Mackenzie Dawson

New York

Consultant at The Free Press

books! some for @TheFP, formerly @nypost. I tweet about books and that's about it.

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Articles

Metro North’s beloved Quiet Car is gone for good — and NYC commuters are melting down over it

2 months ago | nypost.com | Mackenzie Dawson

Some things end not with a bang but with a whimper, as TS Eliot once wrote. And so it sadly goes with the Metro-North Quiet Car program, a popular feature that began in 2011 and was suspended during the pandemic. Now, it looks like commuters will never enjoy that blissful silence again. 5 A calm, quiet Metro-North car could be its own kind of bliss.
Get ready for the most thrilling new books of the season

Mar 16, 2024 | nypost.com | Mackenzie Dawson

Here are the most thrilling new books to read right now. NY Post/Mike Guillen When it’s frigid outside, it’s the best time of year to plop down on the couch and pick up a book that will scare the bejesus out of you.
New York train conductor delights commuters with zippy rhymes

Feb 15, 2024 | nypost.com | Mackenzie Dawson

His train is always right on rhyme. Paul Pesante, a longtime conductor on Metro-North’s Hudson Line, has become a minor celebrity among the commuting crowd with his reliably witty rhyming announcements. “The next stop, we’ll do our thing, the next stop is Ossining!!!” or “Be happy, be merry, the next station is Dobbs Ferry!!!” he’ll shout instead of the usual scripts. “I’ve got a rhyme for every stop on the Hudson line.
Best books of 2023: Top 30 must-read titles from the past year

Dec 16, 2023 | nypost.com | Mackenzie Dawson |Hailey Eber |Shelly Ridenour

It’s not too late to catch up on the best books of 2023 — here’s your fiction and nonfiction checklist. 30 “Wellness”Nathan Hill (Knopf)At turns (darkly) hilarious and heartbreaking, this 624-page novel from the author of “The Nix” skewers Gen X cynicism, self-care devotion, cancel culture and aspirational wealth — with a brutal breakdown of how Boomers fall for conspiracy theories online.