Books

393 results
Page 24
"Mace" Bugen and former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Jersey Joe Walcott. (Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer)

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer's The Little Gate-Crasher: The Life and Photos of Mace Bugen

Small man, big vision

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer's The Little Gate Crasher recalls the author's great-uncle, a celebrity photographer and star in his own Lehigh Valley community. A.D. Amorosi reviews.
A.D. Amorosi

A.D. Amorosi

Articles 3 minute read
Neil Rao plays Nick DiBerardino's 'Homunculus.' (Photo by Margaret Darby)

One Book, One Philadelphia's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'

Citywide special

The kickoff of the Free Library's One Book, One Philadelphia event celebrated and discussed Mark Haddon's 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' with some of the city's favorite authors. Margaret Darby was there.
Margaret Darby

Margaret Darby

Articles 3 minute read
(Image courtesy of Jere Krakoff)

'Something Is Rotten in Fettig' by Jere Krakoff

The butcher's tale

In Jere Krakoff's satirical novel 'Something Is Rotten in Fettig,' a kosher butcher finds himself tossed into a bureaucratic and legal meat grinder. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

Articles 4 minute read
Carli Lloyd in 2015 as a midfielder for the Houston Dash. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Carli Lloyd's 'When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World'

It's not all kicks

Carli Lloyd is a soccer player, not an artist, but the overall pattern of her career might look familiar to many musicians. Tom Purdom reviews her autobiography, 'When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World'
Tom Purdom

Tom Purdom

Articles 4 minute read

Sign up for our newsletter

All of the week's new articles, all in one place. Sign up for the free weekly BSR newsletters, and don't miss a conversation.

Women's bookstores revolutionized the process of coming out and waking up to feminist life. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia)

In honor of women's bookstores

The shelves that saved our lives

Anndee Hochman recalls the bookstores — women's places — that gave her knowledge, safety, and sisterhood, and honors a few that remain.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Articles 4 minute read
'St. Paddy's in the Devil's Pocket.' (Photo by Pwbaker via Creative Commons/Flickr)

'Shutter Man' by Richard Montanari

A pocket full of darkness

In ‘Shutter Man,’ the newest novel of Richard Montanari’s Byrne-Balzano murder-mystery series, a serial killer killer stalks Philadelphia’s “Devil’s Pocket” section. Bob Ingram reviews.
Bob Ingram

Bob Ingram

Articles 4 minute read
Dr. Michele Angello. (Photo courtesy of Seal Press)

'Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families and Caregivers'

Families transition too

'Raising the Transgender Child' guides families through every stage of their child's transition with kindness as a guiding principle. Courtenay Harris Bond reviews.
Courtenay Harris Bond

Courtenay Harris Bond

Articles 3 minute read
Author Michael Chabon. (Photo by Benjamin Tice Smith)

Michael Chabon's 'Moonglow'

Bottling up history

Michael Chabon’s new novel, 'Moonglow,' blends memoir and fiction, as the narrator listens to his grandfather’s life history — and that of his century. Courtenay Harris Bond reviews.
Courtenay Harris Bond

Courtenay Harris Bond

Articles 2 minute read
Jennifer Haigh tells the story of the Marcellus shale and those who stand in its way.

'Heat & Light' by Jennifer Haigh

Fracking: The novel

Jennifer Haigh's novel 'Heat & Light' visits a fracking-fed Pennsylvania town in Trump country. Rick Soisson reviews.
Rick Soisson

Rick Soisson

Articles 3 minute read
Maria Semple's new novel has some fun with self-sabotage. (Photo courtesy of Little, Brown, and Company)

Maria Semple's 'Today Will Be Different'

Wherever you go, there you are

Maria Semple’s latest novel, 'Today Will Be Different,' travels from Seattle to Aspen to New Orleans — and the course of a woman’s life — within the framework of a single day. Courtenay Harris Bond reviews.
Courtenay Harris Bond

Courtenay Harris Bond

Articles 3 minute read