Emma Alpern
@emmaalpern.bsky.social
Copyediting & writing & editing at @nymag
For @nymag.com's Reasons to Love New York issue, I talked to a man who built every building in the five boroughs out of balsa wood
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39 Reasons to Love New York Right Now
From congestion pricing to Cameron Winter.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For @nymag.com's Reasons to Love New York issue, I talked to a man who built every building in the five boroughs out of balsa wood
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this month, a "constellation novel" from Olga Tokarczuk, a satire-thriller about a scheming author, a chic L.A. book (never been, personally!!! seems nice). And more! @jvojdani.bsky.social and I wrote about them here www.vulture.com/article/the-...
6 New Books You Should Read This December
Including a debut about an aging movie star, a midlife road-trip novel, and a new novel from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
this month, a "constellation novel" from Olga Tokarczuk, a satire-thriller about a scheming author, a chic L.A. book (never been, personally!!! seems nice). And more! @jvojdani.bsky.social and I wrote about them here www.vulture.com/article/the-...
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it's such a pleasure to be able to share this best books list from anthony jeselnik. as with movies, where we publish john waters's list as well as our critics, this list has gone up along with our nymag list by @jvojdani.bsky.social and @emmaalpern.bsky.social
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The Best Novels of 2025, According to Anthony Jeselnik
The stand-up comedian read 51 books this year. Here are his favorites.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
it's such a pleasure to be able to share this best books list from anthony jeselnik. as with movies, where we publish john waters's list as well as our critics, this list has gone up along with our nymag list by @jvojdani.bsky.social and @emmaalpern.bsky.social
www.vulture.com/article/anth...
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Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention. The best books of 2025 include Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, a geopolitical thriller by Susan Choi, and Keith McNally’s memoir.
The Best Books of 2025
Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention. The best books of 2025 include Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, a geopolitical thriller by Susan Choi, and Keith McNally’s memoir.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention. The best books of 2025 include Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, a geopolitical thriller by Susan Choi, and Keith McNally’s memoir.
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New York Magazine’s picks for what to see, hear, watch, and read from November 19 to December 3: Chloe Zhao’s heartbreaking ‘Hamnet’ adaptation, Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ docuseries, and the final season of ‘Stranger Things.’
25 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks
New York Magazine’s picks for what to see, hear, watch, and read from November 19 to December 3: Chloe Zhao’s heartbreaking ‘Hamnet’ adaptation, Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ docuseries, and the final season of ‘Stranger Things.’
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November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New York Magazine’s picks for what to see, hear, watch, and read from November 19 to December 3: Chloe Zhao’s heartbreaking ‘Hamnet’ adaptation, Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ docuseries, and the final season of ‘Stranger Things.’
Here are the books you Must Read this October, fresh and hand selected
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7 New Books You Should Read This October
Thomas Pynchon’s account of rising fascism, a millennial cheating novel, and a memoir from a James Beard winner.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Here are the books you Must Read this October, fresh and hand selected
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here are our top picks for an amazingly busy book month!
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8 New Books You Should Read This September
A Patricia Lockwood novel, an unsparing memoir from Arundhati Roy, and self-described “nepito baby” Zosia Mamet’s essay collection.
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September 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
here are our top picks for an amazingly busy book month!
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Kate Riley joined a Christian commune to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
How a Christian Commune Inspired Kate Riley’s Novel
Kate Riley joined a Christian commune to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
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August 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Kate Riley joined a Christian commune to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
Kate Riley's first (and maybe last) novel Ruth is one of my favorite books I've read in a long time, odd and funny and totally singular. For @TheCut, I talked to her about the fascinating communal-living experience that led her to write it www.thecut.com/article/kate...
How a Christian Commune Inspired Kate Riley’s Novel
She joined a religious group to figure out how to live well. What she found was more complicated.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Kate Riley's first (and maybe last) novel Ruth is one of my favorite books I've read in a long time, odd and funny and totally singular. For @TheCut, I talked to her about the fascinating communal-living experience that led her to write it www.thecut.com/article/kate...
I talked to Ottessa Moshfegh, Lucy Sante, and others about the freeform "literary busking" they're doing over on Substack for @vulture.com / @nymag.com
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Substack Is Where Writers Go to Be Weird
It has become the premier destination for literary types’ unpublished musings.
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July 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I talked to Ottessa Moshfegh, Lucy Sante, and others about the freeform "literary busking" they're doing over on Substack for @vulture.com / @nymag.com
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if you go on a hunger strike and your local newspaper is too hollowed out to even write it up, what happens next? I reviewed Hilary Plum's intriguing new novel, State Champ, for
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Please Read This Weird, Funny Abortion Novel
In Hilary Plum’s State Champ, a charismatic screwup stages a hunger strike after an abortion doctor is sent to prison.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
if you go on a hunger strike and your local newspaper is too hollowed out to even write it up, what happens next? I reviewed Hilary Plum's intriguing new novel, State Champ, for
@thecut.com www.thecut.com/article/revi...
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In Hilary Plum’s ‘State Champ,’ our main character is a charismatic screwup, Angela, the receptionist at a women’s-health clinic in an unnamed U.S. state who stages a hunger strike after an abortion doctor is sent to prison.
May 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In Hilary Plum’s ‘State Champ,’ our main character is a charismatic screwup, Angela, the receptionist at a women’s-health clinic in an unnamed U.S. state who stages a hunger strike after an abortion doctor is sent to prison.
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Congratulations to Hilary Plum on this review by Emma Alpern in The Cut - link below @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @thecut.com @emmaalpern.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to Hilary Plum on this review by Emma Alpern in The Cut - link below @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @thecut.com @emmaalpern.bsky.social
A new syllabus for you over at @vulture.com, and it will happen every month 🥲 www.vulture.com/article/new-...
8 New Books You Should Read This May
A grumpy bookshop employee’s musings, an investigation of parenthood in the digital age, and an essential history of OpenAI.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A new syllabus for you over at @vulture.com, and it will happen every month 🥲 www.vulture.com/article/new-...
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May new book release recommendations include a new Ocean Vuong novel, an essential history of OpenAI, and Amanda Hess’s investigation of parenthood in the digital age.
8 New Books You Should Read This May
May new book release recommendations include a new Ocean Vuong novel, an essential history of OpenAI, and Amanda Hess’s investigation of parenthood in the digital age.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
May new book release recommendations include a new Ocean Vuong novel, an essential history of OpenAI, and Amanda Hess’s investigation of parenthood in the digital age.
The McNally Jackson Festival is coming in May -- with talks held over the course of several weeks, plus a phone-free closing party at TJ Byrnes and a print zine
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McNally Jackson Is Starting a Book Festival
The city’s big little indie-bookstore chain is betting on the idea that readers want something more than the standard launch party.
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April 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The McNally Jackson Festival is coming in May -- with talks held over the course of several weeks, plus a phone-free closing party at TJ Byrnes and a print zine
www.vulture.com/article/mcna...
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McNally Jackson is starting a twice-yearly festival including talks, a print zine, and a phone-free closing party (with ‘a secret lineup’). ‘There will be events related to the festival at least two or three nights a week,’ Sarah McNally says.
McNally Jackson Is Starting a Book Festival
McNally Jackson is starting a twice-yearly festival including talks, a print zine, and a phone-free closing party (with ‘a secret lineup’). ‘There will be events related to the festival at least two or three nights a week,’ Sarah McNally says.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
McNally Jackson is starting a twice-yearly festival including talks, a print zine, and a phone-free closing party (with ‘a secret lineup’). ‘There will be events related to the festival at least two or three nights a week,’ Sarah McNally says.