Lucy Sante

A tender, funny and urgent memoir about the marvels and obstacles of transitioning in later life. A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Moving' THE NEW YORK TIMES 'A joy' THE WASHINGTON POST 'Vibrant' LIT HUB 'Powerful' NEW YORKER Lucy Sante has often felt like an outsider. Born in Belgium to conservative Catholic working-class parents, she was transplanted to...

Before becoming the critically acclaimed filmmaker responsible for such iconic films as Dr. Strangelove and The Shining, Stanley Kubrick spent five years as a photographer for Look magazine. The Bronx native joined the staff in 1945, when he was only 17 years old, and shot humanist slice-of-life features that celebrate and expose New York City and its inhabitants. Stanley Kubrick...

Thirty years ago, Low Life appeared to universal acclaim and secured Luc Sante's status as the author of that cult classic of alternative New York City history. Now, he returns with another sidelong NYC history—here, the making of the upstate reservoir system that reliably supplies one of the world's greatest metropolises with its fresh water, and without which the city...

A tender and funny memoir about the marvels and obstacles of transitioning in later life A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024 'A joy' THE WASHINGTON POST 'Vibrant' LIT HUB 'Moving' THE NEW YORK TIMES 'Powerful' NEW YORKER Lucy Sante has often felt like an outsider. Born in Belgium to conservative Catholic working-class parents, she was transplanted to the...