Dear New York / Brandon Stanton.

By:

Stanton, Brandon [author,, photographer.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2025Edition: First editionDescription: 475 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 26 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781250277589
1250277582
9781250423672
1250423678

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Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

974.71 STA 2025

LOC classification:

F128.37 .S73 2025

Summary: Brandon Stanton, creator of 'Humans of New York' and author of four #1 NYT bestselling books, will publish his most personal work yet: Dear New York, a photographic love letter to the city he has embraced. Opening with a deeply moving prologue that reads like a train ride through the city, the book expands into nearly five hundred full-color pages of portraits and stories from the streets of New York. And for the first time ever, unlike Stanton's past books which were curated from his massive body of online work, more than 75-percent of the stories in Dear New York have never been published before. Stanton created the groundbreaking first volume of Humans of New York in 2013, only three years after beginning his photography career. Called 'one of the most important art projects of the decade' by The Washington Post, its unique combination of intimate portraiture and on-the-spot interviews spawned a style of storytelling that has become a hallmark of our digital age. Twelve years later, having now interviewed more than ten thousand people around the world, a seasoned artist returns home with a very personal mission: to use everything he's learned, to capture the city he loves most. A Guyanese grandmother boxing beneath the Roosevelt Island Bridge. A political refugee practicing Tai chi during a blizzard. A fentanyl dealer bringing his child to a playground on the Lower East Side. Dear New York is a book filled with contradictions, yet brimming with life. It is an unprecedented portrait of the world's greatest city, and a deeply personal tribute to the people who provide its soul.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Non-Fiction	New Books	779 STA	Available		36748002633545

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

THE ULTIMATE UPLIFTING GIFT BOOK OF THE YEAR

In a world of turmoil and isolation, the thing missing most right now is authentic human connection. Dear New York reminds us that the answer is closer than we think. Featuring 500 full-color portraits and stories in the signature style of Humans of New York, each page will make you think, laugh, cry, and connect.

READER ARE RAVING ABOUT DEAR NEW YORK !

"I kept myself to a few pages a day because I never wanted it to end. By far the most moving and beautiful book in the Humans of New York collection"

"Brimming with hope and joy"

"No matter where you are from, whether you have been to New York or not, you will find a story in this book that you will be able to relate to"

"A feast for the eyes and a balm for mind & soul"

"An antidote to our divided world"

"If you love NYC and/or if you love humanity, this is the book for you!"

"Il libro è veramente bello e si merita 5 stelle [This book is truly beautiful and deserves 5 stars]"

"Love love love"

"His books just keep getting better and better!"

In uncertain times, the gift of our shared humanity shines brighter.

Brandon Stanton, creator of 'Humans of New York' and author of four #1 NYT bestselling books, will publish his most personal work yet: Dear New York, a photographic love letter to the city he has embraced. Opening with a deeply moving prologue that reads like a train ride through the city, the book expands into nearly five hundred full-color pages of portraits and stories from the streets of New York. And for the first time ever, unlike Stanton's past books which were curated from his massive body of online work, more than 75-percent of the stories in Dear New York have never been published before. Stanton created the groundbreaking first volume of Humans of New York in 2013, only three years after beginning his photography career. Called 'one of the most important art projects of the decade' by The Washington Post, its unique combination of intimate portraiture and on-the-spot interviews spawned a style of storytelling that has become a hallmark of our digital age. Twelve years later, having now interviewed more than ten thousand people around the world, a seasoned artist returns home with a very personal mission: to use everything he's learned, to capture the city he loves most. A Guyanese grandmother boxing beneath the Roosevelt Island Bridge. A political refugee practicing Tai chi during a blizzard. A fentanyl dealer bringing his child to a playground on the Lower East Side. Dear New York is a book filled with contradictions, yet brimming with life. It is an unprecedented portrait of the world's greatest city, and a deeply personal tribute to the people who provide its soul.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Publishers Weekly Review

Humans of New York creator Stanton (Humans) captures the beating heart of New York City--its people--in this vibrant love letter to the metropolis. Featuring portraits, most of which are being published here for the first time, alongside brief and characteristically intimate subject interviews, he highlights the celebratory (a woman in a colorful feathered costume during Carnival), as well as the melancholy (a woman on the verge of tears discusses the challenges of living with a mom who'd spent most of the speaker's childhood in the hospital: "But now she's in my life and just commenting on everything.... It feels like she's hovering over me, making sure that my life is stable, that she'll always have some pockets to dip her hands into"). Some portraits are more New York specific. For instance, an older man in a pink blazer vividly recounts first visiting the city as a young gay college student: "All the storefronts were dark; It was like lyric poetry to me. Unopened boxes of mystery. All I knew was I had to get to Greenwich Village." Elsewhere, a doorman laments, "Here it's very hard to know if someone is genuine.... Sometimes the moment a person gets what they want, the smile goes away." Stanton's knack for capturing his subjects' voices is on full display, making for a collection that easily ranges from heartbreaking to bizarre to humorous. It's an affectionate mosaic of the city and those who call it home. (Oct.)

Kirkus Book Review

Portraits in a post-pandemic world. After the Covid-19 lockdowns left New York City's streets empty, many claimed that the city was "gone forever." It was those words that inspired Stanton, whose previous collections includeHumans of New York (2013),Humans of New York: Stories (2015), andHumans (2020), to return to the well once more for a new love letter to the city's humanity and diversity. Beautifully laid out in hardcover with crisp, bright images, each portrait of a New Yorker is accompanied by sparse but potent quotes from Stanton's interviews with his subjects. Early in the book, the author sequences three portraits--a couple laughing, then looking serious, then the woman with tears in her eyes--as they recount the arc of their relationship, transforming each emotional beat of their story into an affecting visual narrative. In another, an unhoused man sits on the street, his husky eating out of his hand. The caption: "I'm a late bloomer." Though the pandemic isn't mentioned often, Stanton focuses much of the book on optimistic stories of the post-pandemic era. Among the most notable profiles is Myles Smutney, founder of the Free Store Project, whose story of reclaiming boarded‑up buildings during the lockdowns speaks to the city's resilience. In reusing the same formula from his previous books, the author confirms his thesis: New York isn't going anywhere. As he writes in his lyrical prologue, "Just as one might dive among coral reefs to marvel at nature, one can come to New York City to marvel at humanity." The book's optimism paints New York as a city where diverse lives converge in moments of beauty, joy, and collective hope. A familiar format, but a timely reminder that cities are made up of individuals, each with their own stories. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.