My New York: Celebrities Talk About the City

Certainly when we think of celebrities associated with New York City, we think of Woody Allen, Robert DeNiro, Spike Lee, and Candace Bushnell. Here, that trio are joined by 15 other celebrity New Yorkers to explore how they feel about the Big Apple. Mattanza is a writer and photographer, a transplant from Italy, who fell in love with the city in her 20s: "Everybody will find himself or herself here, in one way or another…." As a love letter to the city, she has gathered beautiful photographs and interviews with well-known denizens who share her passion. When viewed as a whole, this book captures the many facets of "the city that never sleeps." Chef Lidia Bastianich says, "New York allows me to take a journey all around the world and experience different cultures in only a few hours." Actor James Franco notes, "New York has everything I love. In New York something is happening on every block, every minute."