http://www.post-gazette.com/books/ Book reviews, articles, Book Editor Bob Hoover's Sunday columns en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:08 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014867-369.stm?cmpid=books.xml I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Pennypacker, a New York Times best-selling author of 11 books for children. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014637-58.stm?cmpid=books.xml It is a measure of Sarah Palin's popularity that her appearance Saturday at a Sam's Club in South Strabane needs no advertising. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014667-44.stm?cmpid=books.xml The board of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh said yesterday that it would be willing to place a moratorium on the planned closure of several library branches, contingent on getting short-term and long-term funding commitments in place before its next board meeting on Dec. 14. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014229-44.stm?cmpid=books.xml VATICAN CITY -- A series of four books presented yesterday at the Vatican seeks to explain how Michelangelo and other artists translated the Bible into images to produce in the Sistine Chapel some Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013996-44.stm?cmpid=books.xml At 384 oversized pages, this is a book that can be measured in pounds. Then again, it covers a lot of territory as it looks back through the years at some of the most fashionable and celebrated people of their time -- and of ours. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013992-44.stm?cmpid=books.xml A few literary morsels are on the table this week before the Thanksgiving hiatus, so grab a chair. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013995-369.stm?cmpid=books.xml Children's Corner: She's not much to look at, but she's got loads of character. Most importantly, she's got a magical touch when it comes to attracting young readers. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500