Lost and Found: Stories from New York

Acclaimed fiction writer Thomas Beller culls anew volume of essays, vignettes, and tales ofthe city fromthe literary Web site Mr. Beller'sNeighborhood, one of the premier venues for theurban sketch on theInternet.

Lost andFound, Volume II of the series, is a mosaic of voices, drawing onthediverse experiences of such New Yorkers as afrequent patron of Manhattan sex clubs, adiamond dealer on 47th Street, and a doorman onthe Upper East Side. The book features manyexciting new voices (SaidSayrafiezadeh, RachelSherman, Bryan Charles) alongside work bywell-known writers, including PhillipLopate, Jonathan Ames, Alicia Erian, Madison SmarttBell, and Edmund White.

Taken together, the essays, reportage, and vignettes inLost and Found are a testament tothe vitality, diversity, andcomplexity of New York City, a reflection of the churning thoughts, wishes, and fantasies of the myriadfaces on the city'sstreets.