Jordan Snowden

Pittsburgh, United States

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‘The Peculiar Gift of July’ takes place on fictional remote WA island

5 days ago | seattletimes.com | Jordan Snowden

There’s a moment in local author Ashley Ream’s new novel when Anita, a solitary grocer on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest, panics before the arrival of her 14-year-old houseguest. She’s buying toothpaste. Cereal. Cleaning obsessively. “She’s convinced the whole thing is going to end in disaster,” Ream says. “And honestly? That panic is pretty universal. It doesn’t matter if the child you’re about to bring home is 14 years old or 14 days old.
7 thrillers to send a chill down your spine this summer

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Jordan Snowden

Hello again, fellow armchair detectives. This month, instead of highlighting books only coming out in June, we’re surveying a lineup of thrilling new releases hitting shelves all summer long. Think of it as your sinister summer reading list, packed with killers, secrets and twists galore. Get those library holds in now … before everyone else catches on.
New grant program seeks to energize Pittsburgh electronic music artists

3 weeks ago | pghcitypaper.com | Jordan Snowden

In a city known for its three mighty rivers, a fourth, hidden current flows beneath —an aquifer, unseen but vital. It's this “Fourth River” that inspires the name of Pittsburgh’s newest and most ambitious electronic music initiative: a six-week grant and mentorship program supporting emerging musicians from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
'Crazy Rich Asians' author makes Seattle stop for new paperback release

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Jordan Snowden

Kevin Kwan didn’t expect to find creative kinship in a decades-old novel, but “The Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham struck a chord, discovered serendipitously at The Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur, Calif. Tucked among towering redwoods, the bookshop and museum felt like “the most enchanted place,” Kwan recalls over the phone. And the book? Surprisingly contemporary. “He was satirizing privilege in England and Europe in the postwar period in the most brilliant way.
The past comes to life in these 5 new and upcoming thrillers

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Jordan Snowden

This month’s mysteries linger in the liminal: between sisterhood and solitude, memory and reinvention, survival and surrender. These are stories shaped by heat and hauntings, where the past isn’t concealed, and instead, it breathes. Whether set in swampy Southern towns, cult-shadowed suburbs, or ghost-strewn coastlines, each novel offers a meditation on what it means to be seen, and what’s lost when we’re not.
Embrace Strawberry Season with These Recipes

1 month ago | tablemagazine.com | Jordan Snowden

With strawberry season in full swing from late may through early june, now’s the perfect time to indulge in some sweet and juicy strawberry recipes. From cake to cocktails and healthy salads, the delicious possibilities are endless. So, get ready to satisfy both your sweet tooth and your savory palate, and impress your taste buds, with these mouth-watering strawberry recipes. The magical use of fresh strawberries in this Strawberry Honey Galette will make it disappear before your very eyes.
In Warhol's Muses, author Laurence Leamer examines how the pop artist exploited the women who inspired him

1 month ago | pghcitypaper.com | Jordan Snowden

Andy Warhol declared that everyone gets 15 minutes of fame. For some women drawn into the artist’s spotlight, that 15 minutes never ended, as they became forever tethered to his legacy.
Marie Benedict appeals to kids with The Secrets of Lovelace Academy

2 months ago | pghcitypaper.com | Jordan Snowden

Author Marie Benedict had no plans to pen a children’s book — until her readers asked her to. “When I would do events, so many women, mothers, grandmothers, would ask if I’d ever consider telling these stories for younger audiences,” Benedict tells Pittsburgh City Paper. “They wanted something for their daughters, their granddaughters, even their sons.” And while mature middle schoolers might take on one of her adult historical novels (including The Mystery of Mrs.
5 fresh additions to the mystery and thriller genres

2 months ago | seattletimes.com | Jordan Snowden

Spring may be made for fresh starts and long walks, but the following page-turners prove that murder, secrets and general mayhem bloom just as fiercely. Consider this your spring survival kit: a stack of stories where the only thing more dangerous than the killer is putting the book down. Once you start, you won’t be able to stop until you know the ending, and in this case, you’re getting in on the ground floor.
Pittsburgh Coachella: A Steel City Playlist

2 months ago | pittsburghartscouncil.org | Jordan Snowden

Spotify Playlist | Coachella may be over, but we're keeping the festival spirit alive—Pittsburgh-style—with a playlist full of artists with Steel City roots who deserve a main stage moment. Think indie, hip-hop, neo-soul, funk, punk, and genre-bending greatness that turns our bridges into runways and rivers into rave lights. Ollie Braeburn - “Take My”Ollie Braeburn’s “Take My” floats somewhere between heartache and a dance floor, mixing indie pop feels with dreamy electronic shimmer.