<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Books Feed</title><atom:link href="https://www.post-gazette.com/rss/books" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://www.post-gazette.com</link><description>This feed contains books stories</description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:19:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Post-Gazette Syndicator Service</generator><language>en</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title>Review: Particles and poetry </title><dc:creator>Meredith Cummings / InReview</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/chanda-weinstein-edge-space-time-particles-review-meredith-cummings/stories/202604190055</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/chanda-weinstein-edge-space-time-particles-review-meredith-cummings/stories/202604190055</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604190055/1140x_a10-7_cTC/author-chanda-prescod-weinstein_1776587465.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Reviews: Poems of hybridity </title><dc:creator>Veronica Corpuz / InReview</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/joseph-legaspi-amphibian-poems-review-veronica-corpuz/stories/202604190054</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/joseph-legaspi-amphibian-poems-review-veronica-corpuz/stories/202604190054</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604190054/1140x_a10-7_cTC/poet-joseph-o-legaspi_1776463343.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Kristofer Collins: The poetry of work and art </title><dc:creator>Kristofer Collins / InReview</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/robert-walicki-watershed-poems-review-kristofer-collins/stories/202604190053</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/19/robert-walicki-watershed-poems-review-kristofer-collins/stories/202604190053</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604190053/1140x_a10-7_cTC/pittsburgh-poet-robert-walicki_1776463069.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Charge-Ups bassist turns class project into book about Pittsburgh music scene</title><dc:creator>By Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/16/maleena-dominick-steel-city-setlist/stories/202604150002</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2026/04/16/maleena-dominick-steel-city-setlist/stories/202604150002</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604150002/1140x_a10-7_cTC/maleena041626_1776212850.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>This isn’t the story she set out to write. 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Wigle Whiskey has canned cocktails</title><dc:creator>By Gretchen McKay / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/life/drinks/2026/04/09/iron-city-bessemer-rye-wigle-canned-cocktails/stories/202604160004</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/life/drinks/2026/04/09/iron-city-bessemer-rye-wigle-canned-cocktails/stories/202604160004</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604160004/1140x_a10-7_cTC/wiglecocktails_1776297647.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Pittsburgh author wins $175,000 and the Windham-Campbell Prize </title><dc:creator>By Bob Batz Jr. / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette </dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/08/adam-ehrlich-sachs-windham-campbell-prize/stories/202604080072</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:35:01 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/08/adam-ehrlich-sachs-windham-campbell-prize/stories/202604080072</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604080072/1140x_a10-7_cTC/20260408kksachs1_1776437254.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Colin Kaepernick to publish memoir 'The Perilous Fight' in September</title><dc:creator>By Hillel Italie / AP National Writer</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/07/colin-kaepernick-memoir-the-perilous-fight/stories/202604070054</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:19:34 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/07/colin-kaepernick-memoir-the-perilous-fight/stories/202604070054</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604070054/1140x_a10-7_cTC/Books-Colin-Kaepernick_1775575050.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Pitt graduate wins PEN/Bingham prize for debut series of short stories</title><dc:creator>By Samuel Long / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/06/pitt-pen-bingham-award-jared-lemus/stories/202604060064</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:13:31 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/06/pitt-pen-bingham-award-jared-lemus/stories/202604060064</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604060064/1140x_a10-7_cTC/author-jared-lemus_1775506980.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Review: Drumming away </title><dc:creator>Fred Shaw / InReview</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/05/john-lingan-backbeats-rock-roll-drummers-review-fred-shaw/stories/202604050057</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2026/04/05/john-lingan-backbeats-rock-roll-drummers-review-fred-shaw/stories/202604050057</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604050057/1140x_a10-7_cTC/author-john-lingan_1775235559.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Review: Death on the Thames </title><dc:creator>Glenn C. 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