Literary Arts

Author Natasha Tarpley stresses importance of writing Black joy for young readers

Author Jacqueline Hamer Flakes recalls life as the daughter of a Civil Rights leader

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

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

Pulitzer-winning author Anthony Doerr brings "challenging" storytelling to Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania a national leader as flood of book bans engulfs U.S. schools

Nobel-prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah brings epic work of fiction to Pittsburgh

Preserving the radical history of Pennsylvania’s bootleg coal miners

Lori Jakiela’s How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?

Pitt professor Angie Cruz brings candid story of working class immigrants to LitFest

Pittsburgh nonprofit celebrates Black single mothers with new anthology

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