Books Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains books storiesThu, 04 Jun 2026 04:34:28 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Pittsburgh loves a good festival. Here are some to catch this summerBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2026/05/29/summer-festivals-pittsburgh-1/stories/202605140063Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2026/05/29/summer-festivals-pittsburgh-1/stories/202605140063<![CDATA[]]>Why don’t we know Charles R. Saunders? This author from Pittsburgh created a new fantasy genreBy Jon Tattrie / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/charles-r-saunders-author-pittsburgh-sword-soul-black-fantasy-genre/stories/202605280003Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/charles-r-saunders-author-pittsburgh-sword-soul-black-fantasy-genre/stories/202605280003<![CDATA[]]>Who’s afraid of bears, rattlesnakes and spiders? Not this ‘Grizzled’ author from MurrysvilleBy Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/grizzled-book-jason-bittel-national-geographic-laurel-highlands-murrysville/stories/202605220072Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/05/28/grizzled-book-jason-bittel-national-geographic-laurel-highlands-murrysville/stories/202605220072<![CDATA[]]>How Black communities gather around food — and one anotherBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-gather-ashante-reese-sankofa-village-international-museum-bamileke/stories/202605180064Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-gather-ashante-reese-sankofa-village-international-museum-bamileke/stories/202605180064<![CDATA[]]>Pgh Book Fest brings writers, workshops and more to OaklandBy Sono Motoyama / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-panels-workshops/stories/202605190035Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/20/pgh-book-fest-panels-workshops/stories/202605190035<![CDATA[]]>Welcome to Wonderland and Phipps Conservatory's Summer Flower ShowBy Kevin Kirkland / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2026/05/15/phipps-conservatory-summer-flower-show-alice-adventures-wonderland/stories/202605150003Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2026/05/15/phipps-conservatory-summer-flower-show-alice-adventures-wonderland/stories/202605150003<![CDATA[]]>Review: Letting it burn By Carolyn Kellogg https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/03/s-a-cosby-king-ashes-review-carolyn-kellog/stories/202605030060Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/03/s-a-cosby-king-ashes-review-carolyn-kellog/stories/202605030060<![CDATA[]]>Review: The Harlem wedding of the year Meredith Cummings / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/03/tiffany-warren-harlem-wedding-review-meredith-cummings/stories/202605030059Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/03/tiffany-warren-harlem-wedding-review-meredith-cummings/stories/202605030059<![CDATA[]]>Review: The brutal L.A. of James Ellroy Carlo Wolff / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/03/james-ellroy-red-sheet-review-carlo-wolff/stories/202605030058Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/05/03/james-ellroy-red-sheet-review-carlo-wolff/stories/202605030058<![CDATA[]]>Gerry Conway, comic book writer who co-created Punisher character in Spider-Man, dies at 73By Claire Rush / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/05/01/gerry-conway-comic-book-writer-punisher-spider-man/stories/202605020031Fri, 01 May 2026 21:27:01 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2026/05/01/gerry-conway-comic-book-writer-punisher-spider-man/stories/202605020031<![CDATA[]]>Even the Eat’n Park waitress had to laugh when her mom was on a rollBy Fran Tunno / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/30/fran-tunno-new-brighton-book-italian-mom/stories/202604190003Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/04/30/fran-tunno-new-brighton-book-italian-mom/stories/202604190003<![CDATA[]]>Review: Sinning like it’s 1100 A.D. Carlo Wolff / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/26/peter-jones-self-help-from-middle-ages-review-carlo-wolff/stories/202604260063Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/26/peter-jones-self-help-from-middle-ages-review-carlo-wolff/stories/202604260063<![CDATA[]]>Review: Trying the law Glenn C. Altschuler / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/26/ossei-owusu-law-on-trial-review-glenn-alschuler/stories/202604260062Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/26/ossei-owusu-law-on-trial-review-glenn-alschuler/stories/202604260062<![CDATA[]]>Review: Cookbooks of Pittsburgh Shannon Reed / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/26/cookbooks-pittsburgh-review-shannon-reed/stories/202604260061Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/26/cookbooks-pittsburgh-review-shannon-reed/stories/202604260061<![CDATA[]]>Review: Particles and poetry Meredith Cummings / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/chanda-weinstein-edge-space-time-particles-review-meredith-cummings/stories/202604190055Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/chanda-weinstein-edge-space-time-particles-review-meredith-cummings/stories/202604190055<![CDATA[]]>Reviews: Poems of hybridity Veronica Corpuz / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/joseph-legaspi-amphibian-poems-review-veronica-corpuz/stories/202604190054Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/joseph-legaspi-amphibian-poems-review-veronica-corpuz/stories/202604190054<![CDATA[]]>Kristofer Collins: The poetry of work and art Kristofer Collins / InReviewhttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/robert-walicki-watershed-poems-review-kristofer-collins/stories/202604190053Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/robert-walicki-watershed-poems-review-kristofer-collins/stories/202604190053<![CDATA[]]>Charge-Ups bassist turns class project into book about Pittsburgh music sceneBy Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/16/maleena-dominick-steel-city-setlist/stories/202604150002Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/16/maleena-dominick-steel-city-setlist/stories/202604150002<![CDATA[]]>This isn’t the story she set out to write. It’s the book she needed to write By Adriana E. Ramírez / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/14/ramirez-book-backstory-violence-my-familys-colombian-war/stories/202604140006Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/14/ramirez-book-backstory-violence-my-familys-colombian-war/stories/202604140006<![CDATA[]]>Review: 'The Violence' reveals how the secrets of one family, one country can change historyBy Edward Banchs / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/14/book-review-adriana-ramirez-violence-my-familys-colombian-war/stories/202604140007Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/14/book-review-adriana-ramirez-violence-my-familys-colombian-war/stories/202604140007<![CDATA[]]>