The Library celebrates the best books about New York City published in 2024 with a reception and presentations of awards to the winning authors.
The Members' Room event is for invitees, Library members, and their guests; anyone is welcome to join the livestream at the video link below, with no registration required. Please note that the Members' Room reception begins at 6:00 PM, with the livestream and presentation of awards beginning at 6:30 PM. The in-person ceremony is full for regular registration; you may join the waitlist and we will let you know if space becomes available. The livestream is free, public, and available below.
The 2024-2025 winners are
Ross Perlin, Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York (Atlantic Monthly Press)
Terry Williams, Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York (Columbia University Press)
Karen Valby, The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History (Pantheon)
Stan Mack, Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies: The Collected Conceits, Delusions, and Hijinks of New Yorkers from 1974 to 1995 (Fantagraphics)
THE HORNBLOWER AWARD FOR A FIRST BOOK
Ledia Xhoga, Misinterpretation: A Novel (Tin House)
The 2024-2025 New York City Book Awards are generously underwritten by Ellen M. Iseman. The 2024-2025 Hornblower Award is generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.
