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New York Stories
New York Stories | John O'Hara
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Collected for the first time, the New York stories of John O'Hara, "among the greatest short story writers in English, or in any other language" (Brendan Gill, "Here at The New Yorker") Collected for the first time, here are the New York stories of one of the twentieth century s definitive chroniclers of the city the speakeasies and highballs, social climbers and cinema stars, mistresses and powerbrokers, unsparingly observed by a popular American master of realism. Spanning his four-decade career, these more than thirty refreshingly frank, sparely written stories are among John O Hara s finest work, exploring the materialist aspirations and sexual exploits of flawed, prodigally human characters and showcasing the snappy dialogue, telling details and ironic narrative twists that made him the most-published short story writer in the history of the "New Yorker." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators."
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rakeshpm
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Dazzling, intriguing stories. I am in love with them. Mr O Hara was a master story teller.

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rakeshpm
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Reading now. Dazzling stories.

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To all of you #NYC Littens! @BookBabe and I are in the City this afternoon/evening. Anyone care to meet up at some point for a bite to eat? ☺️

bookandcat Won't be in the city today, but thanks for the invite! 7y
Richryan52 @MrBook I live on Staten Island. Kind of like Cuba is to Florida, with a little more notice, I would love to meet up 7y
Kaylamburson Aww I wish I could! I have to babysit right after work today. @MrBook 7y
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CoffeeCatsBooks I never go out on work nights but have a lovely time! 7y
EloisaJames I just got home from teaching and must write 5 pages or die trying..have fun!! (Ps if you haven‘t read Born a Crime, now! Now!) 7y
mrozzz After work I'm headed straight to Books Are Magic for a reading/signing 🤓 Another time though. Have fun! 7y
PirateJenny And I saw this on the bus ride home. 7y
Branwen *SOBS* I wish I could be there with you guys! ♡♡♡ 7y
ScientistSam If I could, I totally would! Unfortunately...work. 7y
katedensen I just saw this—are you guys still around?? 7y
Magdawrites On no! Just saw this. Text me next time pleaseee! (edited) 7y
MrBook @katedensen Aww, no, we're heading back home, in NJ now. We didn't know exaxctly what we'd be doing and when, and being a weekday, everyone's busy with work and their routines. We rolled the dice to see if anyone happened to be in the area and available for a quick bite. Always next time. 😊 7y
MrBook @bookandcat @Richryan52 @Kaylamburson @CoffeeCatsBooks @EloisaJames @mrozzz @PirateJenny @Branwen @ScientistSam @katedensen @MysteryAuthor We definitely need to see you all--not want to, need to ☺️! *big NYC Litten group hug* Well, we will DEFINITELY be at Book Culture on Monday, the 30th, during the 7 (pm) o'clock hour for Eloisa's book party 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! Hopefully @BookBabe and I can see some of you then. (edited) 7y
emilyhaldi Sorry I missed this! Hope you had a great time 🥂 7y
NCNY Home sick today. Hope you guys had fun! 7y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot Just saw this now....what a shame! Please give some more notice for next visit. Hope you enjoyed visit 7y
Apinlibraryland Darn! Just saw this! Next time. 7y
kristina_with_a_k Ugh, just saw this. Need a little more notice for next time. 😁 7y
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New York Stories | John O'Hara
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I'm going to be in New York for a few days very shortly. I've been to The Strand on a previous visit but are there any other bookstores or bookish places you guys would recommend? Or even just cool/interesting/fun non-bookish places? I'd love some suggestions. Thank you!

[DELETED] 1250735911 The mysterious bookshop! 8y
Lola Definitely stop at the New York Public Library, main branch, 5th Ave at 42nd St. 8y
Lola The food court in the basement of the Plaza Hotel is amazing. 8y
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jessberk13 I always recommend the Book Cellar. It's uptown at the Webster Library on Park and I wanna say 87th. It's only open a few days a week and for limited hours so look it up first! I have gotten so many amazing finds there! 8y
jessberk13 Also have fun!!! New York is my home ❤️ 8y
Cinfhen Enjoy your trip😊 8y
Erynecki Non bookish place: take a walk on the Highline! 8y
Bookish_B @Rituleenreads putting it on the list. Thank you! 8y
Bookish_B @Lola oh excellent suggestions as I have not been to either. Thank you 👍🏼 8y
Bookish_B @jessica I will check the schedule. Thank you so much! 8y
Bookish_B @Cinfhen thank you 😁 8y
Bookish_B @Erynecki ooh, ok! My friend had actually mentioned this to me on my last trip there but we ran out of time. I'd love to do it this time though. 8y
Cinfhen The highline was great! Was there this summer with my daughter. We ate a delicious 😋 brunch at CookShop in Chelsea, walked the high line and then went to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which was quite moving and a beautiful tribute to all who perished on that terrible day. If you have time, definitely go 🍸👣👟 8y
LauraBytheBook I second the NY Public Library. We took the tour when we were there in July. 👍🏻 8y
Richryan52 @bookish_b. You must visit the mysterious bookshop on warren street. Ask if you can see the rare book room in the basement 7y
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Trying out an audiobook for the first time ever. I'm not an audio-learner (I have to take notes in class or I zone out) but I have to drive a lot these days so I'd love to enjoy audiobooks. At the very least it might help the insomnia...😬 Any audiobook recommendations??

RealLifeReading I only started on audiobooks this yr n what works for me is nonfiction. Cary Elwes' As You Wish. Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance. Mindy Kaling's books. Yup all celebs so far but they read so very well! 8y
subwayreads @RealLifeReading that makes sense! People have told me Yes by Amy Poehler is fantastic on audiobook. 8y
RealLifeReading Oh yup that was a fun audiobook too! She even has Seth Myers, Kathleen Turner, Carol Burnett on it too! And seriously the best part is Patrick Stewart reading plastic surgery haikus! 8y
subwayreads @RealLifeReading downloaded it :) so excited to start! 8y
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