National Book Foundation's

Little Library: Books to Inspire

Stop by The Garden at Damrosch Park for the National Book Foundation's Books to Inspire bookshelf, a book exchange available from June 11–August 9. Past National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honorees Angela Flournoy (The Turner House, 2015 5 Under 35 Honoree), Raven Leilani (Luster, 2020 5 Under 35 Honoree), and Kirstin Valdez Quade (Night at the Fiestas, 2014 5 Under 35 Honoree) have curated shelves of essential books by female, trans, and nonbinary voices that inspired their own debut works of fiction, and continue to inspire the next generation of writers and readers.