Books
The Philly tree? Yes, it's a thing — and there's a guide for that.
A new resource helps nature lovers reach a greater understanding of the trees that line streets, parks, and other spaces in Philadelphia and its neighboring areas.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Free Library announces One Book, One Philadelphia selection: 'Another Brooklyn'
"Another Brooklyn" by Jacqueline Woodson is Philadelphia's choice for the next citywide reading program.
7 years ago
Asante’s 'Buck': Philly memoir will soon be film. Will districtwide curriculum be next?
“Buck,” a gritty coming-of-age tale about one young man’s evolution from thug to scholar, was published in 2013 and praised by critics for its honesty and poetic language.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00BOB SCHIEFFER has been a journalist for CBS News for nearly 50 y ...
Air Date: October 18, 2017
Listen 48:58In remembering Vietnam War, more stories of Lao refugees deserve to be told
Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" reminds me yet again why it is so vital for refugees to tell our stories in our own words and on our own terms.
7 years ago
Van Jones’ “Beyond The Messy Truth”
VAN JONES, CNN political contributor, host and longtime social activist, has been ...
Air Date: October 12, 2017
Listen 48:59E.J. Dionne and Norman Ornstein’s “One Nation After Trump”
E.J. DIONNE JR. and ...
Air Date: October 11, 2017
Listen 48:58The wife of fallen Delaware state police trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is honoring the memory of her husband with a reading program.
7 years ago
Julie Lythcott-Haims’ “Real American: A Memoir”
Guest: Julie Lythcott-Haims Growing up as the only child of an African American father and a white British mothe ...
Air Date: October 4, 2017
Listen 49:13Comcast’s Brian and Aileen Roberts give $450,000 for Philly school books
Roberts' gift completed a $3.5 million campaign to put "leveled" books in every one of the district's K-3 classrooms, capping the drive a year earlier than expected.
7 years ago
On ‘Radio Times’: Salman Rushdie, over the rainbow
Novelist Salman Rushdie may be best known for his novel, “The Satanic Verses,” which forced him into hiding after Iran’s Ay ...
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Salman Rushdie, “The Golden House”
Guest: Salman Rushdie SALMAN RUSHDIE’s new novel, ...
Air Date: September 28, 2017
Listen 49:30Book explores how kids cope with parents in prison
Nearly 3 million children in the U.S. have a parent in jail or prison. Local author Becky Birtha is hoping her children's book, "Far Apart, Close in Heart," will help them.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Stephen Greenblatt’s “The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve”
Guest: Stephen Greenblatt STEPHEN GREENBLATT, an Ame ...
Air Date: September 15, 2017
Listen 00:49:55Novelist Nicole Krauss; the Caribbean post-Irma
Guests: Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Nicole Krauss NICOLE KRAUSS, author of t ...
Air Date: September 14, 2017
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