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In brief: New book shows artist from other artists' view
“John Riegert” follows the journey 252 Pittsburgh artists took to create a portrait of the same person: fellow artist John Riegert.
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'More Alive and Less Lonely': Jonathan Lethem on favorite essays about books and writers
A marvelous collection of previously published essays on popular and obscure writers and their genres.
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'Kingdom': Pittsburgh native Joseph Millar's poetic straight talk goes deep
This poetry collection is vivid, brave and deeply engaged with life while interrogating our culture’s ideas of masculinity.
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'Blind Spot': Teju Cole challenges us to look beyond the limits of vision
The visually impaired writer’s fourth book seeks to get beyond “the long-term concern with the limits of vision.”
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Children's book review: Babymouse series introduces new tale
“Lights, Camera, Middle School!” by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm is ideal for Babymous fans who are outgrowing the original series.
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Pitt's Terrance Hayes named poetry editor for New York Times Magazine
Mr. Hayes, 45, the publication’s third poetry editor, will choose poems and write brief introductions for them. He begins his role next
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New literary prize hopes to encourage non-fiction writers with Pittsburgh connection
Local literary foundation offers new $10,000 prize for a narrative that reveals the essence of Pittsburgh’s character
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Book notes: Bookstores to host authors
At two local bookstores, authors will read from their new books and sign copies.
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What to do this week: June 18-24
Author Colm Toibin, artist Ryan Lammie and the Silver Eye Center for Photography’s (re)Opening Celebration are on tap this week.
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'The Silent Corner': Meet Jane Hawk, Dean Koontz's newest heroine
Koontz returns with a new protagonist and a chilling new villain who uses nano technology to do his dirty work.
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'Some Rise By Sin': A priest's struggle with a Mexican drug gang
Violence and spiritual doubt characterize much of Philip Caputo’s novel that circles around the character of Father Timothy Riordan.
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'The Force': Don Winslow's tale of NYC cops on the take
The author of “The Cartel” is back with a magisterial and raw depiction of morally compromised NYPD detectives.
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Eddie Adams continues to inspire amateur photographers in Pennsylvania
New Kensington honors the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer with competition, conversation and a film.
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Author Bill Steigerwald recounts Ray Sprigle's journey in '30 Days A Black Man'
Pulitzer Prize winner Ray Sprigle is the subject of Bill Steigerwald’s book, “30 Days A Black Man.”
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A local poet makes peace with the dying of the light
Barbara Edelman offers readers a way to acknowledges life’s inevitable losses in her first collection of poetry.
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An exhaustive look at Obama's road to the White House
“Rising Star” provides plenty of minutiae about Barack Obama, but not enough of the connective tissue that puts a life into perspective.
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A nod to familiar alienation in Ann Beattie's latest collection
Mortality and fractured relationships are at the heart of “The Accomplished Guest,” Ann Beattie latest collection of short stories.
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What to do this week: June 11-17
FUSE@PSO, a Reel Q screening of “Gun Hill Road” and The Next Generation of Black Poets are on tap this week.
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Cather scholars gather here for international symposium
Visiting scholars will see paintings Willa Cather reviewed at Carnegie Museum of Art, tour local landmarks and hear the music of her era.
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Brian O'Neill: An amazing faith journey into bookstore biz
Bookstores may be endangered, but his faith isn't.
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What to do this week: June 4-10
Author Jonathan Safran Foer, the Pittsburgh Camerata and Chatham Baroque, and alto saxophonist Yoko Suzuki are on tap this week.
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The book editor's picks for summer 2017
Book Editor Tony Norman lists 10 top summer reads for the beach, cabin or cross-country getaway.
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Northwestern University professor Laura Kipnis' book examines the poisonous atmosphere on the nation’s campuses
“Unwanted Advances,” takes a look at the zealous pursuit of sexual harrassment complaints on the nation’s campuses.
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Gerald Stern muses on his coming death
Pittsburgh native and acclaimed poet Gerald Stern writes about the looming specter of death in “Death Watch: A View from the Tenth Decade.”
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Grisham's latest is a caper about bungling book thieves
“Camino Island” is a delightfully lighthearted novel dealing with black market rare books and stolen manuscripts.
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'New Boy': Tracy Chevalier rewrites 'Othello' as sixth-grade drama
The fifth entry in the Hogarth Shakespeare remake series is an engrossing and ultimately convincing story of its own.
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'The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley': An adventure story with zip
Hannah Tinti’s second novel, a version of the 12 labors of Hercules, is thrilling and smart.
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'Wrestling with His Angel': Lincoln battled the nation's worst impulses long before Civil War
“Wrestling with His Angel” is the second installment of Sidney Blumenthal’s history of Lincoln’s preparation for the presidency.
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Let "Lonely Planet's Global Beer Tour" take you there
New book gives readers a fresh taste and worldly taste of what beer tourism is all about by profiling breweries on five continents.
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