Books

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Tommy Orange's 'There There' selected for 2020 One Book One Philadelphia

Free Library to display Shakespeare first folio in rare book department

Free Library of Philadelphia

Family-Friendly

'The Worst-Case Scenario: Survival Experience' opening at the Franklin Institute

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Experience at Franklin Institute

Eagles' Zach Ertz is publishing a children's book with a foreword from Carson Wentz

Zach Ertz book

Reading and listening to books stimulates the same areas of the brain

Brain Maps Berkeley Reading Books Listening Audiobooks study

In support of the beach read: 6 best books for summer

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

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

Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far

Touring book truck to stop at Free Library this week

Philly Free Library bus tour

Danny DeVito options rights for book about Toms River pollution, cancer outbreak

Danny DeVito Toms River book movie

This free website grades health-focused books on accuracy, healthfulness

health book reviews

BalletX to perform 'The Little Prince' at Wilma Theater in July

BalletX to perform The Little Prince

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

Dillon - Trillion Dollars

Chelsea Handler on life, death and therapy after Trump

Chelsea Handler

Children's Health

Amazon avoids the 'misinformation pipeline' by removing books touting autism cures

Amazon

Will Smith's 'Fresh Prince' inspires new children's book series

Fresh prince screen shot

Laurel's Nick Elmi will publish a cookbook this fall

Laurel

What's the greatest love story ever?

Jennifer Weiner

A Dickens of a celebration

Carroll - Dickens Sculpture

Philly book publisher reimagines classic novels with Gritty as star

gritty flyers mascot game

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

John Updike

10 books to read before the movie adaptations come out in 2019

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Weekend picks: Ice bar, Deck the Alley, ugly sweater party and more

5 books from Philly writers that make great holiday gifts

Book covers

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

Margaret Atwood

Attend a book festival at Cherry Street Pier this December

Cherry Street Pier

Tom Hanks will be in Philadelphia on Halloween night

Michael Solomonov will sign copies of his new cookbook 'Israeli Soul' tonight

Michael Solomonov

Philly-area high schooler helps tell heartwarming rescue dog stories

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The next 'One Book, One Philadelphia' selection is by a two-time National Book Award winner

Jesmyn Ward national book awards

You can view J.K. Rowling's handwritten 'Harry Potter' manuscripts up close

New York-based Shakespeare & Co. opens book shop in Rittenhouse

shakespeare and co philly bookstore

Omarosa is coming to Temple to discuss her new book, 'Unhinged'

Omarosa is coming to Temple to discuss her book, 'Unhinged'

Michelle Obama is visiting Philadelphia this fall for 'Becoming' arena book tour

michelle obama tour

Stormy Daniels to release memoir, 'Full Disclosure,' in October

Stormy Daniels to release new memoir, 'Full Disclosure'

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

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

Merriam-Webster gets 'hangry' with additions of 'avo,' 'guac' and hundreds of other words

Besito Guac

Why it matters that teens are reading less

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'Crazy Rich Asians' author Kevin Kwan wanted for draft dodging in Singapore

"Crazy Rich Asians"

First-year teachers get schooled on Philly slang in new student-authored handbook

Stock_Carroll - The School District of Philadelphia

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

Andy Cowan

Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg set to bring women's suffrage story to TV

Hillary Clinton to produce new series with Steven Spielberg about the Suffragette movement

Will Smith announces book project with self-help author Mark Manson

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