New York Times best-selling author and New York native Colson Whitehead--finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, national Book Critics Circle Award, and Pulitzer Prize--composes a breathtaking tribute to his hometown. Whitehead captures the very essence of New York, infusing his reflections with the energy that permeates the city. Thoughts on Central Park, the subway, Coney Island, the Brooklyn Bridge and much more bring the city to life as never before. Reading his own words, Whitehead shapes his book into an unforgettable meditation on the greatest city in the world.
