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 A model pauses on the runway, her dress and headpiece inspired by the sun, at the Ecolution Fashion Show on April 20, 2017 at the Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel, Downtown.

Fashion, food trucks, music and more. What's going on in Pittsburgh this weekend?

Happening this weekend: Earth Day, Roy Ayers, X Ambassadors, Julien Baker, Wale and more.

about 19 hours ago


 "Dinner Plans: East Vintage Meals" by Jennifer Calihan and Adele Hite is a cookbook without recipes.

Eat the Butter blogger advocates 'real' vintage foods in new cookbook

Jennifer Calihan, a full-time mom from Fox Chapel, promotes whole, unprocessed foods in her newly released cookbook, “Dinner Plans.”

1 day ago


 Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich will discuss her new autobiography,  "My American Dream," at the Carnegie Lecture Hall, Oakland, on April 30.

How Lidia Bastianich chased and found the American dream

The cookbook author and restaurateur will talk about new memoir, “My American Dream,” on April 30 at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland.

1 day ago


 Author Lisa See will discuss her latest book, "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane," today in Mt. Lebanon.

Author Lisa See sips Pu-erh tea and spins a story

The writer’s arduous journey through the remote, tea-producing regions of China reveals an ethnic minority’s self-reliant way of living.

3 days ago


 Sharon Dilworth.

'Two Sides, Three Rivers': Pittsburgh characters enliven Sharon Dilworth's short stories

A sympathetic, but unsentimental depiction of fictional Pittsburgh characters makes Dilworth’s latest short story collection shine.

4 days ago


 Authors Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman.

'Obsidio': The beloved sci-fi romance trilogy 'Illuminae Files' ends well

The delightful final chapter of the trilogy by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman fulfills the promise of the previous installments.

5 days ago


 Tara Westover.

'Educated: A Memoir': Escape from an above-average dysfunctional family

Tara Westover tells her a compelling true tale  — she had to break with an eccentric family to become herself.

6 days ago


 Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate's intelligence panel on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2017.

In a new book, James Comey says an ‘ego driven’ Trump is ‘untethered to truth’

The former FBI director casts the president as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics.

6 days ago


 Joyce Carol Oates

Diverse lineup of authors to speak in Ten Evenings series at Carnegie Music Hall

Joyce Carol Oates and Luis Alberto Urrea will lead off Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ Ten Evenings series at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.

1 week ago


 "Lou Reed: A Life," by Anthony DeCurtis

Lou Reed gets the biography he deserves

Anthony DeCurtis’ engagingly written and meticulously researched biography of Lou Reed sheds light on the late musician’s life and art.

1 week ago


 Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of "The Sympathizer," speaks Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Oakland's Carnegie Music Hall.

'The Sympathizer' aims directly at 'American exceptionalism'

The California-based author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the war in Indochina shows how American imperialism creates refugees.

1 week ago


 Richard Powers

'The Overstory': Richard Powers crafts an environmental epic

Richard Powers’ latest ranges from the 19th century to the 1990s timber wars in California.

1 week ago


 Brad Meltzer.

'The Escape Artist': Brad Meltzer's latest is a high-octane wonder

A military mortician’s search for a missing plane crash victim becomes a thrilling rush to escape a grand conspiracy.

1 week ago


 Christian singer Chris Tomlin.

Things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, April 5-8

Performers Chris Tomlin, Pink and Robin Trower, along with country-great Ronny Milsap, all hit town this weekend.

2 weeks ago


 Brad Felver, is the 2018 Drue Heinz Literature Prize

Drue Heinz literary prize awarded to Toledo, Ohio, short story author

The announcement comes less than a week after Drue Heinz, who created the endowment for the accolade in 1991, died.

2 weeks ago


 The Oliver Room at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland.

Carnegie Library warned in 1991 to move rare books to libraries with tighter security, better climate control -- but never did

Appraisers suggested moving rare books from Carnegie Library to local universities where climate control and security were much better.

