2013-06-16 00:23:32
A vivid tale of a monstrous kidnapper of children is a feat of the imagination.
2013-06-16 00:19:25
Jim Rugg's "Supermag" is a gorgeous anthology of stylistically diverse comic drawings; Muse Stand beefs up Bloomfield.
2013-06-16 00:07:47
Say what? Thomas Fleming stakes out a touchy position in "A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War."
2013-06-14 00:12:37
For "Super Boys," author Brad Ricca spent years looking into the largely buried lives of fellow Clevelanders Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
2013-06-13 00:19:53
Appalachian jamboree Stills in the Hills at Seven Springs, Unseam'd Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and Toby Keith highlight the weekend.
2013-06-12 00:14:59
John Hospodka's work uses audio and video as well as words to explore a tough Chicago neighborhood.
2013-06-12 00:10:24
Former Boston newspaperman Larry Tye tugged on Superman's cape and wrote a comprehensive bio of the hero marking his diamond anniversary.
2013-06-11 00:11:12
Becca Lerman, 18, of Point Breeze has provided elementary schools with voice recordings of books to help improve literacy.
2013-06-10 15:17:21
Huang Xiang, a multi-nominee for the Nobel Prize in literature, will perform his poetry at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
2013-06-09 00:35:51
Exiled Voices of China and Tibet was produced by City of Asylum of Pittsburgh and featured blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng among others.
2013-06-09 00:23:47
Summer reading presents a 92-day opportunity to experiment with genres outside your usual book list.
2013-06-09 00:22:01
Charles Moore's authorized biography of the British prime minister is fair play all around.
2013-06-09 00:19:31
The third annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival wraps, poet Huang Xiang performs and Kenny G takes the stage.
2013-06-09 00:17:18
A partner of The New York Review of Books, it brings cherished if sometimes underappreciated works to a new audience.
2013-06-09 00:16:41
Plus: Note the new date (June 12) for Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson's book-signing event for "Allegheny City," their history of North Side.
2013-06-09 00:14:12
Pittsburgh readers know him as the author of the brilliant "American Rust," set in the Mon Valley. He treats Texas with equal grace.
2013-06-05 00:08:31
Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson will sign their "History of Pittsburgh's North Side" at Barnes & Noble at the Waterworks.
2013-06-05 00:03:56
Jessica Soffer's first novel is the work of an incredibly talented and promising new author.
2013-06-03 00:08:02
"The Book of New Family Traditions" is a great source of ideas.
2013-06-02 00:22:43
One of the important writers of our times trains his gimlet eye on Africa, one last time.
2013-06-02 00:21:47
The great spy novelist is in full form with his latest, despite a farfetched ending.
2013-06-02 00:21:13
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel of Africans in New Jersey overflows with keen observations and insights.
2013-05-29 15:39:02
Cyberpunk Apocalypse is a collective of authors who live together on the North Side.
2013-05-29 00:03:54
Elif Shafak's latest novel "Honor" probes the implosion of an immigrant family.
2013-05-28 00:15:45
A panel of children's book authors and illustrators conclude picture books are still a vibrant literary form.
2013-05-27 00:03:59
The Action Comics No. 1 from 1938 featuring the debut of the superhero was discovered during the renovation of a house in Minnesota.
2013-05-26 00:27:09
Michael D'Antonio gives a chilling, in-depth account of child sex abuse crimes in the U.S. Catholic Church.
2013-05-26 00:25:53
The writing in Dan Brown's latest is one hot mess, but the tale of global intrigue manages to ensnare anyway.
2013-05-26 00:12:17
Though "Cooked" is not a cookbook in the classic sense, the reader does learn a great deal about cooking.
2013-05-23 00:07:12
Over four decades, Bernard Waber tracked the life of a crocodile named Lyle who was adopted by a Manhattan family.
2013-05-22 00:13:06
"Top of the Morning," about the politics of morning TV shows, is entertaining but often feels as though it is covering little new ground.
2013-05-22 00:11:39
Pittsburgh group sorts through books for the youngest readers, separating the good from the bad.
2013-05-19 00:25:02
Plus: "My Son, Billy" by Bill Mays Sr. and "Religion and Reaction: The Secular Political Challenge to the Religious Right" by Susan Hansen.
