What should I read next? If only making that decision were simple: Recommendations abound online and off, but when you’re casting about for a new book, especially if you’re coming off the heels of ...

The Night Watchman includes depictions of racial trauma, alcoholism, death of a parent, domestic and child abuse, sexual violence, and trafficking. As part of the University’s commitment to the ...

Readers in Philadelphia can dig into the story of one of The Roots through the Free Library's citywide book club this spring. The library's One Book, One Philadelphia selection this year is "The ...

Northwestern’s One Book One Northwestern program will not take place during the 2025-26 academic year, the University announced in a news release Wednesday. The decision comes as Nancy Cunniff, who ...

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker joined the Free Library of Philadelphia and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation on Friday to announce Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter’s “Upcycled Self” as this year’s One Book, ...

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program. Tariq Trotter, known as Black Thought, speaks about his book, ''The ...