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Kathleen George is the author of The Johnstown Girls, a novel about the famous Johnstown…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

International Summit on Freedom of Creative Expression Announced for Pittsburgh!

City of Asylum Pittsburgh and International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) collaborate to present 30+ free,transformational events over 4 days Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

St. Lynn’s Press, founded in 2005 in Pittsburgh by longtime book publishing executive Paul Kelly,…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

International Summit on Freedom of Creative Expression Announced for Pittsburgh!

City of Asylum Pittsburgh and International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) collaborate to present 30+ free,transformational events over 4 days Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Happy 20th Birthday to the Bookstore at Calvary!

"A light snow fell on January 30, 2005, a typical cold Pittsburgh winter morning. Inside Calvary, the congregation had gathered Read more

Introducing: Woolly Bear Books and Gifts!

We are so excited to help spread the word about the excellent Woolly Bear Books and Gifts in Carnegie, PA Read more

Featured Event: City Books Residency Info Sessions!

"If you have considered applying to the CBWR, or have applied in the past and not been selected, this remote, Read more

International Poetry Forum is now on YouTube!

We're happy to share that Pittsburgh's International Poetry forum is sharing their latest events and performances on YouTube, where you Read more

Pittsburgh’s fearless features reporter Rege Behe asked Emily St. John Mandel a few “Littsburgh Questions”…

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Introducing: Woolly Bear Books and Gifts!

We are so excited to help spread the word about the excellent Woolly Bear Books and Gifts in Carnegie, PA Read more

An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Q&A and Excerpt: Israel Centeno (author of The Poe’s Project: Stealing Genius – Three Novellas)

About the Author: Israel Centeno was born in 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela, and currently lives in Pittsburgh, he is a Read more

Q&A: Josiah Golojuh (author of The Paper Boy, set in Pittsburgh in the 1990s)!

From the Publisher: The Paper Boy is a young adult paranormal novel from Josiah Golojuh. Get ready for a story Read more

Excerpt and Q&A: Richard Gazarik (author of Gun Smuggling, Castro’s Cuba and the Pittsburgh Mafia)

A Thrilling Lost Chapter of Mob Rule From the Publisher: "Western Pennsylvania’s New Kensington was in the grips of Mafia Read more

Q&A: Dana Griffin (author of Ask the Wide World, illustrated by Alejandro Echavez)!

“Ask the Wide World is not just a story but a journey of independent thinking and learning. It encourages children Read more

Interview + Introduction (by Dave Newman): Greg Clary, author of The Vandalia in Me

"Clary is the Whitman of West Virginia, honoring the laborers, the precious encounters, the deeper wisdoms. He understands intimately that Read more

Q&A: Jennifer Celeste Briggs (author of Watching Sarah Rise: A Journey of Thriving with Autism)

From the Publisher: "In Watching Sarah Rise, Jenny Briggs shares her experience parenting her daughter Sarah, a feisty girl who Read more

Q&A: Sean Gregory, author of The Growing Darkness (The God Killers Trilogy Book 1)

About the Author: "Sean Gregory always loved fiction. At an early age he began reading the Hardy Boys and quickly Read more

Interview and Sneak Peek: You Are My Everything by Kelly Conroy, illustrated by Abigail Hookham!

A lyrical and heartfelt tribute from a parent to their “everything,” their child. From the Publisher: "Following a parent and Read more

We Believe in Books, We Believe in Freedom

Littsburgh has always been a “nights and weekends” passion project, ever since we started the site back in 2015. We Read more

The Littsburgh Interview: Patrick Radden Keefe (New York Times-bestselling author of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks)!

New York Times-bestselling author Patrick Radden Keefe will be featured at The Peters Township Library Foundation’s seventh annual Novel November Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Laurel Houck, author of Searching for Home

"Life on the streets is hard but it's deadly when a young woman battles addiction." From the Publisher: "Where is Read more

Q&A and Excerpt: Chloe Ruffennach (author of Wisteria Drive)!