2013-05-19 00:22:39
What if people with autism and their families could see their diagnosis as a gift and not a curse?
2013-05-19 00:21:33
More joy-inducing dispatches from the hard-working humorist's kaleidoscopic reality.
2013-05-16 16:23:07
The Allderdice High School graduate will be holding a Q&A session on his latest book, "Bunker Hill," at the Carnegie Lecture Hall.
2013-05-14 00:04:58
Meg Medina drew on her own frightening school experiences for her book for teens.
2013-05-12 00:25:32
Lynne Olson expertly re-creates the contentious years before the U.S. joined World War II.
2013-05-12 00:23:49
Also: "Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side" by Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson and "The Voting Machine" by Dmitri Ragano.
2013-05-12 00:19:58
"Can You Do That In Public?," a talk on public art; writer Nathaniel Philbrick at Writers LIVE; "Wake Up and Dream" with Bridgette Perdue...
2013-05-12 00:15:32
A new work by writer Jim Vance and artist Dan E. Burr continues the adventures of a character they first introduced in 1988.
2013-05-12 00:13:53
At work on his new novel, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" author Stephen Chbosky still has Pittsburgh on his mind.
2013-05-11 00:06:07
A New York man is ready to finish putting the Bible on paper, word for word, after six years.
2013-05-10 00:12:38
"Gatsby" stands unchallenged as the purest expression of America's promise of success, the hope that drove Jimmy Gatz to become Jay Gatsby.
2013-05-08 00:06:46
Zachi Telesha of Allentown succumbed to a five-year struggle with bone cancer.
2013-05-07 00:04:46
Shawn Vestal's short story debut delivers an engaging, imaginative collection.
2013-05-05 00:18:41
In "The Woman Upstairs," the author of "The Emperor's Children" goes deep inside the "turmoil of identity."
2013-05-05 00:11:01
When a coal baron bullied and bankrupted a small operator, two Pittsburgh lawyers took on the case -- all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
2013-05-05 00:06:14
Some works by local authors: "E Block: Photographs" by Mark Perrott and "Night Terrors: A Daniel Rinaldi Mystery" by Dennis Palumbo.
2013-05-01 00:06:16
The millionaires, madams and mill workers who made the North Side colorful people a new history co-authored by Dan Rooney.
2013-04-29 00:13:00
This volume tells the story of how a group of young people circled around a library to protect its books during 2011 protests in Egypt.
2013-04-28 00:18:17
Carlene Bauer's debut is "a thoughtful exploration of what can be expected of love, friendship, art." Faith, too.
2013-04-28 00:04:35
With his usual skill, Nathaniel Philbrick recasts the start of the American Revolution.
2013-04-28 00:02:19
Soaring above anything she's done before, the dexterous British novelist invites play.
2013-04-24 00:08:56
The former leader of the District of Columbia public schools speaks hard truths about how to improve American education.
2013-04-23 00:10:58
Herve Tullet, who is called "the prince of preschool books" in his native France, has put out a new book featuring a whimsical shape.
2013-04-23 00:07:12
These new great books are perfect for young readers to celebrate National Poetry Month with.
2013-04-22 00:04:13
Cartoonist Stephan Pastis, creator of "Pearls Before Swine," has written a book about a boy investigator who gets everything wrong.
2013-04-21 00:12:42
The industry deserves more respect, just as it needs to be more respectful, Elizabeth Becker writes.
2013-04-21 00:03:32
Benjamin Lytal's debut novel is a story about discovery, love and loss.
2013-04-21 00:02:09
"The Proper Words for Sin" by Gary Fincke, "Painting a Disappearing Canvas" by Mark Saba, "Sandy Cove: A Love Story" by Steven Recht ...
2013-04-17 00:04:21
A book by former Upper St. Clair resident Tim Federle is on the money when it comes to the bullying some children are subjected to.
2013-04-14 00:13:12
William Dalrymple tells the tragic tale of British misadventures in Afghanistan. (U.S. readers may draw their own parallels.)
2013-04-14 00:05:54
Plus: "Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam: The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam," "In a Moment's Time" and a gathering of local authors.
