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Native Americans and Pennsylvania, by Daniel K. Richter
Pre-American history
A timely expansion of Penn history professor Daniel K. Richter’s book Native Americans and Pennsylvania brings new scholarship to the history of Indigenous life in what is now Pennsylvania. Pamela J. Forsythe
Reviews
5 minute read
Voice of a Century: The Life and Artistry of Marian Anderson, by Anthony Tommasini
A masterful biography of an iconic American voice
Pianist, author, and New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini’s new biography of Marian Anderson is page-turning triumph. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Declaration House: Reading Between the Lines of America’s Founding, edited by Anna Arabindan-Kesson, Paul M. Farber, and Yolanda Wisher
“How do we remember what powerful people have decided we should forget?”
In 2024, a video activation featuring the eyes of Monticello’s descendants took over Declaration House in Old City. Now a new book documents the project and the rediscovered histories that drove it. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
The Philly Bookstore Crawl is back for its fourth year on August 22
Explore Philly’s thriving indie bookstore scene at this citywide event
Back for a fourth year, the Philly Bookstore Crawl continues to grow, with participating stores in every corner of the city and throughout the Philly suburbs. The 2026 crawl is on Saturday, August 22. Elijah Fischer previews.
Previews
3 minute read
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The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 21-27, 2026
Book Week recs from the BSR team
Three of the staff here at Broad Street Review offer their book recommendations in the spirit of the fourth annual BSR Book Week 2026.
Alaina Johns, Kyle Hiller, and Neil Bardhan
Previews
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If the Owl Calls, by Sharon White
Building a mystery
Sharon White’s debut novel is a mystery set to the backdrop of 1979 Norway during a time of environmental resistance that asks big questions around culture and tradition. Chhaya Nayyar reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
The Grief Shop and Other Stories from a Broken World, by Alex DiFrancesco
Laughing through the aftermath
Alex DiFrancesco’s forthcoming speculative short story collection offers a timely and cathartic escape. Cass Lewis reviews.
Reviews
5 minute read
Does Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" misinterpret Brontë’s classic as a romance?
Romance deserves to be the site of serious criticism
Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel ignites passionate discourse: misunderstood in its own time, and ours too, even with more elastic modern interpretations of novels. A new film by Emerald Fennell highlights a problematic response. Chhaya Nayyar looks closer.
Essays
6 minute read
A Century of Music Under the Stars: A History of the Mann Center of the Performing Arts and Robin Hood Dell, by Jack McCarthy
A comprehensive history of one of Philly’s best music venues
The Robin Hood Dell, which opened in 1930, was the start of the institution we know today as the Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts. A new book by Jack McCarthy charts the notable Philly venue’s history. Stephen Silver reviews.
Reviews
4 minute read
Hidden River, by Sara Lippmann
The silent traumas that determine the flow of our lives
A new novel from Sara Lippmann follows a young woman who grows up in the Philly burbs and then faces the secrets of her teenage years 20 years later. Emma Riverso reviews.
Reviews
2 minute read