From the Publisher: "Somehow, the sun always finds its way through the windows of the five mansions on Wisteria Drive. Read more

Author / Illustrator Interview: Nadette Rae Rodgers and Ally Bartoszewicz (“Bye, Ocean”)!

From the Publisher: “Bye, Ocean! We love you!” the little girl sang along, a big smile on her face, because Read more

One of our favorite local authors, Joshua David Bellin (author, most recently, of MYRIAD) just…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Gone Fishin’ – Littsburgh Out of Office

We’ve been celebrating literary Pittsburgh since 2015 without a break, so for the ten year anniversary of Littsburgh, we decided Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Featured Event: The In Your Write Mind Writers Conference – June 26-29 at Seton Hill U in Greensburg, PA

Want to get your writing mojo back? Attend Seton Hill U’s In Your Write Mind Writers conference. $120 for the Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize: Open for Submissions (Ends June 30, 2025)

"For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Workshop (June 26-29, 2025)

"What: This is an annual, alumni-run writers workshop. It features writing-related classes, agent pitch sessions, a book signing, and other Read more

IGW Genre Conference in Huntington, WV!

"Calling all plot twisters, world builders, and romance stirrers! Join fellow genre lovers, top-tier agents, sharp-eyed editors, and bestselling authors Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces 35th Anniversary Season!

From our friends at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ 2025/26 roster of acclaimed authors for our Ten Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

United Way volunteers get 35,000 books to kids at annual Big Book Drop!

"United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted its seventh annual Big Book Drop event on April 15-17 at Acrisure Stadium, where Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

From Parsec (Pittsburgh’s premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Organization): “The theme of Parsec Ink’s 2025…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Gone Fishin’ – Littsburgh Out of Office

We’ve been celebrating literary Pittsburgh since 2015 without a break, so for the ten year anniversary of Littsburgh, we decided Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Featured Event: The In Your Write Mind Writers Conference – June 26-29 at Seton Hill U in Greensburg, PA

Want to get your writing mojo back? Attend Seton Hill U’s In Your Write Mind Writers conference. $120 for the Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize: Open for Submissions (Ends June 30, 2025)

"For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Workshop (June 26-29, 2025)

"What: This is an annual, alumni-run writers workshop. It features writing-related classes, agent pitch sessions, a book signing, and other Read more

IGW Genre Conference in Huntington, WV!

"Calling all plot twisters, world builders, and romance stirrers! Join fellow genre lovers, top-tier agents, sharp-eyed editors, and bestselling authors Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces 35th Anniversary Season!

From our friends at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ 2025/26 roster of acclaimed authors for our Ten Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

United Way volunteers get 35,000 books to kids at annual Big Book Drop!

"United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted its seventh annual Big Book Drop event on April 15-17 at Acrisure Stadium, where Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

Daniel Lowe teaches writing at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received his MFA in fiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh. His debut novel, All That’s Left to Tell, “celebrates not just the power of storytelling but the deeply human need for it in even the most dire situations” (Stewart O’Nan).

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Announcing Laura Jackson’s “Deep & Wild” as the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year!

Loretto, PA. March 10, 2025 — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® is pleased to announce Deep and Wild: Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Start Reading The Florentine Papers by Pittsburgher Thom Palmer (Reissued by Tivoli Books)!

"Thom Palmer’s richly imagined first novel offers a hilarious yet bittersweet examination of food, art, and love..." From the Publisher: "When Read more

Littsburgh’s co-founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (also a literary agent and author) joined Heather Abraham on…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Gone Fishin’ – Littsburgh Out of Office

We’ve been celebrating literary Pittsburgh since 2015 without a break, so for the ten year anniversary of Littsburgh, we decided Read more

Featured Event: The In Your Write Mind Writers Conference – June 26-29 at Seton Hill U in Greensburg, PA

Want to get your writing mojo back? Attend Seton Hill U’s In Your Write Mind Writers conference. $120 for the Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize: Open for Submissions (Ends June 30, 2025)

"For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Workshop (June 26-29, 2025)

"What: This is an annual, alumni-run writers workshop. It features writing-related classes, agent pitch sessions, a book signing, and other Read more

IGW Genre Conference in Huntington, WV!

