Photographer Sarah van Riij calls her first monograph, "Atlas of Echoes," a "map of my visual universe, images created over seven years, from many places, forming a poetic, parallel reflection of the world as I perceive it." (The release of the book coincides with an exhibition at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris, on view through Jan. 25.) Her new book brings together works created over the past seven years, from street photographs, still life, and self-portraits to collages composed from her own images. "I've always perceived the world through a slightly surreal lens," she notes.

The new year brings something special to celebrate: the 10th anniversary edition of DART’s continuing feature on NYC’s best indie booksellers. Back in the day, when the big box bookstores loomed large, the future was uncertain for many of our beloved neighborhood booksellers. One such loss, still felt today, was St. Marks Bookstore, opposite Cooper Union’s Foundation Building.   Above: Codex, 1 Bleecker Street, New York, NY The first feature on NYC&rsqu...