Explore: New York

Explore The World 2022
through books, films, etc. January: New York

READ:

Her Last Breath
by Hilary Davidson
Thriller, Mystery, Manhattan | Published: 2021 | Goodreads | my rating: 4
sister vengeance

Dinner with Edward
A Story of an Unexpected Friendship
by Isabel Vincent
Memoir, Food, New York | Published: 2016 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
delightful friendship with dinners as bonding moments

Going Into Town
A Love Letter to New York
by Roz Chast
Graphic Novel, Humor, Memoir, New York | Published: 2017 | Goodreads | my rating: 5
a humurous inside scoop

WATCH:

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Screenplay: Steven Levenson
Based on musical by: Jonathan Larson
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus
Drama, Biography, Musical | imdb | my rating: 5
amazing playwright with backstory of the infamous musical, Rent
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.

Rent (2005)
Director: Chris Columbus
Screenplay: Stephen Chbosky
Based on musical by: Jonathan Larson
Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson
Drama, Romance, Musical | imdb

This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America.

EAT:

the iconic: bagel and lox cream cheese

FLIP THROUGH:

New York Drawings
by Adrian Tomine
Graphic Novel, Art, New York | Published: 2012 | Goodreads

Tenements, Towers & Trash
An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
by Julia Wertz
History, Art, Artchitecture, New York | Published: 2017 | Goodreads

MAGAZINES and PUZZLE: catching up with New Yorker back issues

VIRTUAL VISIT:

Japan Society NY
art exhibit: Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing
December 10, 2021 – March 20, 2022 (here)

VISIT bookstore: someday...

Albertine (details)
bookshop in New York devoted solely to books in French and English

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* part of Explore the World (here)

Lovely Books and Things - 1.23.22

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update

Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Release of the The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis stitch along from the Stitching Book Club (details)
2. Super easy and yummy Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce recipe from Gimme Some Oven (here)
3. Mystic Package by Claudio Bravo - a hyper-realism still life painting currently on exhibit at the Legion of Honor

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Bought:

Cry Wolf
by Hans Rosenfeldt
Mystery, Thriller, Sweden | Published: 2021 | Goodreads

When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
translated by Adrian Nathan West
Short Stories, Historical | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
Library: audiobook

Feels Like Family
by Sheryl Woods
Women's Fiction | Published: 2020 (first 2007) | Goodreads

Library:

New York Drawings
by Adrian Tomine
Graphic Novel, Art, New York | Published: 2012 | Goodreads

Tenements, Towers & Trash
An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
by Julia Wertz
History, Art, Artchitecture, New York | Published: 2017 | Goodreads

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Virtual Author event: hosted by Book Passage
See archive of this (here)

The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
Literary, Dystopia | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

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AND watched: Netflix

The Lost Daughter (2021)
Director/Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Based on book: Elena Ferrante
Stars: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson
Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

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* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

Thanks for stopping by :-)