2013-04-14 00:04:38
Jonathan Dee's sixth novel is a modern morality tale of a high-flying family coming undone.
2013-04-10 00:09:43
Amy Stewart's guide to the botany of booze is a reference manual, cocktail recipe book and history lesson, told with a scholar's rigor.
2013-04-09 00:12:19
"Lucky Ducklings" by Eva Moore and Nancy Carpenter retells the true story of a rescue of ducklings who fell through a sewer grate.
2013-04-09 00:08:22
"Just a Dog" and "Here Comes Trouble" are new titles for young people about companion animals.
2013-04-08 16:28:19
The group will meet at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville to discuss Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
2013-04-08 11:30:47
Joseph Kennedy biographer David Nasaw is among mix of fiction and nonfiction writers coming to Monday-night series at Carnegie Lecture Hall.
2013-04-08 00:11:02
For inmates who love to read, Book 'Em, an all-volunteer project, has supplied books to prisoners in the state for a decade.
2013-04-08 00:10:37
Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks mines cultures to create rich, historic characters.
2013-04-07 00:31:00
One of Pittsburgh's most dynamic poets "juxtaposes lyricism with brutality" as she navigates the human heart.
2013-04-07 00:15:43
Bush and Bolick would eliminate illegal immigration by expanding legal immigration to meet market demands. They're missing the big picture.
2013-04-07 00:15:43
Plus: "LARP: The Battle for Verona" by Justin Calderone, "In the Shadow of a Badge" by Lillie Leonardi, "Love's Secret Fire" by Rena Koontz
2013-04-07 00:11:22
Irish traditional singing, dancing and storytelling at "In Two Minds"; author Geraldine Brooks; "1960s Fashion Show" at history center ...
2013-04-06 00:08:39
The Beatles once sang, "They say it's your birthday. Well, it's my birthday, too."
2013-04-03 16:01:35
The best-selling author of thriller novels will be making an appearance at the Oakmont venue starting at 7.
2013-04-02 00:10:27
New biographies tell stories of women -- from doctors to astronomers to librarians to frontier settlers -- who made a difference.
2013-03-31 00:20:51
The Beatles, Civil War stories, our man in Afghanistan, a killer and a bookie's daughter.
2013-03-31 00:11:30
Never before has the process of eating been so very interesting. Ms. Roach delivers the science with wit and intelligence.
2013-03-31 00:06:31
"The House Girl" interweaves the stories of two young women burdened with unanswered questions about their family histories.
2013-03-26 00:08:02
In 1963, Peggy Parish's literal-minded housekeeper was born and has been delighting younger readers since.
2013-03-26 00:05:54
"Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen" by Donna Gephart. Age 8 and older.
2013-03-26 00:03:41
Friends of the Arlington Public Library group has bought eight American Girl dolls to lend to Arlington County library card holders.
2013-03-24 00:24:45
Ian McEwan, who's speaking in Pittsburgh Tuesday, is among the best British novelists of the era. "Sweet Tooth" is another delicious work.
2013-03-24 00:21:15
Plus: "The Stonehenge Scrolls" by Karen Postellon Robbins, poems by Liane Ellison Norman and Nola Garrett, Scott Mastro's "Blood Money"...
2013-03-24 00:03:07
As part of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, Ian McEwan will give a free public reading at 8:30 p.m in Oakland.
2013-03-22 16:46:32
The Baldwin High School graduate will be reading from her latest book, "The Switching/Yard," at the Bedford Square site on the South Side.
2013-03-20 00:16:45
"News From Heaven," Jennifer Haigh's story collection, continues to explore Bakerton, the fictional town in her 2005 novel "Baker Towers."
2013-03-19 00:21:34
Tanya Lee Stone's new book, "Courage Has No Color," draws attention to WWII's Triple Nickles, the first black U.S. paratroopers.
2013-03-19 00:13:19
City of Asylum Pittburgh, which supports persecuted writers, will open the Alphabet City literary center in the Garden Theater Block.
2013-03-18 00:10:20
"Paris Wife" author Paula McLain to speak on the absinthe, adultery and outsized egos that fed the "Lost Generation."
2013-03-18 00:02:45
Author Gillian Neimark shows how life can turn your worst day into your best in "The Golden Rectangle."
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