New York Daily News calls Copquin’s new book the “bible” of Queens
Claudia Gryvatz Copquin’s newly released The Neighborhoods of Queens is receiving lots of positive attention this week.
The New York Daily News ran an article on the book’s release, saying “Look out, Queens, because your bible is coming. A 265-page book with intricate maps, historic photos and fascinating tidbits about the nation’s most diverse county is already racking up requests on Amazon.com.”
The New York Post calls the book “excellent” and the New York Observer says it’s “one of those books where you can open it to any page and find something interesting.”
As previously posted, Book Culture in Manhattan will host “An Evening with Claudia Gryvatz Copquin” on Thursday, December 6 at 7 p.m. She will discuss the book and her childhood in Queens, with a Q&A, book signing, and reception.
And on Saturday, December 8, at 1:30 p.m., there will be a book party at the Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Along with Copquin herself, speakers will include Kenneth T. Jackson, General Editor of Yale’s Neighborhoods of New York City series, and Peter H. Kostmayer, President of Citizens Committee for New York City.
If you can’t get to any of these events, you don’t have to miss out. You can read Copquin’s interview with Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell, the blogger behind K.C.’s Write For You, where Copquin discusses Queens, her book, and life as a writer.
Claudia Gryvatz Copquin is an award-winning freelance journalist who immigrated to Queens from South America with her family in the late 1960s. She now resides on Long Island.
I have read the whole article . It is simply awesome. I like that The New York Daily News ran an article on the book’s release, saying “Look out, Queens, because your bible is coming. A 265-page book with intricate maps, historic photos and fascinating tidbits about the nation’s most diverse county is already racking up requests on Amazon.com.”
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SHELLY KANE