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Photographer Joel Meyerowitz discusses the 10th anniversary edition/re-release of Aftermath, his book of photographs he took that record the recovery efforts at Ground Zero. He was the only professional photographer granted entry to the site. A number of his photographs will be displayed in the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

Photographer Joel Meyerowitz tells us where hidden pockets of wilderness exist within New York City. Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City’s Parks, written by Phillip Lopate, shows a collection of Meyerowitz'a photographs of the city’s parks, shorelines, and forests. The book accompanies the exhibition

On the fifth anniversary of September 11th, Kurt Andersen looks at the range of creative responses to the attacks. Voices include: the poet Marie Ponsot, the novelist Jonathan Safran Foer (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close), the novelist John Updike (Terrorist), ...