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2 books in Central Park

Cover of The Catcher in the Rye
1Fiction · Classics

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger · 1951

Holden Caulfield drifts through Manhattan for three days and keeps wondering where the Central Park ducks go in winter.

Pinned at: The Pond at the south end of Central Park

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Cover of It's Hard to Be an Animal
2Fiction · Fantasy

It's Hard to Be an Animal

Robert Isaacs · 2026

A blind date in Central Park goes sideways when a warbler starts talking, and the trail leads underground.

Pinned at: Central Park, then the subway under West 4th St

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