St. Marks Is Dead

St. Marks Is Dead
First edition
AuthorAda Calhoun
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
November 15, 2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages256
ISBN978-0393240382

St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street is a nonfiction book by Ada Calhoun about the history of St. Mark's Place, a three-block stretch of East Village, Manhattan. Calhoun, who grew up on the street, shows how disillusioned bohemians of every era have declared "St. Marks Is Dead" when their era on the street passed. The book was released on November 2, 2015, by W. W. Norton & Company. It was named by many publications one of the best books of 2015.