Books
Philly children’s book author fills a need with ‘Mommy’s Khimar’
A new children’s book from a Philadelphia author focuses on a mother-daughter bond told by a young girl who delights in wearing an Islamic headscarf.
6 years ago
Listen 5:12Fake and faulty drugs: A problem no one wants to talk about
The World Health Organization also estimates that between 72,000 and 169,000 children may die each year because of substandard or fake antibiotics.
6 years ago
America’s first coffee-table book offers ‘Views of Philadelphia,’ on exhibition now
America's first coffee-table book, circa 1800, showed Philadelphia as the world's next great city.
6 years ago
Listen 2:06New Horizons: NASA’s mission to Pluto
Air Date: May 2, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Filtering American history through a ‘Brown’ lens
Young's new book, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, United States history, and black culture.
6 years ago
Writers house in Camden honors ‘haiku king’ Nick Virgilio
Camden's king of haiku poetry - Nick Virgilio - now has a writers house named after him.
6 years ago
Listen 2:50Mummers off Broad: New book of photos documents a decade of wenches
Photographer and Drexel professor Andrea Modica photographed Mummer wenches, one day a year for 10 years.
6 years ago
Listen 5:40‘The Shale Dilemma’ goes global: Author discusses shale gas development across the world
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran a University of Pittsburgh professor and editor of The Shale Dilemma, sat down for an interview about the topic.
7 years ago
Turning kids into readers, one barbershop at a time
It's mid-afternoon when Irby walks in, a man on a mission. He needs a trim from his go-to barber, Kenny, but he also wants to check in on his 15 books.
7 years ago
Move over, brisket. There are fresher foods ‘Too Good To Passover’
Abadi's new cookbook, Too Good To Passover, collects Passover recipes from nearly two dozen countries.
7 years ago
Air Date: March 23, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:29In Philly, Sally Yates commends librarians as holders of truth
Acting U.S. attorney general was fired by Trump over stand against travel ban.
7 years ago
Ian Buruma’s “A Tokyo Romance”
Air Date: March 15, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 36:00Author answers hot-button questions on fracking, including climate impact
As Pennsylvania’s gas boom helps propel the United States away from coal-fired power, one energy researcher says the impact on climate change will be a wash.
7 years ago
Delaware artist Susan Benarcik brings the outdoors in with her unique artwork
During the day Susan Benarcik is an urban gardener, she loves nature and the outdoors, during the winter months she brings both indoors through her artwork.
7 years ago