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.
2013-05-10 00:04:17
The author talks about his breakthrough book and the movie based on it that is opening the Silk Screen film festival in Pittsburgh.
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."
2013-03-17 01:19:29
Intended to encourage women in the workplace, "Lean In" seems ignorant of the reality of a less-than-privileged life.
2013-03-17 00:24:39
Local authors, please send books written in the past year to Tony Norman, Book Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
2013-03-17 00:24:06
Novelist Paula McLain speaks, pianist Awadagin Pratt at CMU, Slask Polish Song & Dance Ensemble at Byham, Mason Bates at PSO, Sean Jones ...
2013-03-17 00:20:58
Sam Lipsyte's stories of deluded losers in downward spirals are lovingly leavened with tart humor.
2013-03-17 00:06:12
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day comes a new pictorial book about Pittsburgh's Irish history from author Patricia McElligott.
2013-03-16 00:15:36
Three garden books give suggestions on planting.
2013-03-13 16:19:47
The actor/writer hopes to share his experience with addiction at the meet and greet in Homestead.
2013-03-12 00:23:51
They sleep during the day, avoiding their greatest enemy: sunlight. But they aren't vampires.
2013-03-12 00:15:11
Author David Baldacci writes a book in the popular "The 39 Clues" series for kids.
2013-03-10 00:18:33
Geoff Williams recounts a massive natural disaster in minute human detail.
2013-03-10 00:11:24
Plus: "Amidst Traffic" by Michel Sauret, "In Self Defense" by Sam Nicotero, "The Last Perfect Summer" by Ed Prence, a Jan Beatty reading ...
2013-03-10 00:07:25
Michael Hainey's newspaperman father died mysteriously in 1970. Through dogged reporting, he gets closer to the truth.
2013-03-05 00:07:50
Gigi Amateau tells of a little known attempted slave revolt in 1800 Richmond, Va., in "Come August, Come Freedom."
2013-03-03 00:22:49
Honestly, there are more regional authors than we ever imagined. Books by local writers come in by the bin every day.
2013-03-03 00:21:20
Started in 1984 and put aside until lately, 'The Accursed' is sweeping historical tale, but super scary and gorgeously rendered.
2013-03-03 00:21:13
Personal robots will be a ubiquitous part of our lives one day, predicts Carnegie Mellon University robotics professor Illah Nourbakhsh.
2013-03-03 00:17:10
Amity Shlaes writes a comprehensive biography of the 30th president who, quietly, presided over the booming 1920s.
2013-02-26 00:17:04
Bryan Collier illustrations of a Langston Hughes poem nabbed him the 2013 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.
2013-02-24 00:33:45
A tight, deftly rendered tale, Dennis Mahoney's debut burrows deep into a quiet suburban neighborhood undone by a deadly fire.
2013-02-24 00:20:30
Sean Howe doesn't restrict himself to recounting the upbeat creation myths that Marvel has spoon-fed its fans for half a century.
2013-02-24 00:19:10
Plus: "This Creature Fair" by Wayne Wise, "North of Supposed to Be" by Marcia Ferguson, "Troubling Dreams" by Sadie Strick, "Catula" ...
2013-02-24 00:08:51
I rarely saw my mother without her Reader's Digest. I hadn't looked at one for years until last week, with news of its second bankruptcy.
2013-02-24 00:08:12
Son-and-father team David J. Sloat and John W. Sloat release their first novel.
2013-02-23 00:11:45
Three Cartoonist of the Year finalists will learn who takes home the Reuben Award at the National Cartoon Society's Pittsburgh convention.
2013-02-22 00:36:22
The founder of Greycourt, based in Shadyside, shares strategy and philosophy in his new book "The Stewardship of Wealth."
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