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.

April 28, 2026

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.

January 9, 2026

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.

December 19, 2025

New Revelations On The Robert F. Kennedy Assassination in ‘Abuse of Power’

Mark Shaw’s book looks at the mobster who hated JFK, RFK, and reporter Dorothy Kilgallen.

by Michele Stueven

December 16, 2025

‘Nostalgia’ Tracks Future Music and Age-Old Pathos

Mental sonics and rage against big-tech machinations propel a sci-fi graphic novel.

December 4, 2025

Pop Culture and Its Discontents at the 2025 NY Comic Con

As authoritarianism mushrooms around the nation, there's a long weekend of escapism on offer at the Javits Center.

October 8, 2025

In ‘999 Flavors of Gelato,’ the Devil Goes on Vaca and You Know What Breaks Loose

Frank Ruscitti’s first novel sends Hell’s boss to Heaven for some R & R.

September 25, 2025

The Metropolitan Review Wants You to Experience the Literary Life, IRL

The wide-ranging lit mag is having a meet-and-greet for writers and readers of all stripes.

September 6, 2025

Tales for Our Times: Ed Park’s ‘An Oral History of Atlantis’

The Pulitzer Prize–nominated author will discuss his new short story collection at three different NYC events.

July 28, 2025

50 Years Gone of Vaughn Bode’s Sex, Violence, Graffiti, and Luminous Grace

The underground comix genius died in 1975, but his life is ripe for a Hollywood biopic.

July 12, 2025