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Blind filmmaker David Y. Block is finally telling his own story
The life behind Born Blind
David Y. Block, a blind journalist and filmmaker, has been telling other people’s stories through his documentaries for years. But as he tells Anndee Hochman, now he’s learning to turn that lens on himself.
Features
5 minute read
The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom, by Nancy Reddy
The poetry behind parenting
Local poet Nancy Reddy’s new book promises refreshing perspectives around parenting and an opportunity to unlearn outdated practices and notions. Jill Brooke previews.
Previews
3 minute read
Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City, by Molly Lester and Michael Bixler
Revealing Philadelphia’s almost-invisible past
Building Ghosts, an absorbing new book from Temple University Press, grasps a history that we barely know with essays and photos capturing the remnants of Philly’s lost and demolished buildings. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The Big Story: The Oral History of Philadelphia TV News, by David Grzybowski
A new book takes you inside the TV coverage of Philly’s biggest stories
From Papal visits to sports championships to a blizzard that never was, a new book takes us inside 50 juicy, surprising years of Philly TV news in the words of Jim Gardner, Larry Kane, and lots more. Stephen Silver reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
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Final Cut, by Charles Burns
A Philadelphia graphic novelist at the top of his game
Charles Burns, the cult-favorite Philly-based cartoonist behind Black Hole, is back with the graphic novel Final Cut, a new work the artist seems born to create. Kiran Pandey reviews.
Reviews
3 minute read
The House of Barnes: The Man, the Collection, the Controversy, by Neil L. Rudenstine
Still braving Barnes bias
As a trustee emeritus of the Barnes Foundation, author Neil L. Rudenstine is clearly biased, but his book offers interesting details about the collection of Albert Barnes and how his fraught legacy was slowly dismantled. Emily B. Schilling reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
A new take on cooking with Margaret Eby's You Gotta Eat
Culinary skills for those with fluctuating energy
Food writer and editor Margaret Eby's new cookbook lays out creative plans for when your energy may be running low. Anndee Hochman previews.
Previews
3 minute read
Discussing Philadelphia’s Hollywood legend Lionel Barrymore with biographer Kathleen Spaltro
The man behind Mr. Potter, Dr. Gillespie, and Scrooge
Rachel Bellwoar holds an interview with Lionel Barrymore biographer Kathleen Spaltro following the release of her new book, Lionel Barrymore: Character and Endurance in Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Profiles
5 minute read
Capturing film legend Agnès Varda with Carrie Rickey's A Complicated Passion
From page to screen, to page again
Philadelphia film critic Carrie Rickey pens A Complicated Passion, a biography on the legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda. Rachel Bellwoar interviews.
Profiles
7 minute read
The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, August 22-28, 2024
The Philly Book Crawl returns
A roundup of events at this year’s Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl, which enters its second year. Kyle V. Hiller previews.
Previews
4 minute read