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Roz Warren's 'Just Another Day at Your Local Public Library'
Quiet, please!
In her latest humor collection, Roz Warren draws back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes world of public libraries. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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'Shanghai Faithful,' by Jennifer Lin
A faithful retelling
Jennifer Lin's memoir 'Shanghai Faithful' examines five generations of her Chinese Christian family and their journeys between continents. Bob Ingram reviews.
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'Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries' by Kory Stamper
She has words for you
Merriam-Webster "word nerd" Kory Stamper's first book is part memoir and part insider's view of how dictionaries are made. Sarah Grey reviews.
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'The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks,' ed. Kahn, Shankar, Smith
Poetry from poetry
The University of Pennsylvania's Kelly Writers House hosted a book launch and reading for 'The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks.' Anndee Hochman was there.
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'Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism' by Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia's greatest hits
Camille Paglia, Philadelphia’s own iconoclast, tears into some heavy subjects, including feminism, religion, and culture, in a new essay collection and Free Library appearance. Stephen Silver reviews.
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Erica Armstrong Dunbar's 'Never Caught'
A life of resistance
‘Never Caught’ unearths the true story of a woman who took her life into her own hands rather than remain George Washington's slave. Alaina Johns reviews.
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Christina Baker Kline's 'A Piece of the World'
A new view
'A Piece of the World' brings to life the enigmatic psychological landscape of the title character of Andrew Wyeth’s famous painting, 'Christina’s World.' Courtenay Harris Bond reviews.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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