As a writer, I always carry a book with me in order to inspire or entertain. With a place as inspiring as New York, various authors have tried to express their own connection with the city. Here are a few of my favorites:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Jazz by Toni Morrison

M Train by Patti Smith

As we are about to venture and express ourselves and our experiences, I look to these amazing authors as inspiration on how to write for a city as great at New York. 

Amelia Inouye // 5/6/17