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Excerpt: From Philly Author Jaime Fountaine’s Forthcoming Novella, Manhunt

Oct 12

Oct 12 Excerpt: From Philly Author Jaime Fountaine’s Forthcoming Novella, Manhunt

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Your Dream Home Could Be Ruining Everyone’s Life, Including Yours: An Excerpt From Diana Lind’s Brave New Home

Oct 28

Oct 28 Your Dream Home Could Be Ruining Everyone’s Life, Including Yours: An Excerpt From Diana Lind’s Brave New Home

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Looking For A Good Book? Check Out Philebrity’s New Bookshop

Oct 22

Oct 22 Looking For A Good Book? Check Out Philebrity’s New Bookshop

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Imagining A Pandemic Where, Instead, Everyone Falls In Love

Oct 13

Oct 13 Imagining A Pandemic Where, Instead, Everyone Falls In Love

Books, The Way We Live Now

These 4 (Mostly) Philly-Based Newsletters Are Getting Us Through Right Now

Oct 8

Oct 8 These 4 (Mostly) Philly-Based Newsletters Are Getting Us Through Right Now

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Made In Phila, Books, Endorsement

Longfellow On Philadelphia During Pandemic: Not Bad, Would Visit Again

Jun 22

Jun 22 Longfellow On Philadelphia During Pandemic: Not Bad, Would Visit Again

Books, The Way We Live Now

Courtney Maum’s Costalegre May Be Your Clutch Late-Breaking Summer Read

Aug 8

Aug 8 Courtney Maum’s Costalegre May Be Your Clutch Late-Breaking Summer Read

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Books, Summer Fun

This Moment In Serendipity: A Bag Of Air

Jul 17

Jul 17 This Moment In Serendipity: A Bag Of Air

Books, Visual Art

And Now, Your New Philly Authors Summer Reading Roundup

Jul 10

Jul 10 And Now, Your New Philly Authors Summer Reading Roundup

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And Now, British Novelist Rachel Cusk Accidentally Nails The New Philadelphia Real Estate Market In One Deft Swoop

Jun 24

Jun 24 And Now, British Novelist Rachel Cusk Accidentally Nails The New Philadelphia Real Estate Market In One Deft Swoop

Real Estate, Books

Is Carmen Maria Machado’s Debut Short Story Collection The Most Decorated Philly Book In Modern Memory?

Jan 25

Jan 25 Is Carmen Maria Machado’s Debut Short Story Collection The Most Decorated Philly Book In Modern Memory?

EXCERPT: "Playing Tetris on a Philly Skyscraper," From Andrew Ervin's Bit By Bit

Jun 27

Jun 27 EXCERPT: "Playing Tetris on a Philly Skyscraper," From Andrew Ervin's Bit By Bit

Books, Essays, Tech

Meet The Fist, A Noir-ish Vigilante Comic Set In Old, Weird Philly

May 31

May 31 Meet The Fist, A Noir-ish Vigilante Comic Set In Old, Weird Philly

Visual Art, History, Fiction, Books

Philly Expat Who's Always Here Anyway Pens "Die Hard: The Authorized Coloring and Activity Book"

Oct 18

Oct 18 Philly Expat Who's Always Here Anyway Pens "Die Hard: The Authorized Coloring and Activity Book"

Before Literary Fame, Nell Zink Was In West Philly, Making A Fanzine About Animals

Oct 4

Oct 4 Before Literary Fame, Nell Zink Was In West Philly, Making A Fanzine About Animals

Study Up For Teju Cole At The Penn Museum With This Handy Excerpt From His New One

Sep 13

Sep 13 Study Up For Teju Cole At The Penn Museum With This Handy Excerpt From His New One