"Calling all plot twisters, world builders, and romance stirrers! Join fellow genre lovers, top-tier agents, sharp-eyed editors, and bestselling authors Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces 35th Anniversary Season!

From our friends at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ 2025/26 roster of acclaimed authors for our Ten Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

United Way volunteers get 35,000 books to kids at annual Big Book Drop!

"United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted its seventh annual Big Book Drop event on April 15-17 at Acrisure Stadium, where Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Art All Night Pittsburgh: April 26-27!

Press Release: Art All Night Pittsburgh is back in full force this April 26-27, 2025 starting at 4 pm and Read more

We’re thrilled to be able to share with you the first chapter of To Brew or Not to Brew, “an all-new mystery series set in a Pittsburgh craft brew pub”!

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

International Summit on Freedom of Creative Expression Announced for Pittsburgh!

City of Asylum Pittsburgh and International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) collaborate to present 30+ free,transformational events over 4 days Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Note from the Author: All proceeds from the sale of Reunion: Americans in Exile will…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Announcing Laura Jackson’s “Deep & Wild” as the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year!

Loretto, PA. March 10, 2025 — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® is pleased to announce Deep and Wild: Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Start Reading The Florentine Papers by Pittsburgher Thom Palmer (Reissued by Tivoli Books)!

"Thom Palmer’s richly imagined first novel offers a hilarious yet bittersweet examination of food, art, and love..." From the Publisher: "When Read more

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Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Announcing Laura Jackson’s “Deep & Wild” as the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year!

Loretto, PA. March 10, 2025 — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® is pleased to announce Deep and Wild: Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Start Reading The Florentine Papers by Pittsburgher Thom Palmer (Reissued by Tivoli Books)!

"Thom Palmer’s richly imagined first novel offers a hilarious yet bittersweet examination of food, art, and love..." From the Publisher: "When Read more

We’ve been a big fan of Scribble House since their first “Workshop Matchmaking” event (such…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Gone Fishin’ – Littsburgh Out of Office

We’ve been celebrating literary Pittsburgh since 2015 without a break, so for the ten year anniversary of Littsburgh, we decided Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Featured Event: The In Your Write Mind Writers Conference – June 26-29 at Seton Hill U in Greensburg, PA

Want to get your writing mojo back? Attend Seton Hill U’s In Your Write Mind Writers conference. $120 for the Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize: Open for Submissions (Ends June 30, 2025)

"For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Workshop (June 26-29, 2025)

"What: This is an annual, alumni-run writers workshop. It features writing-related classes, agent pitch sessions, a book signing, and other Read more

IGW Genre Conference in Huntington, WV!

"Calling all plot twisters, world builders, and romance stirrers! Join fellow genre lovers, top-tier agents, sharp-eyed editors, and bestselling authors Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces 35th Anniversary Season!

From our friends at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ 2025/26 roster of acclaimed authors for our Ten Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

United Way volunteers get 35,000 books to kids at annual Big Book Drop!

"United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted its seventh annual Big Book Drop event on April 15-17 at Acrisure Stadium, where Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

A sightseeing trip to southern Africa in 2007 opened Edward Banchs’ eyes to an uncharted…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Announcing Laura Jackson’s “Deep & Wild” as the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year!

Loretto, PA. March 10, 2025 — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® is pleased to announce Deep and Wild: Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Start Reading The Florentine Papers by Pittsburgher Thom Palmer (Reissued by Tivoli Books)!

"Thom Palmer’s richly imagined first novel offers a hilarious yet bittersweet examination of food, art, and love..." From the Publisher: "When Read more

Have you checked out Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s redesigned Eleventh Stack blog yet? Eleventh Stack…

Announcing the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year Longlist!

Brockport, PA — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® (here and after WCoNA) is pleased to announce its longlist Read more

Start Reading The Last Caretaker by Jessica Strawser!

