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Edgar Allan Poe battled depression but it's unlikely that he killed himself

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is Penn's 2020 Commencement speaker

These are the 20 best books of 2019, chosen by Amazon editors

best books of 2019 picked by Amazon editors

Carmen Maria Machado announces horror comic 'The Low, Low Woods' set in Pennsylvania mining town

Amazon announces its picks for the 20 best books of 2019 so far

Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far

'Game of Thrones' author calls Giants' Daniel Jones pick 'insane'

George R.R. Martin

Authors discuss Silicon Valley’s top tech mentor, Bill Campbell

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'Game of Thrones' author trashes New York Giants for Odell Beckham Jr. trade

Pennsylvania is the fourth most-decorated literary state in the U.S.

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A Novel Idea, a new community bookstore headed for Passyunk, opens this weekend

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Sequel to Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' announced

Tom Hanks will be in Philadelphia on Halloween night

Upcoming FX series described as feminist 'Black Mirror' based on work of Philly writer

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Author of 'How to Murder Your Husband' charged with murdering husband

Writing who wrote "How to Murder your Husband" essay charged with murder

Andy Cowan's new 'Banging My Head...' book reveals untold 'Seinfeld' storylines

Andy Cowan

Instagram star's cookbook recalled for potentially dangerous recipes

Cookbook gets recalled for raw morels recipe

Andrew Shaffer, author of 'Hope Never Dies,' coming to Free Library

"Hope Never Dies" Andrew Shaffer

Questlove posts tribute to Anthony Bourdain, plans memorial playlist

'Black Panther' is a temporary moment of escapism for Black America

Here is 'Bingo Love,' the black, queer romantic graphic novella

Bingo Love

Opinions run rampant over Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury,’ despite many having never read it

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Hillary Clinton returns to Philly to talk election, her book and the way forward

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Ntozake Shange coming to Free Library of Philadelphia

In 'Desperate Hours,' 'Star Trek' author melds new and old

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Chuck Dixon is now the most prolific comic book writer of all time

Underground filmmaker Nick Zedd says Americans are a bunch of cry babies

Nick Zedd

Gabrielle Union to discuss memoir at Free Library of Philadelphia

'Holding space for death': an excerpt

Holding Space

Local satirist calls for The Onion to retract 'disturbing' articles on Las Vegas rampage

Philly author's 'Lilli de Jong' is a new feminist classic for Trump-era America

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New podcast tackles today's tough issues from a Baby Boomer mom's point of view

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Shake Shack to release first-ever cookbook with recipes for signature burgers, fries, shakes

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New book by Philly-area author encourages girls to explore careers in STEM

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Caitlyn Jenner to talk 'Secrets of My Life' at Free Library

Theater show in cemetery features Edgar Allan Poe's twisted tales

Lauren Grodstein's 'Our Short History' is the novel America needs right now

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Tour examines how the women in Edgar Allan Poe's life influenced his writing

Pulitzer Prize winner coming to Free Library

All The Light We Cannot See

Dickens Christmas Party to be held in local Victorian mansion

Book Review: Maria Semple's 'Today Will Be Different' balances humor with heart

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Groundbreaking book inspires bus tour of the Pinelands

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Three best-selling authors coming to Philly in October

Mutter Museum toasts Poe with morbid 'Masque' party

Mutter Museum

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