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BOOKS

SEVEN DECADES

In 2003, Reading Up On John Coltrane’s Contemplation and Invention

A book worth another look asked musicians of the early Aughts what they heard when the jazz titan broke through to the other side.

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VOICE CHOICE

Print Is Still Kicking Butt at the 2026 Brooklyn Book Festival

The multitude of literary events sprawled across Brooklyn and all five boroughs are a tribute to the medium’s enduring power.

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VOICE CHOICE

Ex-Republicans Bring Their Trump Derangement Syndrome to the 92nd Street Y

On September 8, Sarah Longwell, publisher of the online Never Trump site The Bulwark, will appear live onstage to discuss her new book. 

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SEVEN DECADES

Checking Out the Latest Beachworthy Crime Novels – in 1984

Four decades ago, the Voice published a wrap-up of mystery tales that would do today's carts outside the Alabaster and Strand bookshops proud.

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VOICE CHOICE

A Two-Fer From a Pulitzer Nominee Goes In and Out

Author Ed Park has a lot to talk about at upcoming local book events, including his offbeat take on the memoir and his update of a seminal dose of metafiction.

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SEVEN DECADES

It Was 1984 – and ‘Neuromancer’ Caught Lightning in a Klein Bottle

Lost in a matrix: Searching out the Voice’s original review of William Gibson’s trailblazing cyberpunk masterpiece.

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BOOKS

‘The Society of the Screen’ Spotlights a Prophet of Tech Anxiety

As early as the 1980s, Vilém Flusser was warning us about the “existential revolution” represented by the onslaught of digital technologies. 

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ART ARCHIVES

Jaime Hernandez’s Graphic Behavior

In which we take the Love & Rockets virtuoso to MoMA for a fresh take on modern art.

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VOICE CHOICE

Celebrate Up-and-Coming Storytellers at Cosmic Writers 4th Anniversary Young Writer Showcase

The nonprofit literacy org will host their annual student showcase at Books of Wonder.

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VOICE CHOICE

Poetry for Justice: An Evening of Poems, Performance, and Good Cheer

It’s been darker than usual this year. Let some light in at La Mama’s Poetry Electric Social Solstice party.

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