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Billy Penn

How Toni Morrison inspired a Philly woman’s black bookstore on Instagram

Run out of a house in Germantown, Black Soul Vintage is a passion project.

7 years ago

Toni Morrison
NPR
Community

Toni Morrison, whose soaring novels were rooted in black lives, dies at 88

Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, according to her publisher Penguin Random House.

7 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Philly graphic novelist explores the emotional roller coaster of hip replacement

Emily Steinberg, a painter and graphic novelist, believes comics are a powerful way to confront feelings and combat loneliness in medicine.

7 years ago

The Comics Journal 303,
Winter-spring 2019 by Gary Groth, Antoine Cosse, Kristy Valenti, Ines Estrada and Sheena C. Howard
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

A bushel of new comics collections dig into the pleasures of print

Despite what you may have heard, print publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the scene.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of the author)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Nicole Dennis-Benn on her new novel, “Patsy”

The critically acclaimed author of "Here Comes the Sun" discusses her new novel, which tackles motherhood, immigration, and sexual identity.

Air Date: July 10, 2019 10:00 am

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Eric Carle and his most famous creation, during a 2009 appearance on the Today show. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
NPR
Education

A very happy 50th birthday to ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’

Will author and artist Eric Carle's famously peckish creation be munching his way through some birthday cake?

7 years ago

Angelis Leon, a third grader at Gilbert Spruance Elementary School, finds the books she ordered through the Book Trust. The non-profit allows young readers to choose their books.
Education

Kids book program to expand to 150 Philly elementary schools

The Philadelphia School District will expand a program that encourages kids to own their own books.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Benjamin Rush: doctor, writer, revolutionary

Dr. Benjamin Rush may not be a household name, but the young signatory of the Declaration of Independence lead a remarkable life.

Air Date: May 27, 2019 12:00 am

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This image provided by Marvel shows the cover of the first issue in
Community

Asian, Asian American heroes to power Marvel comics series Agents of Atlas

The roster of 10 super-powered pan-Asian champions made their debut as a team earlier this month in "The War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas."

7 years ago

(Penn Book Center/Facebook)
Community
Billy Penn

Penn Book Center: We’re staying open through the summer

Membership? Better marketing? The 57-year-old West Philly bookshop is exploring options.

7 years ago

Penn Book Center, an independent book store on 34th Street in University City, is scheduled to close in May. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Writers’ petition calls on university to save Penn Book Center, a ‘watering hole for the mind’

Throughout this week, Penn Book Center supporters are marching daily from the University City campus to the bookstore — just one block away.

7 years ago

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Photo/Janny Scott
Radio Times
Community

Janny Scott: Secrets and stories of a prosperous family

Janny Scott grew up in a blue-blood family on the Main Line. But, as she discovered researching for The Beneficiary, her family had secrets.

Air Date: April 18, 2019

Listen 49:50
Photo Richard Blanco
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Poet Richard Blanco

Poet Richard Blanco describes himself as being "made in Cuba, assembled in Spain, imported to the USA" and his poems, focusing largely on national identity, reflect this.

Air Date: April 9, 2019

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Stacey Abrams speaks about politics and her life during an interview with Marty Moss-Coane for Radio Times, in front of a live audience at WHYY in Philadelphia, Pa., April 5, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Stacey Abrams: Public introvert and ‘old-fashioned Democrat’

Former candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams discussed the future of the Democratic party in appearance on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane.

7 years ago

The renovation at the Parkway Central Library includes staff space on the upper floor, two floors of multi-purpose common space, and on the lowermost level, shelves and climate-controlled storage. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Free Library builds new public rooms, new modern mission

More than 40,000 square feet of new, technology-savvy public space do not hold books, but aim to promote civic engagement as the Philadelphia Free Library refines its mission.

7 years ago

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