“A relevant, harrowing mystery with page-turning suspense.” ―Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Just the Nicest Couple From Read more

Littsburgh on KDKA: Talk Pittsburgh Book of the Month – November!

Littsburgh’s co-founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (also a literary agent and author) joined Heather Abraham on Talk Pittsburgh again this week Read more

Pittsburghers read 71% more books this summer during Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 2023 Summer Reading Program!

PITTSBURGH (August 2023) – Pittsburgh is a city of readers! Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh wrapped up its 2023 Summer Reading Read more

Q&A:  Kathleen Dixon Donnelly (author of “Such Friends”: The Literary 1920s)

From the Author: "'Such Friends': The Literary 1920s is a series based on blogs I’ve been posting at www.suchfriends.wordpress.com, chronicling Read more

Littsburgh on KDKA: Talk Pittsburgh Book Club – June Pick!

Littsburgh’s co-founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (also a literary agent and author) joined Heather Abraham on Talk Pittsburgh again this week Read more

Featured Interview: Jolene McIlwain (Sidle Creek) in Conversation with Meredith Mileti (Aftertaste)

“Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections I’ve read in a long time.” –Ron Rash, New York Times Read more

Littsburgh on KDKA: Talk Pittsburgh Book Club – May Pick!

Littsburgh’s co-founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (also a literary agent and author) joined Heather Abraham on Talk Pittsburgh again this week Read more

Start Reading A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention by Kristina Marusic

From the Publisher: "For more than fifty years, we have been waging, but not winning, the war on cancer. We’re Read more

Littsburgh Recommends: Start Reading MYRIAD by Joshua David Bellin…

"Myriad has been in so many time streams she’s lost count – hiding from her feelings about her brother’s death Read more

Start Reading Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research by Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan…

"These 15 women work with animals on land, air, and sea." From the Publisher: "Corina Newsome is saving seaside sparrows Read more

Start Reading Snow Struck by Nick Courage!

“Beautiful, vivid writing and a power-packed plot . . . I truly loved it.” –Lauren Tarshis, bestselling author of the Read more

Start Reading You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo…

Farscape meets The Great British Bake Off in this fantastic space opera You Sexy Thing from former SFWA President, Cat Read more

Start Reading The Heiress of Pittsburgh by Ken Gormley (New York Times Bestselling Author and President of Duquesne University)…

About the Author: "Ken Gormley is president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. A lawyer, constitutional scholar, and author, Gormley's work Read more

Start Reading Fables of the Deconstruction by Damian Dressick…

"Living in Pittsburgh, and truth be told at loose ends since the blue jays, how could we expect to hold Read more

Start Reading An Alternative History of Pittsburgh by Ed Simon…

From the Publisher: The land surrounding the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers has supported communities of humans Read more

Q&A: Samantha DeFlitch (Confluence)

From the Publisher: The confluence in the title of this debut collection from Samantha DeFlitch describes the meeting of three Read more

Littsburgh Recommends: Three Poems from The Bench by Rebecca Taksel

"From her bench in the park near her house, the woman who Rebecca so beautifully and poignantly portrays quietly carries Read more

Start Reading In the Shadow of the Mic: Three Decades of Slam Poetry in Pittsburgh

"Slam came to Pittsburgh in the early ’90s, and it still has a home here. But two long-time practitioners also Read more

Start Reading Certain and Impossible Events by Candace Jane Opper…

Selected by Cheryl Strayed for the Kore Press Institute Memoir Award From the Publisher: "Certain and Impossible Events orbits the Read more

From the Publisher: “Welcome to Rainbow Man, a Novel by award-winning author David W. Berner.…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

International Summit on Freedom of Creative Expression Announced for Pittsburgh!

City of Asylum Pittsburgh and International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) collaborate to present 30+ free,transformational events over 4 days Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Happy 20th Birthday to the Bookstore at Calvary!

"A light snow fell on January 30, 2005, a typical cold Pittsburgh winter morning. Inside Calvary, the congregation had gathered Read more

Introducing: Woolly Bear Books and Gifts!

