Sepia Model Murder, 1969: The Slaying of Bani Yelverton

Sepia Model Murder, 1969: The Slaying of Bani Yelverton

Michael Gonzales on the unsolved murder of a trailblazing model and New York City fixture.

By Michael Gonzales | July 17, 2024

A Heavy Town: On Chicago, Author Ronald L. Fair, and <em>Hog Butcher</em>

A Heavy Town: On Chicago, Author Ronald L. Fair, and Hog Butcher

Michael Gonzales on the life and work of a trailblazing author.

By Michael Gonzales | May 16, 2024

Dying Cities: On the Lone Book of 'Lost' Novelist Elaine Perry

Dying Cities: On the Lone Book of 'Lost' Novelist Elaine Perry

Published in 1990, 'Another Present Era' offered a vision of New York like no other.

By Michael Gonzales | April 18, 2024

Big Pimpin: On Iceberg Slim and 'Reflections'

Big Pimpin: On Iceberg Slim and 'Reflections'

Michael Gonzales on the long literary life of a street legend.

By Michael Gonzales | March 1, 2024

Electric Blue: A Personal Journey Through 'Sea of Love' and the 1980s NYC Dating Scene

Electric Blue: A Personal Journey Through 'Sea of Love' and the 1980s NYC Dating Scene

Michael Gonzales on the neo-noir classic.

By Michael Gonzales | January 31, 2024

Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

Uptown Gothic: The NYC Photographs of Thaddeus Wilkerson

Michael Gonzales conjures up a bygone Harlem through the street photographs of a master.

By Michael Gonzales | December 19, 2023

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The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

Michael Gonzales talks with Adam Rowe about his new book, Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

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Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

A story of life and literature and getting all tangled up

By Michael Gonzales | July 6, 2023

Wicked Ways: Da Deuce in the 1980s

Wicked Ways: Da Deuce in the 1980s

Michael Gonzales on the lights & grime of Times Square as it was.

By Michael Gonzales | May 25, 2023

Memphis Man: Cadillac Riding With Isaac Hayes

Memphis Man: Cadillac Riding With Isaac Hayes

Michael Gonzales remembers his trip around Memphis with the soul legend.

By Michael Gonzales | May 17, 2023

City of Poe: Baltimore, 1979

City of Poe: Baltimore, 1979

Michael Gonzales on that first, uncanny encounter with his new home city.

By Michael Gonzales | March 30, 2023

The Boogeyman Buildings

The Boogeyman Buildings

Michael Gonzales on New York City in the dark days and the haunting legacy of two uptown buildings.

By Michael Gonzales | February 23, 2023

Black Star: The Life and Work of Octavia Butler

Black Star: The Life and Work of Octavia Butler

Michael Gonzales on a giant of American literature.

By Michael Gonzales | December 13, 2022

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