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‘The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History’ by Kassia St. Clair
Looking through the loom
It touches us from birth to death, but how much do we really think about fabric? Kassia St. Clair’s ‘The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History’ unspools an exciting world, from mummies to spacewalks. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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A Novel Idea’s Christina Rosso launches her debut book ‘She is a Beast’
Women take all
Local author Christina Rosso-Schneider’s debut is a collection of feminist fairy tales in which women fight against the “beasts” of the patriarchy—even by becoming beasts themselves. The co-owner of A Novel Idea on Passyunk talks to Kirsten Bowen about launching a book in the pandemic.
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‘Red at the Bone’ by Jacqueline Woodson
Destiny beyond family
How do the past and present influence the lives of three generations of a Black family? Jacqueline Woodson’s novel, ‘Red at the Bone,’ looks at a mother-daughter relationship from a unique perspective. Andrea Smith reviews.
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‘The Winterthur Garden Guide: Color for Every Season’ by Linda Eirhart
The wilds at Winterthur
Horticultural inspiration is growing this spring with Linda Eirhart’s ‘The Winterthur Garden Guide: Color for Every Season.’ Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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‘The Secret Lives of Color’ by Kassia St. Clair
Hues you can use
Who knew hues could be so riveting? Gail Obenreder reviews Kassia St. Clair’s colorful book.
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‘Stan Hochman Unfiltered,’ edited by Gloria Hochman
More than sports
‘Stan Hochman Unfiltered’ highlights an iconic Philly voice that took readers beyond the stats. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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‘The Third Rainbow Girl’ by Emma Copley Eisenberg
The only way to cope with loss
Philly author Emma Copley Eisenberg’s debut, ‘The Third Rainbow Girl,’ discovers the aftermath of a murder in Appalachia that resonates throughout America. Katy Scarlett reviews.
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‘Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War’ by Vincent Brown
The real history of the transatlantic slave trade
A new book by Harvard’s Vincent Brown proves that we can’t grapple with slavery simply as a problem of American history. ‘Tacky’s Revolt’ takes a global lens to the transatlantic slave trade, highlighting the largest rebellion of enslaved people in the 18th-century British empire. Vena Jefferson spoke with the author.
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‘Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds’ by Nancy Moses
What makes a fake?
‘Fakes, Forgeries, and Frauds,’ following the long life of swindles and controversies from Shakespeare to anti-vaxxers, doesn’t draw the sharp parallels that the topic deserves in today’s world. Michelle Nugent reviews.
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‘Here for It, or, How to Save Your Soul in America’ by R. Eric Thomas
The person on the Internet storms the page
R. Eric Thomas, columnist and senior staff writer at ELLE.com, releases ‘Here For It,’ his debut essay collection, exploring code-switching, his sexuality, and being a person on the Internet. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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