We are so excited to help spread the word about the excellent Woolly Bear Books and Gifts in Carnegie, PA Read more

Featured Event: City Books Residency Info Sessions!

"If you have considered applying to the CBWR, or have applied in the past and not been selected, this remote, Read more

International Poetry Forum is now on YouTube!

We're happy to share that Pittsburgh's International Poetry forum is sharing their latest events and performances on YouTube, where you Read more

StoryZ Announces its production of Labor’s Martyr: The Story of Joe Hill

StoryZ, a Latrobe-based theatre company founded by Artistic Director Dr. Stephen A. Schrum, announces its production of Labor’s Martyr: The Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

About the Author: Originally from Pittsburgh, Harvey J. Graff is Professor Emeritus of English and…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

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But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

International Summit on Freedom of Creative Expression Announced for Pittsburgh!

City of Asylum Pittsburgh and International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) collaborate to present 30+ free,transformational events over 4 days Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

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Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

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Happy 20th Birthday to the Bookstore at Calvary!

"A light snow fell on January 30, 2005, a typical cold Pittsburgh winter morning. Inside Calvary, the congregation had gathered Read more

Introducing: Woolly Bear Books and Gifts!

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Featured Event: City Books Residency Info Sessions!

"If you have considered applying to the CBWR, or have applied in the past and not been selected, this remote, Read more

International Poetry Forum is now on YouTube!

We're happy to share that Pittsburgh's International Poetry forum is sharing their latest events and performances on YouTube, where you Read more

StoryZ Announces its production of Labor’s Martyr: The Story of Joe Hill

StoryZ, a Latrobe-based theatre company founded by Artistic Director Dr. Stephen A. Schrum, announces its production of Labor’s Martyr: The Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

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Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Introducing: Woolly Bear Books and Gifts!

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An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Q&A and Excerpt: Israel Centeno (author of The Poe’s Project: Stealing Genius – Three Novellas)

About the Author: Israel Centeno was born in 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela, and currently lives in Pittsburgh, he is a Read more

Q&A: Josiah Golojuh (author of The Paper Boy, set in Pittsburgh in the 1990s)!

From the Publisher: The Paper Boy is a young adult paranormal novel from Josiah Golojuh. Get ready for a story Read more

Excerpt and Q&A: Richard Gazarik (author of Gun Smuggling, Castro’s Cuba and the Pittsburgh Mafia)

A Thrilling Lost Chapter of Mob Rule From the Publisher: "Western Pennsylvania’s New Kensington was in the grips of Mafia Read more

Q&A: Dana Griffin (author of Ask the Wide World, illustrated by Alejandro Echavez)!

“Ask the Wide World is not just a story but a journey of independent thinking and learning. It encourages children Read more

Interview + Introduction (by Dave Newman): Greg Clary, author of The Vandalia in Me

"Clary is the Whitman of West Virginia, honoring the laborers, the precious encounters, the deeper wisdoms. He understands intimately that Read more

Q&A: Jennifer Celeste Briggs (author of Watching Sarah Rise: A Journey of Thriving with Autism)

From the Publisher: "In Watching Sarah Rise, Jenny Briggs shares her experience parenting her daughter Sarah, a feisty girl who Read more

Q&A: Sean Gregory, author of The Growing Darkness (The God Killers Trilogy Book 1)

About the Author: "Sean Gregory always loved fiction. At an early age he began reading the Hardy Boys and quickly Read more

Interview and Sneak Peek: You Are My Everything by Kelly Conroy, illustrated by Abigail Hookham!

A lyrical and heartfelt tribute from a parent to their “everything,” their child. From the Publisher: "Following a parent and Read more

We Believe in Books, We Believe in Freedom

Littsburgh has always been a “nights and weekends” passion project, ever since we started the site back in 2015. We Read more

The Littsburgh Interview: Patrick Radden Keefe (New York Times-bestselling author of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks)!

