http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-23T00:07:16-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/book-review-top-of-the-morning-certainly-not-an-eye-opener-688593/ 2013-05-22T00:13:06-04:00 Rob Owen rowen@post-gazette.com 2013-05-22T00:00:00-04:00

"Top of the Morning," about the politics of morning TV shows, is entertaining but often feels as though it is covering little new ground.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/briefing-books-hemlock-grove-hits-it-big-lori-jakiela-hits-a-nerve-688264/ 2013-05-19T00:25:02-04:00 Tony Norman tnorman@post-gazette.com 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

Plus: "My Son, Billy" by Bill Mays Sr. and "Religion and Reaction: The Secular Political Challenge to the Religious Right" by Susan Hansen.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/those-angry-days-america-before-the-good-war-687311/ 2013-05-12T00:25:32-04:00 Len Barcousky LBarcousky@post-gazette.com 2013-05-12T00:00:00-04:00

Lynne Olson expertly re-creates the contentious years before the U.S. joined World War II.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/briefing-books-the-emerald-mile-an-epic-grand-canyon-story-pops-the-willie-stargell-story-and-more-687307/ 2013-05-12T00:23:49-04:00 Tony Norman tnorman@post-gazette.com 2013-05-12T00:00:00-04:00

Also: "Allegheny City: A History of Pittsburgh's North Side" by Dan Rooney and Carol Peterson and "The Voting Machine" by Dmitri Ragano.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/art-architecture/2do-this-week-may-12-18-cultural-events-around-pittsburgh-687293/ 2013-05-12T00:19:58-04:00 2013-05-12T00:00:00-04:00

"Can You Do That In Public?," a talk on public art; writer Nathaniel Philbrick at Writers LIVE; "Wake Up and Dream" with Bridgette Perdue...

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/stephen-chbosky-plans-tribute-to-stephen-king-687267/ 2013-05-12T00:13:53-04:00 Maria Sciullo msciullo@post-gazette.com 2013-05-12T00:00:00-04:00

At work on his new novel, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" author Stephen Chbosky still has Pittsburgh on his mind.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/great-gatsby-still-challenges-myth-of-american-dream-687050/ 2013-05-10T00:12:38-04:00 Bob Hoover bhoover@post-gazette.com 2013-05-10T00:00:00-04:00

"Gatsby" stands unchallenged as the purest expression of America's promise of success, the hope that drove Jimmy Gatz to become Jay Gatsby.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/books/the-price-of-justice-west-virginia-legal-gothic-686333/ 2013-05-05T00:11:01-04:00 Len Boselovic lboselovic@post-gazette.com 2013-05-05T00:00:00-04:00

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.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/books/briefing-books-visual-poetry-in-a-prison-686313/ 2013-05-05T00:06:14-04:00 Tony Norman tnorman@post-gazette.com 2013-05-05T00:00:00-04:00

Some works by local authors: "E Block: Photographs" by Mark Perrott and "Night Terrors: A Daniel Rinaldi Mystery" by Dennis Palumbo.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/books/dan-rooney-and-historian-carol-peterson-team-up-to-write-about-allegheny-city-685710/ 2013-05-01T00:06:16-04:00 Marylynne Pitz mpitz@post-gazette.com 2013-05-01T00:00:00-04:00

The millionaires, madams and mill workers who made the North Side colorful people a new history co-authored by Dan Rooney.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/review-book-demonstrates-kids-love-of-libraries-685474/ 2013-04-29T00:13:00-04:00 2013-04-29T00:00:00-04:00

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.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/books/bunker-hill-ye-olde-boston-strong-685304/ 2013-04-28T00:04:35-04:00 Bob Hoover bhoover@post-gazette.com 2013-04-28T00:00:00-04:00

With his usual skill, Nathaniel Philbrick recasts the start of the American Revolution.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/book-review-ex-head-of-dc-schools-argues-that-her-tough-love-approach-is-best-in-book-radical-684757/ 2013-04-24T00:08:56-04:00 2013-04-24T00:00:00-04:00

The former leader of the District of Columbia public schools speaks hard truths about how to improve American education.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/a-map-of-tulsa-a-first-novel-of-finding-authenticity-and-a-place-to-call-home-684325/ 2013-04-21T00:03:32-04:00 Diana Nelson Jones djones@post-gazette.com 2013-04-21T00:00:00-04:00

Benjamin Lytal's debut novel is a story about discovery, love and loss.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/briefing-books-short-stories-poetry-laughter-and-heartbreak-684320/ 2013-04-21T00:02:09-04:00 Tony Norman tnorman@post-gazette.com 2013-04-21T00:00:00-04:00

"The Proper Words for Sin" by Gary Fincke, "Painting a Disappearing Canvas" by Mark Saba, "Sandy Cove: A Love Story" by Steven Recht ...

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/book-review-nate-successfully-deals-with-tough-teen-issues-683751/ 2013-04-17T00:04:21-04:00 Rob Owen rowen@post-gazette.com 2013-04-17T00:00:00-04:00

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.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/return-of-a-king-makes-britains-19th-century-ill-fated-afghan-venture-come-alive-683372/ 2013-04-14T00:13:12-04:00 2013-04-14T00:00:00-04:00

William Dalrymple tells the tragic tale of British misadventures in Afghanistan. (U.S. readers may draw their own parallels.)

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/book-reviews/briefing-books-a-bad-guy-and-a-good-guy-gone-bad-683346/ 2013-04-14T00:05:54-04:00 Tony Norman tnorman@post-gazette.com 2013-04-14T00:00:00-04:00

Plus: "Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam: The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam," "In a Moment's Time" and a gathering of local authors.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/books/lecture-series-lineup-of-10-authors-brings-pulitzer-winner-michael-moss-sue-grafton-and-ann-patchett-to-oakland-682594/ 2013-04-08T11:30:47-04:00 2013-04-08T11:29:00-04:00

Joseph Kennedy biographer David Nasaw is among mix of fiction and nonfiction writers coming to Monday-night series at Carnegie Lecture Hall.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/book-em-shipments-brighten-pennsylvania-inmates-lives-682556/ 2013-04-08T00:11:02-04:00 Diana Nelson Jones djones@post-gazette.com 2013-04-08T00:00:00-04:00

For inmates who love to read, Book 'Em, an all-volunteer project, has supplied books to prisoners in the state for a decade.