Books
Tom McAllister’s It All Felt Impossible Explores Growing Up in Philadelphia in 42 Essays
A few years ago, author and Rutgers-Camden professor Tom McAllister was stuck in a writing rut. In an attempt to extract himself from said rut, […]
Main Line School Board Un-Bans Banned Books After Emotional Testimony
Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]
Meet the South Philly Author Behind the New TV Show Long Bright River
South Philadelphia author Liz Moore published her novel Long Bright River in January 2020. Barack Obama loved it so much that he put it on […]
The Ultimate Guide to Queer Literature in Philadelphia
To be queer today is to live at the center of a contradiction: perhaps at no point in history have LGBTQIA+ people experienced such widespread […]
The Yuppification of Philadelphia
Like any big city, Philadelphia has been shaped by many factors through the years. Among the most significant? The impact of sophisticated, well-educated “young urban […]
10 New Books by Philly Authors to Read This Summer
With half already on the shelves and the rest on their way, these 10 new novels by local authors give you plenty of pages to […]
Ten Years After Oprah Book Pick, Philly’s Ayana Mathis Is Back
In 2012, Germantown native Ayana Mathis suddenly found herself thrust into the spotlight when Oprah Winfrey singled out her debut novel for the famous book […]
Philly Books We Love: Jenny Laden’s This Terrible True Thing
Jenny Laden had a premonition of her funeral, and drag queens were there. This was about 10 years ago, just after the Philadelphia native returned […]
The Best Books to Read This Summer
Picture this: You’re at the Shore, toes in the sand, sun on your skin. The sounds of crashing waves and cawing gulls float on the […]
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 New Book by a Local Psychotherapist Wants You to Explore Your Dark Side (For Good!)
In one of her lesser-known (but totally underrated) songs, “Dark Side,” Kelly Clarkson sings about a “place that I know / It’s not pretty there […]
Buzz Bissinger on Why He Refuses to Teach His Book Friday Night Lights at Penn
There are few men we could interview in this space who could talk about their Gucci leather addiction, winning a Pulitzer at the Inquirer, their […]
Mix the Perfect Cocktails for Your Favorite Albums With New Booze & Vinyl Book
Self-described children of a “low-fi household,” the Darlingtons have specialized more in nostalgia than prognostication. The local brother-and-sister authors Andre and Tenaya had already collaborated […]
New Book Reveals How Ben Franklin Stoked a Rivalry Between Boston and Philly
If our cover story on Ben Franklin whetted your historical appetite — and you enjoyed Ken Burns’s PBS documentary on the city’s fave founding father […]
New Book Celebrates What Makes Philly a “City of Homes”
The Center City District’s glossy February report on “Residential Resiliency” arrived with a loud cheer for what it calls “Greater Center City,” defined as stretching […]