To Newark with Love: A City, a Family, a Life

A heartfelt portrait of Newark told through personal essays that intertwine family history, social change, and enduring civic pride.

To Newark with Love is a celebration of New Jersey’s largest city, seen through the eyes of a proud third—generation Newarker. In a series of essays, Helen Lippman tells revealing stories—some as lighthearted as a trip to the planetarium, others as fraught as the racist practices that led to the city’s famed 1967 rebellion. The book spans 120 years, beginning a...