NYC BOOK AWARDS 1998
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology
Phillip Lopate
"At last there is a cure for every New York insomniac. There is no reason to sleep or even drift into random anxiety when there is Phillip Lopate's extraordinary collection to dip into repeatedly. With almost a musical touch for theme and variation, Mr. Lopate has brought Louis Auchincloss, Allen Ginsberg, and Willa Cather together. This text, from the writings of James Fenimore Cooper to James Baldwin, has all the rhythm, elegance, and grit of the city. A city and a literary history emerge that give those of us who still live in New York - or remain New Yorkers in our minds - a genuine sense of home."
- Wendy Wasserstein
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