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In the Catalog
Angel of Greenwood
Randi Pink
In 1921 in the “Black Wall Street” of Tulsa, Oklahoma, seventeen-year-old Isaiah Wilson, a troublemaker with a secret passion for reading, and sixteen-year-old Angel Hill, a loner whose peers disregard her as a “goody-goody,” find themselves suddenly spending a lot of time together when their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library. But as the two grow closer, their lives change drastically after a white mob destroys their community and leaves the residents displaced.
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From Hoopla
Pittsburgh in 50 Maps
Stentor Danielson
“Pittsburgh in 50 Maps offers unique new views of a city at a crossroads–culturally, economically, and demographically.”
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The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain
Pittsburgh Poems
Description from WESA: “The Gulf Tower Forecasts Rain” (Main Street Rag) is an ambitious anthology edited by Doralee Brooks and featuring 140 poems, all either about or set in Pittsburgh, by 90 living poets.”
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Pittsburgh When I’m Hungry
Karen E. Lillis
Photographs of Pittsburgh restaurants taken by author and bookseller Karen Lillis between 2006 and 2024 focusing on interiors and signage and emphasizing the emptiness of post-pandemic urban spaces.
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A Domestic Cook Book
Containing A Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen
Malinda Russell
A Domestic Cook Book (1866) by Malinda Russell is the oldest known published cookbook written by an African American woman.