Jody DiPerna Barbara Kingsolver lives where she set her novel, "Demon Copperhead," on the Virginia side of the map where the state lines of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia form an outline that mimics Pittsburgh's…
The Beehive — A Caffeinated Look Back
Jody DiPerna With his new book, "Gen X Pittsburgh: The Beehive and the 90's Scene" (The History Press) journalist David Rullo seeks to commemorate the end of the analog era in Pittsburgh and how the…
Book Excerpt, “Death in Custody: How America Ignores…
Roger A. Mitchell Jr., MD, and Jay D. Aronson, PhD. This month, Johns Hopkins University Press released “Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do About It" by will be…
Shadyside’s Cozy New Bookstore
story by Matthew Benusa /photos by Matthew Glover Pittsburgh’s newest bookstore doesn’t care to sell you books. The Cozy Corner Bookstore is here to give away the vibes. Enter the store at 5879 Ellsworth Ave…
“Here in the Dark” by Meagan Lucas Is…
by Jody DiPerna "I will lay in bed at night with my anxiety and try to dream up ways to dig myself out of the problems I've created for myself." Meagan Lucas' imagination is a…
Paola Corso’s Photography and Poetry Find Life on…
by Matthew Benusa Paola Corso's book, “Vertical Bridges: Poems and Photographs of City Steps" (Six Gallery Press), explores her fascination with the public stairs built to navigate Pittsburgh demanding topography, alongside more personal reflections about…
Ben Gwin’s New Book, “Team Building,” Is an…
Jody DiPerna Gwin combines the story of the challenges facing labor unions in the 21st century and workforce realities with a deeply personal exploration of his own relationship to work and his struggles as a…
The Short-Stories in Jolene McIlwain’s New Collection, ‘Sidle…
by Jody DiPerna Kittanning author's new story collection simmers with country community, pain and perseverance Jolene McIlwain was an outside kid; she was always out of doors, getting dirty and wet in the high grass,…
Three Short Stories from “Sidle Creek”
by Jolene McIlWain from "Sidle Creek" courtesy of the author and Belt Magazine Eminent Domain Cheezer worms up behind me, covers my eye sockets with his cold hands and breathes into my neck the word,…