Snug Harbor Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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New York Botanical Garden
We’re ready for our close-up! Catch Treasures of New York: Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden on @WLIW21 New York Public Media, Wednesday, March 30th at 7:30PM ET and explore the rich history and exciting future of our grounds: https://t.co/Q5hdv90IDy
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The Penelopiad
Margaret Atwood
On June 23 &24, catch SI Shakespearean Theatre Company's production of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood: a poetic, feminist re-imagining of The Odyssey from Penelope's point of view, told through a series of visions spanning her life. Learn more: https://t.co/yDECs1HGg7
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Addisonia: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants; Volume 6
New York Botanical Garden
One last chance to catch Treasures of New York: Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden! Explore the rich history and exciting future of our grounds on @AllArtsTV Fri, Apr 22 at 8 PM ET: https://t.co/Q5hdv90IDy Thanks to @TheSIFoundation @siadvance
Paperback, 2022
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All about Love: New Visions
Bell Hooks
Nov 18: Using themes from bell hooks’ “All About Love” and Esther Perel’s “Mating In Captivity,” Strange Love / EPISODES with PASS artist nathan trice explores the local community perspectives on courtship, intimacy, and love. Register here: https://t.co/IQw8Gbcahe
Paperback, 2018
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Younger
Kiana Lin
On Feb 18 and 19, catch the staged reading of Younger, a new play by local writer Kevin Marcus-Hollenbeck. Set on a woolly mammoth dig-site in the heart of Texas at magic hour, a young family excavates their sordid history in the pursuit of a new future: https://t.co/8Br9pgeiie
Paperback, 2022
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
Esther Perel
Nov 18: Using themes from bell hooks’ “All About Love” and Esther Perel’s “Mating In Captivity,” Strange Love / EPISODES with PASS artist nathan trice explores the local community perspectives on courtship, intimacy, and love. Register here: https://t.co/IQw8Gbcahe
Paperback, 2007
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Republic of Exit 43: Outtakes & Scores from an Archaeology and Pop-Up Opera of the Corporate Dump
Jennifer Scappettone
Celebrate the release of the exhibition catalogue for PARK Ephemera on Sept 18 with a reading of excerpts by poet Jennifer Scappettone from The Republic of Exit 43: Outtakes & Scores from an Archaeology and Pop-Up Opera of the Corporate Dump. Register: https://t.co/rpELeZusEI
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