Why people recommend it
Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton is a popular photography and storytelling book featuring portraits and interviews of New Yorkers. On The Book Review podcast in an episode titled Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Doomed to Succeed’ released on July 18, 2024, Greg Coles discussed Brandon Stanton's return with a continuation of his renowned series, titled Humans of New York Stories. Coles talked about the project while reviewing the latest addition to the nonfiction bestseller list, noting that the author behind the well-known blog and book series was back with more compelling photographs of individuals living in New York. Coles highlighted how the publication successfully captures the diverse lives and faces of New Yorkers, resonating widely with readers and maintaining a strong presence on the nonfiction lists through its intimate visual storytelling and deeply personal narrative portraits collected directly from the streets of the city by Stanton over the course of his ongoing and widely celebrated urban documentation project.
Who recommended it
- Greg Coles Discussed
Greg Coles — 2 mentions
“Brandon Stanton uh who is the humans of New York guy he does that blog and and now a series of books... is back with a book called humans of New York colon stories”
“is back with a book called humans of New York colon stories and it's more photos of New Yorkers”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you have of course humans of New York which is based on photographs by Brandon Stanton that he took of people around New York and interviews that he did”