An intriguing and hypnotizing work of postmodern fiction from groundbreaking Hispanic-American writer Giannina Braschi, Empire of Dreams chronicles a decade-long love affair with 1980s New York and all its contradictions. The city’s perversions and passions, power and marginality, grandeur and squalor come vibrantly to life in each of the book’s three sections. 978-1611090659 8 ounces 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches 212 pages Amazon Crossing; Unabridged edition (September 27, 2011)