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The Fabric Workshop and Museum presents Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts
Creativity breaks out
A new installation of Jesse Krimes quilts at the Fabric Workshop and Museum explores the humanity of incarcerated people and questions the American justice system. One of the quilts is now a new Philly mural. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Funeral of Lies, by A.E.S. O’Neill
In Philly politics, everyone gets their hands dirty
Philly novelist A.E.S. O’Neill’s latest thriller dives into the world of Philly politics. A bitter New York PR executive with a loose relationship to the truth comes home to manage his naïve and charismatic uncle’s mayoral run. Rob Laymon reviews.
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And the Ancestors Sing, by Radha Lin Chaddah
A Philly physician-turned-author explores the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China
In her debut novel, And the Ancestors Sing, Philly author Radha Lin Chaddah tackles a sweeping multigenerational tale set in China after the Cultural Revolution, including the plasma economy and its role in an HIV epidemic. Krista Mar reviews.
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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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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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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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