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Perhaps the greatest novel about a single family, The Brothers Karamazov depicts the rational Ivan, the emotional Dimitry, the spiritual Alyosha, and the ostracized Smerdyakov in their relationship with their difficult and abrasive father, Fyodor. Set in a complex, changing, and infuriating Russia, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece is riveting, disturbing, and strangely consoling.

Walt Whitman believed that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, glorious as they were, were not enough. We needed to learn to learn the true spirit of democracy. What does it feel like at its best to live as a democratic man or woman? In "Song of Myself," Whitman seeks to answer that question.

Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.

In this original series of live online events, Black writers from the 1700s to the present are re-examined to inspire understanding of race in our country today. Black Literature Matters celebrates Black writers in four extraordinary evenings. This final event of the series showcases brief excerpts from the work of writers from 1960 to the present including Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Octavia Butler, Pearl Cleague, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, Ernest Gaines, Alex Haley, bell hooks, Audre Lorde, Haki Madhabuti, Terry McMillan, Toni Morrison, Lynn Nottage, Malcolm X, Sonia Sanchez, Gil Scott-Heron, Ntozake Shange, Danez Smith, Derek Walcott, Alice Walker, and August Wilson.

Perhaps the greatest novel about a single family, The Brothers Karamazov depicts the rational Ivan, the emotional Dimitry, the spiritual Alyosha, and the ostracized Smerdyakov in their relationship with their difficult and abrasive father, Fyodor. Set in a complex, changing, and infuriating Russia, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece is riveting, disturbing, and strangely consoling.

The Library is closed all day Saturday, May 29, Sunday, May 30, and Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.

The Library is closed all day Saturday, May 29, Sunday, May 30, and Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day weekend. Otherwise we observe normal hours.

Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.

The New York City Book Awards, founded in 1996, honor each year’s best books about the city. This year's special ceremony honors the creators of great New York City books from 2019 and 2020.

Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.

Grab your favorite cup and your current read and spend a little time in social sipping and book-friendly chat with your fellow members.