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The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Education You Deserve, by Erica Smith
Reassuring support for a sex-positive pledge
Philly-based sex educator Erica Smith brings her passion for shame-free knowledge to her new book, The Purity Culture Recovery Guide, building on her popular platform for those recovering from high-control religion. Anndee Hochman reviews.
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6 minute read
Mother Tongue: A Memoir, by Sara Nović
“Language is a love code”
Philly author Sara Nović, whose 2024 novel True Biz was a One Book, One Philadelphia pick, is back with a singular memoir exploring the world of deafness, parenting, adoption, disability, and more. Anndee Hochman reviews.
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6 minute read
Werewolf Movie, by Stephen St. Francis Decky
An engaging horror novella set in South Jersey and Philadelphia
Local author Stephen S. Francis Decky combines hallucinatory haunting with a fable about Philly-area musicians who meet a supernatural monster disguised as a smooth record-label exec. Kiran Pandey reviews.
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3 minute read
Parent Trip: Unexpected Roads to Form a Family, by Anndee Hochman
The beloved Inquirer column about Philly families is now a book
For nine years, writer Anndee Hochman told unexpected stories about how families came to be in her popular Inquirer column, "The Parent Trip." Now many of those pieces are collected in a new book. Jill Brooke reviews.
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4 minute read
Philadelphia Quakers and the American Revolution, by Jeffrey A. Denman
Exploring the courage of pacifists and their complex Philadelphia legacy
Revolutionary-era Quakers, spurned by both loyalists and patriots, had to find their own way in 18th-century Philadelphia. A new book dives into their legacy. Rob Laymon reviews.
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5 minute read
Three Times a Mourner: Personal Essays on Grief and Healing, by Fredricka R. Maister
The transformations of mourning
As she explores three losses at different times in her life, memoirist Fredricka R. Maister reflects on the messy yet transformative power of facing grief in Three Times a Mourner: Personal Essays on Grief and Healing. Olivia J. B. Baxter reviews.
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4 minute read
Fat Swim, by Emma Copley Eisenberg
Living in a human body is like living in Philadelphia
A highly anticipated short-story collection from bestselling Philly author Emma Copley Eisenberg makes a splash for anyone who knows the messy, exuberant challenges and joys of having a body. Jordan Cameron reviews.
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4 minute read
Previewing Sara Nović’s Mother Tongue
Reflections on the deaf community
Mother Tongue, a new book from Philadelphia-based author Sara Nović, explores the deaf community in a blend of memoir, history, and cultural commentary. Kiran Pandey previews.
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3 minute read
Partly Strong, Partly Broken, by Nathaniel Popkin
A house divided
In the weeks leading up to October 7, 2023, a progressive Rabbi struggles to keep her congregation together in Nathaniel Popkin’s Partly Strong, Partly Broken. Elisa Shoenberger reviews.
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4 minute read
Janice Hechter’s The Power of Her Paintbrush: The Story of Theresa Bernstein
A children’s book about a groundbreaking Philly artist
A new children's book tells the story of a once-prominent American artist raised in Brewerytown and reestablishes her work and its historical and political impact. K.A. McFadden previews.
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2 minute read