Poems that chronicle an exiled speaker's battle with family-imposed religious dogma, their quest for acceptance, and their journey towards self-discovery through biblical language, surrealism, and absurdism.

Explores the remarkable range of artists who have worked in Woodstock, New York for over a century.

Prose poems that chronicle the eschatological age in which we live.

The facts and legends of New York's famed artistic hub told by one of its key participants.

Poems that step up to our world's disasters, level with its possibilities, and interrogate faith, justice, militarism, madness, and the joy of intimate relationships.

A stunning visual memorial to Buffalo's architectural and industrial history.

The classic work on African American toasts, the predecessor of rap.

Poignant and vulnerable essays that weave together seemingly disparate themes of wild places and mountain stewardship, books and reading, and building a new life after loss.

The neglected small group swing sound of the 1940s–60s takes its place in the pantheon of jazz literature.

Long Island's longest-tenured winemaker weighs in on what makes the North Fork so unique for fine wine production.

A moving tale of contemporary Haiti told through the intersecting lives of four young people struggling to hold on to hope and their identities amid a militarized coup in the early 1990s.

Reality merges with illusion in this novel of northwestern China.

Originally published in Hebrew in 1944, this fascinating and moving account may well be the first memoir of the Holocaust.

A granddaughter's intimate portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt at her longtime home of Val-Kill as well as on a diplomatic trip to Europe and the Middle East.

An explorer’s walking guide to downstate New York’s awesome boulders and rock formations.

A detailed, historic guide to the rich physical history of New York City, from its founding by Dutch settlers to the turn of the twentieth century.

A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.

How New Yorkers transformed the world!

Offers a portrait of India as seen through the eyes of a sensitive, sharp-eyed, and witty young scholar in the early 1960s.

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.

Illuminates the beginnings, downfall, and legacy of the acid-inspired, spontaneous, and playful approach to life and music in Haight-Ashbury from 1964–1967.

An unflinching look at the triumphs and tragedies of '50s rock and roll, from the biggest stars, like Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins, to those who barely grabbed the spotlight.

The compelling chronicle of 120 years of motorcycle making in the Empire State.

The saga of New York’s push to build two minor-league baseball stadiums, colored by dollars, politics, and dreams.

The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional woman architect.