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#StoryGraph: nonfiction essays short stories reflective
716 pages • first pub 1992

"Up in the Old Hotel" is a collection of essays and profiles that Joseph Mitchell wrote for The New Yorker magazine during the 1930s to the 1960s, chronicling the lives of eccentric characters and capturing the essence of New York City.

Very long book, but I broke it up by reading one or two stories a day. It took almost a month, but it was worth it.

Plus whatever catches my fancy.

#JulyJourneys I‘ll take the time machine to a gritty older #NewYork Low Life is an all time fave,love Mitchell too!Automat photo Berenice Abbott 1936 ,clearly unsupervised kids 1942 Helen Levitt ( so I named it that , she didn‘t) Lunchwagon detail NYC 1931 ,Walker Evans

Finally found a copy of my own. Not a quick read. These are stories to be savored. He has such a clear, descriptive, personable style. I would have loved to hear him speak in person.

this is me ☕️

One of two Books that caught my eye while visiting Open Book in Minneapolis.