Goodbye to all that : writers on loving and leaving New York / edited by Sari Botton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Botton, Sari, 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--New York (State)--New York.

American literature.

Women authors, American--New York (State)--New York--Biography.

Women authors, American.

Women--New York (State)--New York--Biography.

Women.

New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 345 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Seal Press, Hachette Book Group, 2021.

Summary:

"In the revised edition of this classic collection, 31 writers share their own stories of loving and leaving New York, capturing the mesmerizing allure the city has always had for writers, poets, and wandering spirits. Their essays often begin as love stories do, with the passion of something newly discovered-the crush of subway crowds, the streets filled with manic energy, and the sudden, unblinking certainty that this is the only place on Earth where one can become exactly who she is meant to be. They also share the grief that comes like a gut-punch, when the grand metropolis loses its magic and the pressures of New York's frenetic life wear thin for even the most dedicated dwellers. As friends move away, rents soar, and love -- still -- remains just out of reach, each writer's goodbye is singular and universal, just like New York itself"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Homemaker p. 1 / Rosie Schaap

2 Strange Lands p. 13 / Roxane Gay

3 The Assistant's Loft p. 21 / Leslie Jamison

4 Home p. 41 / Melissa Febos

5 Transport p. 51 / Emily Carter Roiphe

6 Eleven True Things p. 65 / Ada Limón

7 Homecoming p. 73 / Mira Ptacin

8 Leaving My Groovy Lifestyle p. 81 / Cbloe Caldwell

9 Misfits Fit Here p. 91 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

10 Manhattan, Always out of Reach p. 101 / Ann Hood

11 Fondly, Marie p. 111 / Lisa Ko

12 Russia, With Love p. 119 / Emily Gould

13 My City p. 127 / Dani Shapiro

14 Someday, Some Morning, Sometime p. 137 / Emma Straub

15 Brooklyn Summer p. 147 / Danielle A. Jackson

16 Losing New York p. 159 / Lauren Elkin

17 Currency p. 171 / Elisa Albert

18 A War Zone for Anyone Looking for Love p. 185 / Liza Monroy

19 Real Estate p. 195 / Sari Botton

20 Maybe I Loved You p. 209 / Marcy Dermansky

21 Long Trains Leaving p. 219 / Emily St. John Mandel

22 So Long, Suckers p. 231 / Rebecca Wolff

23 Crash and Burn p. 241 / Eva Tenuto

24 Heedless, Resilient, Gullible, and Stupid p. 253 / Janet Steen

25 Goodbye, Hello, Goodbye ... HELLO p. 263 / Carolita Johnson

26 The Loosening p. 273 / Rayhané Sanders

27 You Are Here p. 283 / Hope Edelman

28 My Misspent Youth p. 297 / Meghan Daum

29 Minnesota Nice p. 319 / Cheryl Strayed

30 Shelter In Place p. 325 / Emily Raboteau.

ISBN:

9781541675681

1541675681

OCLC:

1184238436