New York Times-bestselling author Patrick Radden Keefe will be featured at The Peters Township Library Foundation’s seventh annual Novel November Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Laurel Houck, author of Searching for Home

"Life on the streets is hard but it's deadly when a young woman battles addiction." From the Publisher: "Where is Read more

Q&A and Excerpt: Chloe Ruffennach (author of Wisteria Drive)!

From the Publisher: "Somehow, the sun always finds its way through the windows of the five mansions on Wisteria Drive. Read more

Author / Illustrator Interview: Nadette Rae Rodgers and Ally Bartoszewicz (“Bye, Ocean”)!

From the Publisher: “Bye, Ocean! We love you!” the little girl sang along, a big smile on her face, because Read more

From the Publisher, Izzard Ink: Lost love. Industrial catastrophe. Can it all be redeemed? A…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Gone Fishin’ – Littsburgh Out of Office

We’ve been celebrating literary Pittsburgh since 2015 without a break, so for the ten year anniversary of Littsburgh, we decided Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Featured Event: The In Your Write Mind Writers Conference – June 26-29 at Seton Hill U in Greensburg, PA

Want to get your writing mojo back? Attend Seton Hill U’s In Your Write Mind Writers conference. $120 for the Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize: Open for Submissions (Ends June 30, 2025)

"For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Workshop (June 26-29, 2025)

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IGW Genre Conference in Huntington, WV!

"Calling all plot twisters, world builders, and romance stirrers! Join fellow genre lovers, top-tier agents, sharp-eyed editors, and bestselling authors Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces 35th Anniversary Season!

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Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

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United Way volunteers get 35,000 books to kids at annual Big Book Drop!

"United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted its seventh annual Big Book Drop event on April 15-17 at Acrisure Stadium, where Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

“Ask the Wide World is not just a story but a journey of independent thinking…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Introducing: Woolly Bear Books and Gifts!

We are so excited to help spread the word about the excellent Woolly Bear Books and Gifts in Carnegie, PA Read more

Announcing Laura Jackson’s “Deep & Wild” as the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year!

Loretto, PA. March 10, 2025 — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® is pleased to announce Deep and Wild: Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

Children’s Book Festival of Johnstown Returns (March 29 – 30)!

Johnstown, PA – Mark your calendars! The Learning Lamp proudly presents the return of the Children’s Book Festival, celebrating its Read more

Everyone has been talking about and awaiting the first ever Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Gone Fishin’ – Littsburgh Out of Office

We’ve been celebrating literary Pittsburgh since 2015 without a break, so for the ten year anniversary of Littsburgh, we decided Read more

Featured Event: The In Your Write Mind Writers Conference – June 26-29 at Seton Hill U in Greensburg, PA

Want to get your writing mojo back? Attend Seton Hill U’s In Your Write Mind Writers conference. $120 for the Read more

Three Pittsburgh-Based Publishers Finalists For Prestigious National Award!

New York, NY — The Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP), the national nonprofit organization that for 58 years Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

Mt. Lebanon Public Library: The First Designated Book Sanctuary in PA!

From Mt. Lebanon Magazine by way of Facebook: "On February 18, the Mt. Lebanon Public Library Board of Trustees passed Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Open for Submissions (University of Pittsburgh Press – Ends June 30th)!

"The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around Read more

Autumn House Press Poetry Prize: Open for Submissions (Ends June 30, 2025)

"For the 2025 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Seton Hill University’s “In Your Write Mind” Workshop (June 26-29, 2025)

"What: This is an annual, alumni-run writers workshop. It features writing-related classes, agent pitch sessions, a book signing, and other Read more

IGW Genre Conference in Huntington, WV!

"Calling all plot twisters, world builders, and romance stirrers! Join fellow genre lovers, top-tier agents, sharp-eyed editors, and bestselling authors Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Announces 35th Anniversary Season!

From our friends at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ 2025/26 roster of acclaimed authors for our Ten Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

United Way volunteers get 35,000 books to kids at annual Big Book Drop!

"United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted its seventh annual Big Book Drop event on April 15-17 at Acrisure Stadium, where Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Art All Night Pittsburgh: April 26-27!

