October 2010
2 posts
Night of the Living Dead–A Pittsburgh Tradition →
Do you remember the first time you saw the film Night of the Living Dead? Did it scare you, or did you laugh at how campy it seemed? When it came out in 1968, it started the zombie…
Oct 24th
Ghostly Books n’at News! →
Happy Fall! There’s a spooky book event coming up this weekend, to get you ready for Halloween. But first, check out Small Press Pittsburgh’s handy-dandy list of Pittsburgh bookstores…
Oct 23rd
June 2010
3 posts
Books n’at News–historical edition… →
Pittsburgh author Gary Link’s historical novels set in Pittsburgh are written up in the Examiner. The Tribune-Review reports that local author Kathryn Haines’ fourth book is coming…
Jun 11th
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh →
This book magically appeared on my bookshelf when I was in high school. I don’t know how it got there, I don’t remember anyone giving it to me, and I didn’t buy it myself. I ignored it…
Jun 8th
The New Yinzer →
The New Yinzer –what can I say? I love the cheeky title, the blend of Pittsburgh attitude and the tip of the hat to the mag that I both love (Shouts & Murmurs) and hate (the…
Jun 7th
March 2010
3 posts
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Books N'at News!
Pittsburgh Authors in the News: Pittsburgh’s own Nathaniel Philbrick has written a review of Philip Hoare’s The Whale in this week’s New York Times Book Review.  Philbrick writes acclaimed historical nonfiction, and his parents lived in Point Breeze.  We’ll be talking more about Philbrick, he’s a great writer and a really nice guy. Michael Chabon has a funny,...
Mar 27th
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Patricia Dobler, Talking to Strangers
Patricia Dobler is one of my favorite Pittsburgh poets—probably my favorite poet, period.  She taught at Carlow College and was head of a writing workshop called “Madwomen in the Attic”.  She passed away in 2004, you can find her obituary from the Post-Gazette here.  I love her for her poems that never fail to make my eyes prickle, even in the least poetic of...
Mar 14th
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Welcome
There are so many great Pittsburgh poets, screenwriters, playwrights, and authors of fiction and nonfiction. Here’s a quick list—by no means comprehensive—of writers who are either from the ‘burgh, lived here for a time, or have set their work in our fine city. Please let me know of any authors you’d like to add. Rachel Carson Silent Spring…    ...
Mar 14th