There's no city quite like New York. A place of magic and wonder. A place full of people from every country and language in the world. How can you define such an impressive city? In this video I discuss my 12 favourite books set in the Big Apple. Books ranging from A Little Life to Breakfast at Tiffany's to The Age of Innocence.

What is it about this city that makes it such a great setting for literature? What are your favourite books set in New York? I can't wait to chat in the comments!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:16 Rules of Civility
02:10 Brooklyn
3:30 My Salinger Year
04:48 Another Brooklyn
05:56 A Little Life
08:25 The Chosen
10:09 Breakfast At Tiffany's
11:12 Go Tell It on the Mountain
12:22 Washington Square
13:28 The Age of Innocence
14:47 The Catcher in the Rye
16:13 The Fountainhead
17:57 End