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Questlove Children's Book

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'

Brian Baumgartner chili

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'

Kevin Hart Audiobook

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

Brian Westbrook children's book

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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

Kellyanne Conway Memoir

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

Will Smith Book Tour

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'

Black Thought, Tariq Trotter Audible book

Author Michael Pollan gave up coffee for 3 months to explore caffeine addiction

Michael Pollan coffee

Will Smith says his memoir, set for November release, was a 'labor of love'

Ray Didinger to release memoir detailing Eagles fandom, sports writing career

Ray Didinger Memoir

Harriett's Bookshop seeking permanent home in Fishtown

Harriett's Bookshop Philly

Steven Van Zandt to release memoir detailing musical, acting career

Steven Van Zandt memoir

One Book, One Philadelphia picks poetry collection as its 2021 selection

One Book, One Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

Penn student applauded for breakout novel published while attending college

penn student debut novel

Emma Roberts adapting 'Tell Me Lies' novel into Hulu series

New edition of Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' features Charles Santore illustrations

Charles Santore

Kelly Ripa producing Hulu show 'Mexican Gothic' with husband Mark Consuelos

Support black-owned businesses in Philly and buy from these bookstores

black-owned bookstores

Amazon editors pick best books to read in May

new books to read in May

Michelle Obama reads children's books on PBS web series

Michelle Obama children's book

Sally Rooney's 'Normal People' adaption on Hulu is the next big thing to watch

Normal People on Hulu

Amazon editors pick Best Books of the Month for April

Amazon's Books Of The Month April

J.K. Rowling launches Harry Potter at Home hub for families during the COVID-19 crisis

Harry Potter at Home hub

Dolly Parton reads bedtime stories to your kids during the coronavirus pandemic

'For You' is a must-read book for Bruce Springsteen fans social distancing at home

Bruce Springsteen For You book

Audible offers free audiobooks for kids during self-quarantine

Audible free audiobooks during coronavirus crisis

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