Books
Someone Tell Andre Iguodala About Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of What? Can someone explain Fifty Shades of Grey to Andre Iguodala? Dude’s been living under a rock. [Twitter] Congratulations! You Donated Money […]
Eat a Fifty Shades of Grey Dinner at Supper on South Street
On Wednesday June 27th, proprietor Jennifer Prensky and her husband, Executive Chef Mitch Prensky, will host a Fifty Shades of Grey-themed dinner at South Street’s […]
Ray Bradbury Dead at 91
Author Ray Bradbury passed away Tuesday night in Southern California. The 91-year-old author is best known for having written Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and […]
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Barack Obama’s Pot Habits
David Maraniss’ Barack Obama: The Story is set to hit bookshelves in mid-June. But, in case you can’t wait that long and just absolutely have […]
Forget Fifty Shades of Grey, “The Queen of Seduction” Is in Philly
Way before Fifty Shades of Grey quotes were swirling in the heads of Main Line housewives, Philly’s very own erotica author, Allison Hobbs, was writing novels, […]
Ed Rendell’s New Book Is About the “Wussification of America”
Ed Rendell and the “Wussification of America.” Ed Rendell’s upcoming book A Nation of Wusses: How America’s Leaders Lost the Guts to Make Us Great […]
In Between Angry Tweets, Buzz Bissinger Wrote a Book
Buzz Bissinger can be a major lout. It’s a funny thing to say about the best writer in the city, but few who know him […]
50 Shades of Grey Author at Center City Barnes and Noble
Author E.L. James will be at the downtown Barnes and Noble tonight from 6:30-9:30 p.m. as a part of her American 50 Shades of Grey […]
Fifty Shades of Grey Empowers Women of All Ages
Dear Monica, Have you read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy? Do you think it is a positive or negative for women to read these […]
Daily News Sportswriter Mark Kram’s New Book Draws on Philly Experience
Mark Kram, Jr., who writes about sports as his day job, has a new book, his first. It’s called Like Any Normal Day. It’s nonfiction, […]
Pretty Little Liars Author Draws Inspiration From Chesco Adolescence
Pretty Little Liars—the popular series of novels (and now a TV show on ABC Family)—takes place in a fictional town on the Main Line. Author […]
Awful Quotes From Fifty Shades of Grey
Oddly enough, the first time I heard about Fifty Shades of Grey was in a tweet from Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan on March 3. […]
Neal Pollack Talks Jews and Basketball, Philadelphia Nazis, and E-Books
In October, former Philly Mag writer Neal Pollack released his sixth book, Jewball—self-published for Amazon’s Kindle. No contracts, no marketing outside of his Facebook and […]
Fishtown Is What’s Wrong With America
To hear Charles Murray tell it, Fishtown is a shining example of everything that’s gone wrong with America. Yes, I’m talking about that Charles Murray—the […]
End of the Year Reading List
The number of books (not to mention best of lists) released every year is daunting. Throw in the barrage of Kindle, Apple, and Nook devices, […]