Authors
This Philly Author Says Everything We Think We Know About Resilience Is Wrong
For the past three years, the word “resilience” has cropped up countless times in conversations, books, TV ads and on social media. It’s been used […]
This Philly Writer Was Super Burned Out, So She Took Two Years of “Radical Rest”
It’s no secret that much of the United States operates on full speed in practically every area of life. Americans work too much (leaving us […]
We Could All Benefit From a “Funtervention,” According to This Philly Author
In 2017, Philly writer Catherine Price was taking intentional, prolonged breaks from her phone as part of her research for her book, How to Break […]
How Co-Writing a Book About an Interracial Friendship Helped Strengthen Our Own
In the new novel I co-wrote with Christine Pride, We Are Not Like Them, two lifelong friends — one white, one Black — see their […]
Science Fiction Writer Alex Smith on Falling in Love With Comics, Creating Queer Characters, and Black Vans
West Philly resident and 2020 PEW Fellow Alex Smith is one of the finest science fiction writers in the world. In 2012, he founded Laser […]
Author R. Eric Thomas on How Living in Philly Was “Life-Giving, Vibrant and Weird”
The “R” stands for … Robert. I used to tell people it stood for Romeo, which was a deranged choice. When I shortened Robert to […]
Novelist Jennifer Weiner on Mask Shaming, Virtual Book Tours, and the Toxic Side of Social Media
Philadelphians first saw Jennifer Weiner’s name when she was a young Inquirer staffer in the 1990s. More than two decades later, the Philly-based writer is […]
James Beard-Nominated Author Reem Kassis on Her Favorite Philly Takeout and Her Next Cookbook
Lauded author Reem Kassis left her hometown of Jerusalem at 17 to attend Penn. After more degrees, a stint in London, and a James Beard-nominated […]
YA Author Kacen Callender on Transgender Characters and Writing for Teens
The Rundown Age: 30 CV, abridged: Editoral staffer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2014-’18); three-time Kirkus starred author; winner, Stonewall Book Award, for middle-grade […]
Excerpt: A Sneak Peek at Thom Nickels’ Literary Philadelphia
Since Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin put type to printing press, Philadelphia has been a haven and an inspiration for writers. Local essayist Agnes Repplier […]
Hunter S. Thompson’s Former Assistant Tells Wild Stories in New Book
The contrast is difficult to get my brain around. I’m talking with the well-mannered and apparently highly responsible Cheryl Della Pietra, who at 46, is […]
INTERVIEW: Michael Callahan On Searching for Grace Kelly
Tomorrow night, author (and, full disclosure, former Philadelphia magazine executive editor) Michael Callahan will visit Barnes and Noble to read from his recently published first […]
The Reading List: 5 Free Library Author Events Worth Seeing
Author: Tavis Smiley Book: Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year Description: “A revealing and dramatic chronicle […]
Local Writers Nominated for Lambda Literary Awards
After thumbing through a record-breaking 746 submissions, the Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the nominees for the 26th annual Lammys. The list, which rewards excellence […]
Questlove Signs Deal to Write Another Memoir
Reverb reports that Philly Roots drummer Questlove has signed a deal to write a book about his life: