Books

African American writers and illustrators took the top Newbery and Caldecott awards at the annual library conference.

A new guide gathers information and resources to assist parents with the challenge of providing care in the home.

Liz Moore discusses her new crime novel, "Long Bright River" about two sisters, one a police officer and the other a drug-addict, caught up in Philadelphia's opioid crisis.

About 1,000 letters written by poet T.S. Eliot to confidante Emily Hale were unveiled Thursday, revealing an intense but ultimately thwarted love affair.

Kiley Reid discusses her debut novel, "Such a Fun Age," about a black 25-year old babysitter and her wealthy white employer. Then, Philly drag queen Martha Graham Cracker.

Writer Carmen Maria Machado discusses her memoir. "In a Dream House" about her abusive relationship with another woman writer.

The trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia voted Wednesday to eliminate fines for overdue books and other materials. The policy is expected to take effect by spring.

Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Quichotte is inspired by the Cervantes’ classic but set in America as a modern road trip.

The children’s book artist is a pioneer in African American literature.

The 57-year-old bookshop in West Philadelphia is thriving under new ownership.

Historian David Silverman tells the troubling history of the first Thanksgiving from the perspective of the Wampanoag.

Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.

Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.

Historian Richard Bell tells the story of the "reverse underground railroad" and of five black boys who were kidnapped 1825 Philadelphia and sold into slavery in the south.

“There There” by Tommy Orange, a Native American novel set in contemporary Oakland, California is The Free Library’s next pick for the One Book One Philadelphia.