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Sheryl Lee Ralph to discuss memoir, sign books at Parkway Central Library

The Philly Bookstore Crawl promises free books, zines and totes

Philly Bookstore Crawl

Questlove writing book about hip-hop history, plans to release it in 2024

In the '70s, a con man from Ghana swindled Philadelphians out of millions in the 'biggest scam' the city has seen

Anansi's Gold con man

Filmmaker interviews one author from each state for documentary, including Pa.'s Carmen Maria Machado

carmen maria machado documentary

Peloton instructor Robin Arzon to publish new self-help journal

Giovanni's Room, America's longest-running LGBTQ bookstore, celebrates 50 years with a block party

Giovanni's Room Anniversary

With book bans on the rise nationally, New Jersey lawmakers look to stop them in their state

'90s book fairs and Memorial Day at the shore: Your weekend guide to things to do

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Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner seeks actress to play her in 'Crying In H Mart' movie

Take a trip down memory lane and dress like a millennial middle schooler during an adult book fair

Black Thought to chronicle his childhood and career in memoir 'The Upcycled Self'

Tom Hanks gifts 1950s typewriter from personal collection to South Philly repair shop

Tom Hanks Typewriter

'Beyond Magenta,' Susan Kuklin's profile of 6 trans teens, has become one of the most banned books in America

Beyond Magenta Kuklin

Questlove to discuss his children's book 'The Rhythm of Time' at the Free Library

Questlove gets into the book publishing business with new company and forthcoming Sly Stone memoir

Free Library chooses satire 'Interior Chinatown' as One Book, One Philadelphia pick

Interior Chinatown Philadelphia

Over 175 years ago, an enslaved couple escaped to Philadelphia through a daring disguise

william ellen craft escape

Holiday shopping for a bookworm? Here are 23 gift ideas from Philly book stores

book store

Questlove's first children's book takes readers – and a main character – back to 1990s Philly

Donate toys to children with incarcerated parents this holiday season at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary Toy Drive

Philadelphia Rare Book Fair to feature dealers from across the country

Philadelphia Rare Book Fair

WWII memories and South Philly’s Italian-American heritage explored in family memoir

WWII Italians South Philly

Drexel to host book signing with Brian Baumgartner, actor who played Kevin on 'The Office'

Historic medical library at the Mütter Museum open to public for first time

Mütter Museum historical library open to public

Kevin Hart to release self-help audiobook about defeating internal 'monsters'

Eagles legend Brian Westbrook publishes inspirational new children's book based on his experiences

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'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to host story time event at the Free Library

Free Library of Philadelphia

Ya Fav Trashman to publish children's book about importance of clean communities

YaFavTrashman Children's Book

Three takeaways from 'Here's the Deal,' Kellyanne Conway's memoir about the Trump administration

Pennsylvania schools have banned books more often than every state but Texas since last summer

Pennsylvania Book Bans

ABC, Scholastic to donate books to the Philly school Quinta Brunson attended

Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary

Disney's first openly LGBTQ lead characters based on book by West Chester author

Brian Zepka Novel

One Book, One Philadelphia selects Quiara Alegría Hudes' 'My Broken Language' as this year's title

One Book One Philadelphia

Free Library of Philadelphia names Airea D. Matthews as city's newest poet laureate

Airea Matthews Poet Laureate

Barack Obama names Questlove's 'Summer of Soul' among his favorite movies of 2021

Barack Obama Summer of Soul

Free Library of Philadelphia's 'Books and Cooks' will feature cookie decorating, storytelling

Free Library Philadelphia holiday events

Will Smith says his father's death motivated him to write his new memoir

Bruce Springsteen tells Stephen Colbert what it's like to collaborate with Barack Obama

Bruce Springsteen Barack Obama Renegades

Questlove to release new book chronicling American music, history over last 50 years

Will Smith to kick off book tour for memoir in Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama's 'Renegades' podcast will be turned into a book

Bruce Springsteen Barack Obama Renegades book

Tariq Trotter chronicles childhood in Philly in Audible Original '7 Years'

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Chinatown Night Market

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