Cheesecake: A Block-Long Novel Deya Muniz Often called the big bang

Often called the big bang of Roberto Bolaño's universe

and smooth

The crisis that's clicking into focus now has been building for decades--because we haven't been building enough

or open flames

and other lost children

Cheesecake: A Block-Long Novel Deya Muniz Often called the big bangFrom New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky, a delectable novel following one Manhattan block as an ancient cheesecake recipe and a conniving landlord change the Upper West Side forever. West 86th Street knows its desserts. It's the 1970s, and poppyseed strudel, praline ice cream cake, and New York cheesecake are as integral to Manhattan's Upper West Side as clustered pigeons, suited doormen, and greasy diners. That is, until Cato comes to