ObituariesFrancis Davis, celebrated music critic, author, and historian, has died at 78In 2001, he told Joe Maita, publisher of Jerry Jazz Musician: “Writing about music is trying to figure out why it reaches you and communicate that to someone else, hopefully.”
ObituariesFrancis Davis, celebrated music critic, author, and historian, has died at 78In 2001, he told Joe Maita, publisher of Jerry Jazz Musician: “Writing about music is trying to figure out why it reaches you and communicate that to someone else, hopefully.”
WeatherFrom allergies to migraines to arthritis to mood swings, the atmosphere has profound effects on our well-being
WeatherFrom allergies to migraines to arthritis to mood swings, the atmosphere has profound effects on our well-being
EntertainmentTariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter’s perfect Philly day: Dalessandro’s, block parties, and moreTrotter's 2023 hardcover, 'The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are' is this year's One Book, One Philadelphia.
EntertainmentTariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter’s perfect Philly day: Dalessandro’s, block parties, and moreTrotter's 2023 hardcover, 'The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are' is this year's One Book, One Philadelphia.
BooksAt Mother Bethel, Villanova professor previews ‘Last Seen,’ her book about how Black families searched for relatives sold during slaveryVillanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families."
BooksAt Mother Bethel, Villanova professor previews ‘Last Seen,’ her book about how Black families searched for relatives sold during slaveryVillanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families."
MoviesPenn professor Emily Wilson's 'The Odyssey' translation is back in the news, thanks to Christopher NolanChristopher Nolan is making his own version of Homer's epic. Emily Wilson was the first woman to publish a translation.
MoviesPenn professor Emily Wilson's 'The Odyssey' translation is back in the news, thanks to Christopher NolanChristopher Nolan is making his own version of Homer's epic. Emily Wilson was the first woman to publish a translation.
Nation & WorldHow cowriting a book threatened Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s marriageThe former president’s more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations, and a children’s story.
Nation & WorldHow cowriting a book threatened Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s marriageThe former president’s more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations, and a children’s story.
BooksBaldwin’s Book Barn is a literary gem bursting with used books, and maybe a few ghostsFor decades a haven for booklovers, the five-story, 25,000 square-foot antiquarian bookstore is a sea of tomes, bursting with 300,000 rare and vintage books.
BooksBaldwin’s Book Barn is a literary gem bursting with used books, and maybe a few ghostsFor decades a haven for booklovers, the five-story, 25,000 square-foot antiquarian bookstore is a sea of tomes, bursting with 300,000 rare and vintage books.
BooksBest Philly nonfiction books to gift this yearFrom the history of the Schuykill, to Black cowboys, history-correcting chronicles, and essays on friendship.
BooksBest Philly nonfiction books to gift this yearFrom the history of the Schuykill, to Black cowboys, history-correcting chronicles, and essays on friendship.
BooksRemembering poet Nikki Giovanni and her impact on PhiladelphiaThe legendary poet, who died on Monday, Dec. 9, spent some years in Philadelphia, recording an album of poetry and studying social work at Penn.
BooksRemembering poet Nikki Giovanni and her impact on PhiladelphiaThe legendary poet, who died on Monday, Dec. 9, spent some years in Philadelphia, recording an album of poetry and studying social work at Penn.
BooksBon Voyage! Harriett’s Bookshop’s Jeannine A. Cook sends 11 young scholars to Paris for Thanksgiving.Entrepreneur Jeannine A. Cook raised $60,000 on GoFundMe, giving students the chance to see a world beyond Philly.
BooksBon Voyage! Harriett’s Bookshop’s Jeannine A. Cook sends 11 young scholars to Paris for Thanksgiving.Entrepreneur Jeannine A. Cook raised $60,000 on GoFundMe, giving students the chance to see a world beyond Philly.
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphian ’Pemi Aguda is up for one of the nation’s biggest literary prizesShe balanced her day job at Atheneum to write "Ghostroots," one of five finalists in fiction in this year's National Book Award.
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphian ’Pemi Aguda is up for one of the nation’s biggest literary prizesShe balanced her day job at Atheneum to write "Ghostroots," one of five finalists in fiction in this year's National Book Award.
ObituariesJane Rohrer, innovative poet and author, has died at 96 She used poetic expression to describe everyday objects and experiences, and was one of the first poets with a conservative Mennonite background to publish in a mainstream American literary journal.
ObituariesJane Rohrer, innovative poet and author, has died at 96 She used poetic expression to describe everyday objects and experiences, and was one of the first poets with a conservative Mennonite background to publish in a mainstream American literary journal.
ObituariesJim Cory, prolific author, poet, and editor, has died at 71 “Along the way, I became less interested in the poem as a vehicle for 'my story' and more interested in the poem as something to delight and surprise the reader,” he said.
ObituariesJim Cory, prolific author, poet, and editor, has died at 71 “Along the way, I became less interested in the poem as a vehicle for 'my story' and more interested in the poem as something to delight and surprise the reader,” he said.
OpinionTa-Nehisi Coates comes to Philadelphia with a powerful ‘Message’ about being able to tell your own storyTa-Nehisi Coates' deft prose reminds us what's at stake before we head to the polls.
OpinionTa-Nehisi Coates comes to Philadelphia with a powerful ‘Message’ about being able to tell your own storyTa-Nehisi Coates' deft prose reminds us what's at stake before we head to the polls.
HistoryThis week in Philly history: Edgar Allan Poe dies under mysterious circumstancesOn Oct 7, 1849, American poet Edgar Allan Poe died in a Baltimore hospital before he could reach Philadelphia. His death, and its circumstances, are as mysterious as his signature storytelling style.
HistoryThis week in Philly history: Edgar Allan Poe dies under mysterious circumstancesOn Oct 7, 1849, American poet Edgar Allan Poe died in a Baltimore hospital before he could reach Philadelphia. His death, and its circumstances, are as mysterious as his signature storytelling style.
ObituariesDonald L. Barlett, former Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer and best-selling author, has died at 88Norman Pearlstine, former editor-in-chief of Time Inc., said that Mr. Barlett and reporting partner James B. Steele were “the most accomplished investigative reporters of the 20th century."
ObituariesDonald L. Barlett, former Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer and best-selling author, has died at 88Norman Pearlstine, former editor-in-chief of Time Inc., said that Mr. Barlett and reporting partner James B. Steele were “the most accomplished investigative reporters of the 20th century."
EntertainmentThis Temple graduate’s mini online crosswords centered the Black experience. Now she has a two-book deal.Juliana Pache didn't think the New York Times Mini crosswords were inclusive enough, so she started Blackcrossword.com
EntertainmentThis Temple graduate’s mini online crosswords centered the Black experience. Now she has a two-book deal.Juliana Pache didn't think the New York Times Mini crosswords were inclusive enough, so she started Blackcrossword.com
