Subway Reads: Holiday Gift Guide, I <3 NY

Second in a series, today's Subway Reads tackles a genre that receives a lot of attention in area shops. For the New York book lover.

For the intrepid:

Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis
by Kevin Walsh

A handy (if heavy) guidebook to the bits and pieces of old New York that still remain, despite today's development. Just pick a neighborhood and let Walsh, of ForgottenNY.com be your guide.

For the oh-so-exclusive:

Patchwork Planet
by Kate Milford and Jonathan Lethem

Milford's rich photography of the "real New York" (i.e. ungentrified) accompanied by Brooklyn-fave Lethem's anecdotes and stories. This book is only available at BookCourt, so it's sure to impress your friends, and thanks to ListenMissy for the tip!

For the nostalgic and/or young at heart:

This is New York
by Miroslav Sasek

Yes, it makes the word ubiquitous redundant, but sometimes the world gets together and decides a book is good. This is that book.

For those with a love of little black books:

Not for Tourists 2007 Guide to New York City
by Jane Pirone (editor)

Just because it says NFT, doesn't mean you can't pawn your visiting relatives off with it ...

For the sentimental:

Poetry in Motion: 100 Poems from the Subways and Buses
by Molly Peacock, Elise Paschen, and Neil Neches (editors)

A collection of the amazing poems that appear above our heads every day on our commutes and, hopefully, bring us a small moment of peace.

Find your local bookseller here. Tomorrow we explore gifts for the under-18 set.