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 during the AIDS crisis

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593801806
• ISBN13: 9780593801802
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.