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A team of cover spies hits the subways, streets, parks & bars to find out what New Yorkers are reading.

New York, NY
Joined October 2009
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M, 60s, long grey hair beneath flat cap, leather jacket, iced coffee with no lid, Q train #InfiniteJest #DavidFosterWallace #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/Cp0H_f-LU5i/
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M, 30s, Mets cap, black puffer coat, very clean black and white Asics, wire glasses frames, Q train #CloudCuckooLand #AnthonyDoerr #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CpDh0NlvjuR/
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F, 40s, very thick glasses frames, nose stud, red nails, large black crossbody bag, library copy, 2 train #SeaOfTranquility #EmilyStJohnMandel #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy #LibraryBook instagr.am/p/CosZ3bUPeI2/
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M, teens, grey puffer jacket, wearing black Herschel knapsack, standing in the doorway, 4 train #Loot #JudeWatson #LootHowToStealAFortune #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CofuA1jymqy/
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F, 40s, tan sweatsuit, thick gold hoops, Skechers, patterned “love” socks, 4 train #PrayerOnFire #FredHartleyIII #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CoNheE4v2Vd/
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M, 30s, grey Under Armour cap, navy jacket, backpack at feet, large headphones over ears, Q train #SlouchingTowardsBethlehem #JoanDidion #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CoH4SSNraPv/
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F, 50s, glasses, silvery bangs and ponytail, backpack on lap, tan booties, 5 train #TheSpeedOfTrust #StephenMRCovey #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/Cn2AwoJrdI6/
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F, 50s, glasses, silvery bangs and ponytail, backpack on lap, tan booties, 5 train #TheSpeedOfTrust #StephenMRCovey #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/Cn2AwoJrdI6/
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F, 20s, long dark wavy hair tucked into dark scarf, long dark jacket, boots, reading while on ticket line at The Metropolitan Museum #TheWomanDestroyed #SimoneDeBeauvoir #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CnxB6Tursuv/
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F, 30s, sunglasses tucked into V-neck of brown sweater, tasseled bookmark in book, Brooklyn Museum tote bag, 5 train #JaneEyre #CharlotteBronte #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CnpHQjtrvGO/
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F, 40s, navy knitted beanie, black belted puffer coat, thick boots, uptown 4/5/6 platform at Union Square #HellsAngels #HunterSThompson #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CnktJ9lri19/
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F, 30s, rose-tinted sunglasses, black top, beige scarf, reading at an inside table by the window in the morning sun, Sook Pastry, Ridgewood NJ #TheParisApartment #LucyFoley #AgentTouchdown #CoverSpyNYMetroArea instagr.am/p/Cnhm90ervt4/
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F, 50s, wavy silver blonde hair, purple coat, yellow leather button-up boots, floral face mask, open book in lap while scrolling through phone, 4 train #SouthToAmerica #ImaniPerry #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CnXAItFrwhT/
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F, 40s, dark gray athleisure top, black leggings, disposable mask, Alaska PDX to EWR flight #LonelyPlanetNewYorkCity #LonelyPlanet #AgentTouchdown #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CnUU6piLEjv/
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F, 20s, blue beanie, navy puffer jacket, black UGGs, Longchamp bag with unicorn keychain on strap, 5 train #Forensics #ValMcDermid #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CnNE5esgEIb/
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M, 30s, blue-and-black-plaid flannel shirt, untied duck boots, dark hair pulled into bun, dark beard, dark-rimmed glasses, EWR to PDX Alaska gate #IV #ChuckKlosterman #AgentTouchdown #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/Cm9dmEKpK75/
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The books CoverSpy saw you reading in the winter, spring, summer, and fall of 2022. Spy the readers and buy the books at our Bookshop, where every purchase supports independent bookstores. Link in bio. #BooksReadIn2022 #NYC #BookLists #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CmwvO0crCd1/
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F, 40s, long purple puffer coat, glasses, canvas sneakers, wearing backpack, library copy, overcrowded Q train #ImpossibleChildren #RobertYune #AgentSunshine #CoverSpy instagr.am/p/CmeL7j7Ll1O/
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