Books

The shop nearly shut down last year, before new owners stepped in.

The new speaker series is based in Philly, but has a much wider reach.

Do our individual actions matter? While policy change is critical, our individual actions carry the social influence necessary to make these changes possible.

In Vikram Paralkar's new novel, a surgeon in India has one night to bring three people back from the dead, raising questions about medicine, corruption, and the afterlife.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

Join The Why's Shai Ben-Yaacov and his son for virtual tours of cool Philly spots they wish they could visit instead of being cooped up at home. First up: The Rosenbach.

What are the best things to read, watch and cook during your time in quarantine?

J.K. Rowling is hoping a dash of Harry Potter will help families confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

Buy them online to support local independent booksellers.

National Book Award winner James McBride, author of "The Good Lord Bird, joins Marty to talk about his newest novel, "Deacon King Kong."

Michael Tafolla says the books he read in prison helped him understand how he had landed there in the first place.

“Reading out loud to children is one of the most pure forms of storytelling I know,” said LeVar Burton.

Here's one thing historians know to be true about Harriet Wilson: Some indomitable part of her spirit allowed her to survive a life on the margins of American society.

David Zucchino's book "Wilmington's Lie" tells the little-known history of the white supremacist riot and coup of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Seven African Americans who appeared on the New York Times’ Best Sellers list will present their work at the African American Children’s Book Fair.