The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994

by Thomas Mallon

From the renowned novelist, journalist, and critic, an exquisite collection of journal entries from the 1980s and '90s, tracking a young, gay author's literary coming of age in New York during the AIDS crisis

In 1983, Thomas Mallon was still unknown. A literature professor at Vassar College, he spent his days traveling from Manhattan to campus, reviewing books to make ends meet, and searching the city for his own purpose and fulfillment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593801806
• ISBN13: 9780593801802
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.