2 weeks ago


 Paul Howarth, author of "Only Killers And Thieves."

'Only Killers and Thieves': A tale of vengeance and deception

Paul Howarth’s debut novel uses frontier myths to explore notions of vengeance and justice in a lawless land.

2 weeks ago


 "Millennials and the Moments That Made Us," by Shaun Scott.

'Millennials and the Moments that Made Us': Kids today are getting the short end of the stick

Shaun Scott takes on the myths about millennials, providing “A Cultural History of the U.S. From 1982-Present.”

2 weeks ago


 David Frum author of "Trumpocracy : The Corruption Of The American Republic"

'Trumpocracy': A conservative takes aim at President Trump

David Frum demonstrates Donald Trump to be the consummate star of an extravaganza performance of the theater of resentment.

2 weeks ago


 Cecile Richards, author of "Make Trouble."

Cecile Richards learned how to challenge the status quo from her mother, former Texas Gov. Ann Richards

Cecile Richards, leader of Planned Parenthood, recounts her experiences as a grass-roots political organizer in her book, “Make Trouble.”

3 weeks ago


 Poet Daniel Borzutzky.

Daniel Borzutsky's poetry of resistance

Expatriate Pittsburgh poet and National Book Award winner Daniel Borzutzky returns for a reading at the Ace Hotel on Thursday.

3 weeks ago


 Carrots a la Chermoula. This Algerian carrot dish is easy to make and it pops with color and flavor.

For Passover, travel the world without a passport

New York author’s new book chronicles the customs of Sephardic Passover traditions across the world, including Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Libya.

3 weeks ago


 Pakistani born author Mohsin Hamid.

What to do this week, March 25-31

Author Hamid Mohsin, comedian Cristela Alonzo and storyteller Lyn Ford are on tap this week.

3 weeks ago


 Ruby Namdar, author of "The Ruined House."

A character in freefall searches for redemption in 'The Ruined House'

The protagonist in Ruby Namdar’s “The Ruined House” has a midlife crisis that could ruin him if he can’t figure a path out of the darkness.

3 weeks ago


 Cass R. Sunstein edited the essays that appear in "Can It Happen Here? Authoritarianism in America" and wrote one himself.

'Can It Happen Here?': 17 essays on the chance for 'Authoritarianism in America'

Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein present an anthology that asks if this nation will succumb to a dictatorship eventually.

3 weeks ago


 Ngugi wa Thiong’o is author of "Wrestling With the Devil."

A Kenyan author examines his life and times in 'Wrestling With the Devil'

Ngugi wa Thiong’o demonstrates in his memoir how colonialism failed to break his spirit or his imagination despite many attempts.

3 weeks ago


 Former FBI director James Comey, seen here in June on Capitol Hill in Washington, is first up in the 2018-19 Pittsburgh Speaker Series.

James Comey, Gloria Steinem and Jeb Bush coming to the 2018-19 Pittsburgh Speakers Series

The subscription-only series at Heinz Hall also includes comedian Jay Leno and “Still Alice” author Lisa Genova.

4 weeks ago


 Rickey Laurentiis, author of "Boy with Thorn," has won a 50,000 Whiting Award. He also is a winner of the 2014 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.

Writing fellow at University of Pittsburgh wins prestigious Whiting Award

Rickey Laurentiis, a local poet published by University of Pittsburgh Press, is among 10 emerging writers to receive $50,000 Whiting Award.

4 weeks ago


 This is the dedication page of a rare first-edition of "The Faerie Queene" by Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser on display at  Duquesne University's Gumberg Library. A book similar to this was stolen from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland.

Rising prices for some rare books make them a target for thieves who quickly sell them online

Embarrassment and a lack of all the facts stop librarians from revealing major thefts, which force them to do a more thorough inventory

4 weeks ago


 Indie band The Low Anthem.

What's happening in Pittsburgh, March 22-25

Alan Jackson, The Low Anthem and lots of other entertainment on the schedule for this first weekend in spring.

4 weeks ago



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