Forgotten Borough: Writers Come to Terms With Queens (Excelsior Editions)
"Though Queens has been home to many great writers--including the father of American poetry Walt Whitman, Beat pioneer Jack Kerouac, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Alan Dugan, two-fisted journalist Jimmy Breslin, singer-songwriter Paul Simon, rap legend LL Cool J, and renowned novelist Mary Gordon--it rarely comes to mind as a breeding ground for major literary talent. Nicole Steinberg's first-rate book should go a long way toward rectifying that situation. A terrific read, it makes a powerful case for this long-overlooked borough as a place of remarkable artistic richness and vitality." --Kimiko Hahn, author ofToxic Flora: Poems