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Cursing, crime, and culture clash: East Pittsburgh Downlow tells overlooked stories from the Steel City

Nov 13, 2019

Can a novel about a college professor have a working-class theme? Yes, if the professor is a former welder/wrestler who teaches creative writing at a community college, as in Dave Newman’s East Pittsburgh Downlow (J. New Books).

Dave Newman/East Pittsburgh Downlow

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Chelsey Engel's debut novel, A Summer of Fever and Freedom, explores life as an LGBTQ person during the turbulent summer of 1969

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31 Days of the Undead: Orange World

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Teen writing workshop at Creative Nonfiction offers a space to tackle the "tough stuff"

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By Rege Behe
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Patricia Dobler Poetry Award honors unpublished women over the age of 40

By Hannah Lynn
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National Book Award winner to appear at opening of Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ Ten Evenings 2019-20 season

By Rege Behe
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Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces details of second annual Bookish in the 'Burgh

By Jordan Snowden
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