Min Jin Lee's critically-acclaimed novel Pachinko tells a sweeping multi-generational story of immigrant struggle writ small
By Rege Behe
"From Kennywood to Kensington": Famed concert pianist pens whimsical sequel
How a podcast, a fear of flying, and a plantation museum influenced Jesmyn Ward's latest novel Let Us Descend
Poet Lynn Emanuel spins beautiful prose out of the pandemic, noir, and nuclear testing
Ed Simon reflects on the weirder side of Pittsburgh's "soul" in new essay collection
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Clare Beams births a new kind of pregnancy horror with The Garden
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Swimsuit models and the mafia define L.L. Kirchner's debut novel Florida Girls
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Author Anna Monardo fulfills grandmother's dying wish with After Italy
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Squirrel Hill author Catherine Gammon explores how loud silence can be in The Gunman & the Carnival
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Stay Gold adds family-owned bookstore to Regent Square business district
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Tracy Kidder documents doctor's quest to heal patients experiencing homelessness
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Rust Belt Union Blues examines the political shift of organized labor groups
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Cameron Barnett goes from a Murmur to a roar with new poetry collection
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By Mars Johnson
Goat Fest proves goats are the GOAT for landscaping in Pittsburgh
By Amanda Waltz
Better Food, Better Me combats food insecurity in Homewood
By Maia Williams
Tasty Creme of Library is a South Hills soft-serve staple
By Matt Petras
Pittsburgh’s top events: July 25-31
By CP Staff