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  • 1 month ago | pittsburghmagazine.com | Kristofer Collins

    Free To The People. This is the unequivocal mission statement that’s carved into the pale Berea sandstone above the triumvirate of doorways that make up the entrance to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s main branch in Oakland. On May 31, the library will become what is expected to be the new forever home for the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books — which carries on the library mission of also being free to festivalgoers.

  • 1 month ago | pittsburghmagazine.com | Kristofer Collins

    Elaine RusinkoUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, $40Flowers? Check. Brunch reservation? Check. Looking for something a little extra to give Mom this year?

  • 1 month ago | pittsburghmagazine.com | Kristofer Collins

    Sheila Carter-JonesBOA Editions, $19One sweltering evening last summer, in the back room of a Lawrenceville brewery, the poet Sheila Carter-Jones gave a particularly powerful reading. She introduced a selection of poems from her new book, “Every Hard Sweetness,” by telling the audience, “I’m from a small coal-mining town, and during the ’60s, my dad was beaten by cops and sent to a state hospital for the criminally insane.

  • Feb 12, 2025 | pittsburghmagazine.com | Kristofer Collins

    The International Poetry Forum returns after a 14-year hiatus to revive the Steel City’s role in showcasing renowned writers and other luminaries. The International Poetry Forum closed up shop in 2009. In its 43 years under the guidance of founder and director Samuel Hazo, the forum hosted readings by more than 800 poets and performers.

  • Jan 28, 2025 | pittsburghmagazine.com | Kristofer Collins

    The book is the latest project from Karen Lillis, who is also a bookseller and publisher.

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