Press Release: Art All Night Pittsburgh is back in full force this April 26-27, 2025 starting at 4 pm and Read more

From the Publisher: “When only-child Sam Bingham leaves for Marine boot camp, his parents instantly…

Start Reading Fine Young People: A Novel by Anna Bruno (Set in Sewickley!)

From the Publisher: "In this “smart, irreverent secret history” (Stewart O’Nan) Sewickley set novel by highly praised Pittsburgh native author Anna Read more

Start Reading An Ignorance of Trees: A Memoir in Essays by Jim Daniels

From the Publisher: "In his debut collection of nonfiction, Jim Daniels writes about trees, backyard swing sets, above-ground swimming pools, Read more

Start Reading In Search of Rain, From Motel Qu to Pittsburgh: A Memoir for Everyone by Seyed Nourashrafeddin

From the Publisher: "Imagine that you are a child who was born in a large family, and during your childhood, Read more

The City of Pittsburgh and American Rescue Plan Act Support for Artists Grant (Due June 16th)!

"The City of Pittsburgh, with funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is launching the Support for Artists Grant Read more

Littsburgh’s Founder, Rachel Ekstrom Courage, on KDKA’s Talk / CBS Pittsburgh!

Littsburgh's founder Rachel Ekstrom Courage (now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author!) recently stopped by KDKA to Read more

Applications are now open for Peters Township Public Library’s Read Local Eat Local 2025!

"Applications are now open for Read Local Eat Local 2025! This is event is on Saturday, September 6, from 11 Read more

Prime Stage Theatre announces 2025-26 season celebrating three world premieres by three local playwrights

PITTSBURGH —  Prime Stage Theatre celebrates its 29th season with three world premieres commissioned from three Pittsburgh playwrights: Nov. 7-16, 2025 – Mr. Read more

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books Opens Registration, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to Announce Major Literacy Initiative at 2025 Event

PITTSBURGH, PA – It’s time to book your spot! Registration for the 2025 Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is officially Read more

Q&A: Susan Helene Gottfried (author of Legacy: A Tales from the Sheep Farm Novel)

From the Publisher: "The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding Read more

Northern Appalachia Review: Open to Submissions for Volume 7 Starting April 14th (Closed June 15)!

"The Northern Appalachia Review welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written about, representing, or engaging with the experience of Read more

25th Anniversary of the Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival (Celebrating the Healing Art of Storytelling)!

But this too is true: stories can save us The writer Tim O’Brien calls storytelling an essential human activity. "The Read more

Three Poems from Letters to My Younger Self by Shaheen Dil

"'Where do you end and I begin?' is the question which haunts Shaheen Dil’s remarkable memoir-in-poems. Dil’s journey is at Read more

Interview: Will Bardenwerper (author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America)!

"A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what’s right and wrong with modern America—written by an Read more

Start Reading Home Leave by Rebecca Jung…

From the Publisher: "In 1958, a midwestern family was uprooted from Canton, Ohio to Bukavu in the Belgian Congo during Read more

Interview: Marie Benedict with co-author Courtney Sheinmel (The Secrets of Lovelace Academy)!

"From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked Read more

Excerpt and Interview: Nancy McCabe (author of Fires Burning Underground)

From the Publisher: "It’s Anny’ s first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day Read more

Announcing Laura Jackson’s “Deep & Wild” as the 2025 WCONA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® Book of the Year!

Loretto, PA. March 10, 2025 — The WCoNA Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® is pleased to announce Deep and Wild: Read more

Start Reading ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life by Lori Jakiela!

ALL SKATE: True Stories from Middle Life is a series of musings from one mid-life woman, wife, and mother on what Read more

An Interview with Cori Wamsley (author of Good in Theory)!

What inspired you to write Good in Theory? My inspiration for Good in Theory came from so many different places. Read more

Start Reading The Florentine Papers by Pittsburgher Thom Palmer (Reissued by Tivoli Books)!

"Thom Palmer’s richly imagined first novel offers a hilarious yet bittersweet examination of food, art, and love..." From the Publisher: "When Read more

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