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‘Long Bright River’ by Liz Moore
Women of Kensington
In Liz Moore’s first Philadelphia-set novel, police officer Mickey Fitzpatrick patrols the streets of Kensington searching for a killer who's targeting women with opioid addiction—one of whom may be her sister. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
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‘Don’t Read the Comments’ by Eric Smith
Gamer girl
This story about a young person forced to commodify her every moment is an endearing and compelling window on claiming space in gamer-geek culture. Michelle Nugent reviews.
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‘Yoga Cocaine’ by Daralyse Lyons
Surviving invincibility
In Daralyse Lyons’s ‘Yoga Cocaine,’ a volatile woman living with addiction discovers that vulnerability is even harder than keeping the protections we make for ourselves. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
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‘Such a Fun Age’ by Kiley Reid
Race and class in Rittenhouse Square
In Kiley Reid’s debut novel, Emira and her employer Alix navigate racism, privilege, and transactional relationships in 2015 Philadelphia. Kirsten Bowen reviews.
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‘In the Dream House’ by Carmen Maria Machado
Memoir reinvented
Carmen Maria Machado’s innovative memoir, ‘In the Dream House,’ examines an abusive relationship from numerous angles, fighting the silence about domestic violence within queer communities. Cass Lewis reviews.
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2020's One Book, One Philadelphia kickoff drew a huge crowd for author Tommy Orange
Exposing buried truths
The launch of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s 2020 One Book, One Philadelphia program drew a crowd to hear Tommy Orange talk about his debut novel, ‘There There.’ Margaret Darby was there.
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‘Juliet Takes a Breath’ by Gabby Rivera
Identity in all directions
In Gabby Rivera’s young adult novel ‘Juliet Takes a Breath,’ a young, queer Latina from the Bronx blazes her own trail to Portland, Oregon, learning that identity never has a single trajectory. Olivia J. B. Baxter reviews.
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‘Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia,’ edited by Paul M. Farber and Ken Lum
Monumental truths
More than two years ago, Philadelphia came together with Monument Lab to examine what our city's monuments show, what they don’t, and what we could do about it. A new book looks back. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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‘Little Italy in the Great War’ by Richard N. Juliani
Philly’s first WWI home front
Richard N. Juliani’s new book reveals troves of immigrant stories preserved in Philly’s early 19th-century newspapers and pieces together an often-forgotten segment of the American home front in WWI. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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‘The Dutch House’ by Ann Patchett
At home in Elkins Park
Ann Patchett’s latest novel brings the ingredients of a 20th-century fairy tale to the Philly suburb of Elkins Park. Michelle Nugent reviews.
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