Author Natasha Tarpley stresses importance of writing Black joy for young readers
By Rege Behe
Author Jacqueline Hamer Flakes recalls life as the daughter of a Civil Rights leader
By Amanda Waltz
Read these books for MLK Day
Patrick Radden Keefe talks killers, cons, and rebels ahead of Pittsburgh appearance
Poet addresses "AIDS crisis in Pittsburgh — and its erasure" with new collection
By Matthew Monroy
Poet Halsey Hyer examines trans experience with debut collection [deadname]
Pittsburgh writer talks queer and trans takes on horror in It Came From the Closet
The Fearless Benjamin Lay weaves a rich, informative tale of an early abolitionist
By Lisa Cunningham and Amanda Waltz
Pulitzer-winning author Anthony Doerr brings "challenging" storytelling to Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania a national leader as flood of book bans engulfs U.S. schools
By Ariana Figueroa
Nobel-prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah brings epic work of fiction to Pittsburgh
Preserving the radical history of Pennsylvania’s bootleg coal miners
By Jordana Rosenfeld
Lori Jakiela’s How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?
Plus, an announcement of our September #CPBookClub selections
By Lisa Cunningham
Pitt professor Angie Cruz brings candid story of working class immigrants to LitFest
Pittsburgh nonprofit celebrates Black single mothers with new anthology
By Dani Janae
Billy Porter details a life of tenacity and vulnerability in Unprotected
A list of recently released books by some of the region’s most accomplished writers
Millvale tea shop creates special blend for Pittsburgh vampire novel
Pittsburgh author Sherrie Flick to host Write the Rivers tours
Married authors turn their love story into young adult book set in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh illustrator spins regional lore into Haunted: An Appalachian Tarot Deck
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By CP Staff
The Warhol remixes workforce development with its Teen DJ Academy