When an Author Visits
Nothing beats the excitement of an author coming to visit! At the moment we’re waiting for Kwame Alexander’s visit on Sunday, October 16th from 2:30-3:30 pm at the Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland.
Author Program: Ilene Cooper
Calling all music-loving teens! Explore the legacy of The Beatles with a visit from Ilene Cooper, author of This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney, followed … Continued
Meet the Author: Playwright Tami Dixon
The City Theater and CLP- South Side invite you to join us for a reading of South Side Stories Revisited by Tami Dixon which will be produced later this season … Continued
You Should Know These Five Black Authors With Pittsburgh Connections
Explore the works of these five contemporary Black authors currently living in Pittsburgh. Get to know their humor, fiction, memoir and poetry by checking out a book from your local Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh location!
Classic Myths Revisited: Beyond Circe
If you are one of the many people who have read and loved Madeline Miller’s Circe, these books are for you.
A Visit From the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
So your child had a visit from the local CLP Children’s Specialist. What does that mean?
Nicola Yoon is Coming to Visit!
Two titles that can be enjoyed by anyone, especially if you enjoy realistic fiction with a dash of romance.
5 Questions With… Author Scott Turow
Scott Turow, author of ten best-selling novels that have sold more than 30 million copies world-wide, will visit the Lecture Hall at 7 pm on May 17th. We caught up with Turow as he prepares to embark on a national tour to launch his new book Testimony, which the New York Times calls “spellbinding.” Testimony comes out on May 16th, and a copy of the book is included with every ticket purchase for the event on the 17th.
Women’s Voices: Great Audiobooks Read by Their Authors
Those of us who spend lots of time commuting or on long walks, or who enjoy listening to books while we’re engaged with chores or stationary hobbies can attest that getting lost in an audiobook is easy to do, but it’s a real bummer when you don’t vibe with the narrator. Sometimes the voice gets on your nerves, sometimes you don’t feel like the tone of the narrator matches up with who you imagine characters to be, and sometimes you don’t really know what’s bothering you about it, but a voice just rubs you the wrong way. One (almost) sure-fire way I’ve found around this problem is in listening to memoirs.
An Interview with Olive Witch Author Abeer Hoque
Abeer Hoque was born in Nigeria to Bangladeshi parents and moved to Pittsburgh when she was thirteen. She struggled to find her place in America, and eventually moved to Bangladesh on her own, where she still didn’t quite fit in. She details her multicultural growing-up and coming-of-age story in a new memoir called Olive Witch. Abeer will be at CLP – Main on Wednesday to give a reading and answer questions, but I was able to catch up with her via email in advance of her event.