BooksJuly 19, 2021 • View in browserA Window Into the Workings of Small PressesA Poetics of the Press illustrates how invaluable firsthand accounts are to historicize a moment and medium. | Megan N. Liberty Enough with the Ableist Worship of Frida KahloEmily Rapp Black’s new book cuts though self-serving interpretations of disabled bodies like Kahlo’s, which have long emphasized the comfort or pleasure of others. | Sophia Stewart An Archaeology of Loss in New York CityMark Hage’s photos of empty storefronts reveal how real-estate development leaves behind sites of civic neglect. | Louis Bury A Photographer Retraces New York’s Forgotten Springs and WellsJames Reuel Smith documented over 160 springs between 1897 and 1903. Decades later, photographer Stanley Greenberg followed Smith’s footsteps. | Lauren Moya Ford Support HyperallergicYour contributions support Hyperallergic's independent journalism and our extensive network of writers around the world. |