Now Trending – Books in the News – February 2025

Kristin
Kristin

Even Library staff can struggle to keep up with all the bookish news out there. From social media to local papers, books are a hot topic. In this monthly post we are highlighting some regional literary news and connecting you with our library collections so you can keep your finger on the pulse of Pittsburgh. Check out what was trending and topical this past month.

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In the Catalog

Angel of Greenwood

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 Libby
From Hoopla
Pittsburgh in 50 Maps

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

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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Private Rites

Private Rites

A Novel

Julia Armfield

As the sisters Isla, Irene and Agnes come together to clear the grand glass house that is the pinnacle of their father’s legacy, they begin to sense that the magnetic influence of their father lives on through it.

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From Libby
Pittsburgh When I'm Hungry

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

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.

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