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Books We’re Reading Now

Skinfolk: A Memoir by Matthew Pratt Guterl

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen

Rikers: An Oral History by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau

Captives: How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage by Jarrod Shannahan

The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager

The Prophet of the Andes by Graciela Mochkofsky

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe

Dirt by Bill Buford

Three Ideas About Fixing Our Freedom of Information Laws

SECOND ROUGH DRAFT—April 27, 2023—Our freedom of information (FOI) laws are among the best tools for enterprise journalism in this country; they have fueled a broad range of excellent stories. But much of the time, the laws don’t work—they may…

Greenpoint Library Wins Top Prize in Culture Pass’ Citywide Library Book Display Contest

BKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY—April 3, 2023—Culture Pass, the library program created in 2018 to provide cardholders free access to cultural institutions, announced the winner today of a book display contest. Nearly 100 libraries—representing every borough—participated in the competition, designing displays for…

Eleven NYC Public High Schools Win Top Prizes at The Newsies

BARUCH COLLEGE—April 3, 2023—The only competition for excellence specifically in NYC public high school journalism – The Newsies at Baruch College – has announced the award program’s 2023 winners[…] Developed at Baruch, The Newsies Best in NYC Public High School…