Books can feel like a plane ticket to a new part of the world you’ve never seen, a glimpse into a lifestyle or new way of being in the world. A caller from Chicago requests sprawling nonfiction books about a city and the characters in them.

Constance recommends:

Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City
Thomas Dyja’s New York, New York, New York
Conor Dougherty’s Golden Gates

Watch all of Constace’s conversation with author N.K. Jemisin and The Great Cities trilogy at the vox book club here: https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/5/1/21242844/nk-jemisin-interview-the-city-we-became-vox-book-club

If you’re looking for a book recommendation, you can email Constance Dot Grady at Vox dot com. Be sure to use the subject line “Ask A Book Critic.”

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Books that explore cities (feat. N.K. Jemisin) | Ask A Book Critic