry in New York has a vast and unique history (as well as present and future). Discover the many winding roots and branches of its legacy with our rich collection. Some ideas of where to start are below:
- A Black Arts Poetry Machine byPublication Date: 2019
- What Is Poetry? (Just Kidding, I Know You Know) byPublication Date: 2017
- New York School Painters and Poets byPublication Date: 2014
- Literature, Exile, Alterity byPublication Date: 2014
- All Poets Welcome byPublication Date: 2003
- The Last Avant-Garde byPublication Date: 1999
Art Monographs
The visual culture of New York is awe-inducing: from the large and sweeping, to the easily overlooked, the city insists on our attention. The following are some examples of the many visually compelling art books documenting and exploring NYC that you can find on the shelves in the library:
- New York - Club Kids byPublication Date: 2019
- No Sleep byPublication Date: 2016
- City As Canvas byPublication Date: 2013
- Greater New York 2010 byPublication Date: 2010
- East Village USA byPublication Date: 2005
- Painting the Town byPublication Date: 2000
History of New York
- Mannahatta byPublication Date: 2009
- Slavery in New YorkPublication Date: 2005