The Olive Reader

In order to take more advantage of her time in New York City, a friend of a friend is surveying some people about their favorite New York things: museums, movies, and of course, books. I sent her a few of my own (Motherless Brooklyn and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn among them), but I found it surprisingly difficult to think of them. I think this happens to most people who read a lot. Someone suddenly asks you your favorite book in a particular category, and you draw a blank. So I figured I’d put it out to the crowd: what are YOUR favorite New York books? Fiction and non-fiction welcome.