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The cover of “Little Italy in the Great War” shows an Evening Public Ledger photo of the 1916 “Italian Brigade,” Company A of the Third Regiment of the PA National Guard, which had many Italian service members. (Image courtesy of Temple University Press.)

‘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.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Maeve is the star of the family, but not for her own sake. (Cover art by Noah Saterstrom; image courtesy of Harper.)

‘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.
Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent

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The story behind the story: Ronan Farrow’s ‘Catch and Kill.’ (Image courtesy of Little Brown.)

‘Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators’ by Ronan Farrow

The rise of Ronan
Ronan Farrow, one of the leading journalists of the #MeToo movement, has written ‘Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,’ a gloriously cinematic narrative of his reporting and the obstacles it faced. He stopped at the Free Library in November. Stephen Silver was there.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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‘The History Teacher’ opens with a pair of murders on a familiar-sounding Delaware estate. (Image courtesy of Porter Street Press.)

‘The History Teacher’ by Susan Bacon

A posthumous family reunion
Philly-area and Delaware readers may catch echoes of our own industrial post-war days in Susan Bacon’s ‘The History Teacher.’ Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Part memoir, part interrogation: ‘Even If Your Heart Would Listen.’ (Image courtesy of SparkPress.)

‘Even If Your Heart Would Listen,’ by Elise Schiller

Writing from wounds
‘Even If Your Heart Would Listen,’ exploring the loss of an adult child to addiction, is both memoir and an indictment of how our healthcare system is failing us. Anndee Hochman reviews.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

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It isn’t a bad word. (Image courtesy of Abrams Books.)

‘The (Other) F Word,’ edited by Angie Manfredi

Beautiful, accomplished, happy, and fat
‘The (Other) F Word,’ a new collection from editor Angie Manfredi, finds the joy in fatness with contributions from writers of all identities who claim their right to their own bodies. Michelle Nugent reviews.
Michelle Nugent

Michelle Nugent

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Whom does history reflect? David W. Young’s ‘Battles of Germantown’ wonders. (Image courtesy of Temple University Press.)

‘The Battles of Germantown’ by David W. Young

Restoring the history that includes us all
The northwest corner of Philadelphia known as Germantown far predates the city itself, and the real roots of its history are only just coming into public light. David W. Young’s ‘The Battles of Germantown’ reveals that work. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Brittney Morris’s debut novel ‘SLAY’ plays no games with identity. (Image courtesy of Simon & Schuster)

‘SLAY,’ by Brittney Morris

Slaying the book game
Brittney Morris's debut YA novel tackles identity, online and off, as a canny teenager takes the online gaming world by storm, with unexpected consequences. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
Kyle V. Hiller

Kyle V. Hiller

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Finally, fans know what Vernell would say. Cover of ‘The Vernell Poems’ chapbook courtesy of Moonstone Press.

‘The Vernell Poems’ by Herman Beavers

What would Vernell say?
Poet Herman Beavers, in his new chapbook 'The Vernell Poems,' riffs on the stories of the indomitable Vernell Spraggins—folk philosopher, lover, liar, and trickster. Suzanne Cloud considers.
Suzanne Cloud

Suzanne Cloud

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Wendell Young’s ideas live on in his memoir. (Image courtesy of Temple University Press.)

‘A Life in Philadelphia Labor and Politics,’ by Wendell W. Young III

Conscience at work
Wendell Young died in 2013, but his newly published memoirs are a striking window on Philly politics and labor in the late 20th century, including many causes we’re still fighting for today. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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