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The Best Books About Or Featuring The Neighborhood Staten Island In New York City
“What are the best books about Or Featuring Staten Island?” We looked at 76 of the top Staten Island books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 5 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Staten island” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 70+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
Top 5 Staten Island New York Books
5 .) Sandy Ground Memories written by Lois Mosley
Lists It Appears On:
- Brick Underground
- Upper west Side History
4 .) Made on Staten Island written by Charles L. Sachs
Lists It Appears On:
- Brick Underground
- Old Staten Island
- Upper west Side History
3 .) Sailors’ Snug Harbor 1801-1876 written by Barnet Shepherd
Lists It Appears On:
- Upper west Side History
- Brick Underground
- Old Staten Island
2 .) Small Mercies written by Eddie Joyce
Lists It Appears On:
- NYPL
- Goodreads
- Goodreads 2
1 .) Staten Island and its People written by William T. Davis and Charles W. Leng
Lists It Appears On:
- Brick Underground
- Old Staten Island
- Upper west Side History
The 70+ Additional Best Books About Staten Island
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 6 | A Crafty and Devious God | Ted Krever | Goodreads 2 |
| 7 | A Study of a Community: Staten Island Architecture and Environment | George E. Szekely and Dianna Gabay | Old Staten Island |
| 8 | After | Ted Krever | Goodreads 2 |
| 9 | Alorya | Jon Teetsell | Goodreads 2 |
| 10 | Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) | Frank McCourt | Goodreads 2 |
| 11 | Annals of Staten Island | J.J. CLUTE | Old Staten Island |
| 12 | Burial Ridge, Tottenville, Staten Island, NY | Jerome Jacobson | Old Staten Island |
| 13 | Circle of Friends (Mystical Wonders #1) | Karen Cino | Goodreads 2 |
| 14 | Confessions of a Teenage Baboon | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 15 | Day Fines in American Courts: The Staten Island and Milwaukee Experiments | Douglas MacDonald, Judith Greene and Charles Worzella | Old Staten Island |
| 16 | Days Afield on Staten Island | William T. Davis | Old Staten Island |
| 17 | Free Style | Linda Nieves-Powell | Goodreads |
| 18 | Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing | Marianna Randazzo | Goodreads 2 |
| 19 | Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) | Martin Cruz Smith | Goodreads |
| 20 | Green | Ted Krever | Goodreads 2 |
| 21 | Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated | Tom Starita | Goodreads 2 |
| 22 | Haunted History of Staten Island: Stories of Mysterious People and Places in New York’s Richmond Country | Lynda L. Macken | Old Staten Island |
| 23 | History of Richmond County | Richard M. Bayles | Old Staten Island |
| 24 | Howling at Wolves | Ted Krever | Goodreads 2 |
| 25 | I Never Loved Your Mind | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 26 | Jaded | Rhonda Sheree | Goodreads 2 |
| 27 | Legends, stories and folklore of Staten Island Part 1: The North Shore | Old Staten Island | |
| 28 | Life of William T. Davis | Mabel Abbott | Old Staten Island |
| 29 | Loch | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 30 | Masquerade of Love | Karen Cino | Goodreads 2 |
| 31 | Mindbenders | Ted Krever | Goodreads 2 |
| 32 | Moonrise | Sarah Crossan | Goodreads |
| 33 | More Than Human | Theodore Sturgeon | Goodreads 2 |
| 34 | Morris’ Memorial History of Staten Island | Ira K. Morris | Old Staten Island |
| 35 | My Darling, My Hamburger | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 36 | Mystery of the Strange Traveler | Phyllis A. Whitney | Goodreads |
| 37 | Mystical Wonders: Circle of Friends | Karen Cino | Goodreads 2 |
| 38 | Pardon Me, You’re Stepping on My Eyeball | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 39 | Raptor | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 40 | Richmond Town and Lighthouse Hill | Margaret L. Ferrer | Old Staten Island |
| 41 | Right House on the Left | Steve Vernon | Goodreads |
| 42 | Roses | Karen Cino | Goodreads 2 |
| 43 | Second Chances (Mystical Wonders, #2) | Karen Cino | Goodreads 2 |
| 44 | Secret of the Emerald Star | Phyllis A. Whitney | Goodreads |
| 45 | Secret Places of Staten Island: A Visitor’s Guide to Scenic and Historic Treasures of Staten Island | Bruce Kershner | Old Staten Island |
| 46 | Staten Island | Margaret Lundrigan and Tova Novarra | Old Staten Island |
| 47 | Staten Island 1524-1898 | Rev.Ed. Henry G. Steinmeyer | Old Staten Island |
| 48 | Staten Island Church Records | Tobias A. Wright | Old Staten Island |
| 49 | Staten Island in the Twentieth Century | Margaret Lundrigan and Tova Navarra | Old Staten Island |
| 50 | Staten Island Patroons | Theodora DuBois and Dorothy V. Smith | Old Staten Island |
| 51 | Staten Island: Gateway to New York | Dorothy Valentine Smith | Old Staten Island |
| 52 | Staten Island’s Claim to Fame | Vernon Hampton | Old Staten Island |
| 53 | Step to the Music | Phyllis A. Whitney | Goodreads |
| 54 | Sweet Secrets | Rhonda Eason | Goodreads 2 |
| 55 | Teacher Man (Frank McCourt, #3) | Frank McCourt | Goodreads 2 |
| 56 | The Boardwalk | Karen Cino | Goodreads 2 |
| 57 | The Church of St. Andrew, Richmond, Staten Island | Charles W. Leng, William T. Davis and Royden W. Vosburgh | Old Staten Island |
| 58 | The Conference House or Billop House, Staten Island, New York | William T. Davis | Old Staten Island |
| 59 | The Doom Stone | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 60 | The Dreaming Jewels | Theodore Sturgeon | Goodreads 2 |
| 61 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 62 | The Great Bridge | Edward Young | Old Staten Island |
| 63 | The Last Overseer | Anton Troia | Goodreads 2 |
| 64 | The Pigman (The Pigman, #1) | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 65 | The Pigman & Me (The Pigman, #3) | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 66 | The Pigman’s Legacy (The Pigman, #2) | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 67 | The Staten Island Ferry | Theodore W. Scull | Old Staten Island |
| 68 | The Swing Voter of Staten Island | Arthur Neresian | NYPL |
| 69 | The Undertaker’s Gone Bananas | Paul Zindel | Goodreads 2 |
| 70 | The Willowbrook Wars | David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman | Old Staten Island |
| 71 | The Worlds of Theodore Sturgeon | Theodore Sturgeon | Goodreads 2 |
| 72 | This was Staten Island | Dorothy Valentine Smith | Old Staten Island |
| 73 | Tis A Memoir (Frank McCourt, #2) | Frank McCourt | Goodreads 2 |
| 74 | Treasure of Tibetan Art: Collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art | Barbara Lipton and Nima D. Ragnubs | Old Staten Island |
| 75 | Venus Plus X | Theodore Sturgeon | Goodreads 2 |
| 76 | Wings of the Dawn | Stanley Vishnewski | Goodreads 2 |
6 Best Staten Island Book Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| Brick Underground | The 25 best books about the history of New York City’s boroughs |
| Goodreads | Staten Island, New York – Goodreads |
| Goodreads 2 | Staten Island Authors |
| NYPL | The Best New York City Novels by Neighborhood |
| Old Staten Island | Staten Island Books |
| Upper west Side History | The 25 best books about the history of New York City’s boroughs and neighborhoods |
