Books
Front row to American history, on a Kensington barstool
A new book about a Kensington veterans club is a small peephole onto the national stage.
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One of the oldest African-American children’s book fairs returns to Philly
One of the country’s oldest book fairs devoted to African-American children's literature returned to Philadelphia Saturday for its 26th year.
7 years ago
Philly author’s first novel featured at nation’s oldest African-American children’s book fair
The 26th Annual African-American Children’s Book Fair is set to host more than 3,500 readers at the Community College of Philadelphia Saturday.
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Max Boot’s “The Road Not Taken”
MAX BOOT, military historian and author, writes the story of Edward Lansdale —a bri
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Air Date: February 1, 2018
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Elif Shafak’s “Three Daughters of Eve”
ELIF SHAFAK is an award-winning Turkish novelist who writes about women’s and min
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7 years ago
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Elif Shafak’s “Three Daughters of Eve” / Trump’s address
Guest: Philip Bump, Elif Shafak
ELIF SHAFAK is an award-win
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Air Date: January 31, 2018
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One Book, One Philadelphia – a conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
Guest: Jacqueline Woodson
We listen to Marty’s conversation with writer
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Air Date: January 29, 2018
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There’s no right way to grieve
Guests: Megan Devine, Julia Cooper
All of us will experience the death of a loved one in our lives, yet many of u
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Air Date: January 26, 2018
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Ursula K. Le Guin, whose novels plucked truth from high fantasy, dies at 88
Le Guin crafted fantastic worlds to grapple with profoundly difficult questions here on Earth, from class divisions to feminist theory.
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Sherman Alexie: “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”
Guest: Sherman Alexie
SHERMAN ALEXIE’s relationship with
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Air Date: January 19, 2018
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Wolff’s book resonates because Trump keeps confirming it
Wolff concluded that Trump is unfit to serve. And virtually everything that Trump has done and said since the book’s release has demonstrated that he got it right.
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Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury”
Guest: Michael Wolff, Eddie Glaude Jr.
Journalist
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Air Date: January 16, 2018
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Poetry, race relations, and MLK
Guests: Tracy K. Smith, Jonathan Rieder, Michael Eric Dyson
For today’s Martin Luther King Holiday, we’re goi
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Air Date: January 15, 2018
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NPR
Author of the other ‘Fire And Fury’ book says business is booming
He moved from "very, very low sales onto three best-seller lists."
7 years ago
Philadelphia names new poet laureate
Raquel Salas Rivera, a gender-fluid, Puerto Rican writer, has been named Philadelphia's new city poet laureate.
7 years ago
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