Pages As Planes: New York

Traveling in the time of Corona isn’t the most accessible or safest option for a lot of us right now. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a trip to far off lands though our favorite written stories.

I had some requests for books that bring you to NYC and as I’m feeling particularly homesick for the city, I thought this would be the perfect post to kick off this new series: Pages as Planes

New York City will always be my home and the center of the universe. Even right now, as Broadway houses remain dark and age old traditions are on hold, it’s still New York. Despite what a lot of people would like to say, it’s not a ghost town right now. New Yorkers are as resilient as it gets and I am proud to be one, even if my zip code has changed (for now). 

We have a bit of everything here: YA, Romance, Historical Fiction, Magical Realism…all set in the magical bustle of New York City. I hope you find one that you love! 

Fiction

Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danier

That’s What Frenemies Are For by Sophie Littlefield

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham

Romance

Playing with Matches by Hannah Orenstein

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

New York, Actually by Sarah Morgan 

Roomies by Christina Lauren 

YA/Middle Grade

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee 

The Van Der Beekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glasser

Historical Fiction

My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

The Lion’s of Fifth Avenue by Fiona J. Davis

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Time After Time by Lisa Crunwald 

Fantasy

Forever by Pete Hamill 

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Thriller

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole 

Modern Classics

Jazz by Toni Morrison

You can’t forget Gossip Girl and The Great Gatsby, but these are some fantastic books that will sweep you up and into the magic of the city. All genres, time periods, you can’t go wrong. Where should we travel next for Pages as Planes?