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…
Under Kaufmann’s Clock
By Nick Ripatrazone, Belt Magazine An issue of Time magazine dated February 3, 1947 contained a short profile of architect Richard Joseph Neutra, who “ranks second only to lordly Frank Lloyd Wright.” The author explains that Neutra’s…
Rushdie and Free Speech, from Tehran to Pittsburgh
by Jody DiPerna, Belt Magazine Literature isn’t just under attack in Iran, China, or El Salvador Since the attempted assassination of the Anglo-Indian author Salman Rushdie as he prepared to speak at the Chautauqua Institution…
Doralee Brooks Opens Up About Poetry, Education and…
by Jody DiPerna Life-long educator and poet Doralee Brooks named new Poet Laureate for Allegheny County. Doralee Brooks, the new poet Laureate for Allegheny County, wants to highlight and spotlight poetry's intersections with other art…
A melange of history, lived experience and fable,…
With family stories leading the way, inherited photos sprinkled throughout, and cover art designed by her cousin, "Power in the Tongue" (Tolsun Books), really is a family affair. by Jody DiPerna Caitlyn Hunter is the…
“After the Lights Go Out” pulls you into…
John Vercher's new novel about a struggling MMA fighter grapples with racism and loss, loyalty and trauma. by Jody DiPerna Xavier, a 30-something, down on his luck MMA fighter at the tail end of a…
“Test Drive” is a wet and wild ride…
by Jody DiPerna Pittsburgher Patrick McGinty has written a wholly original novel that stings of reality It's a few years down the road in the city of bridges as Pegs, a mechanic, spends all of…
New Book from Belt Press Asks What Does…
by Jody DiPerna In his new book, Craig Calcaterra wants you to know, you don't have to stay loyal to a team or a league in order to enjoy sports. Long-time baseball writer Craig Calcaterra…
New Book, “On the Line,” Explores Invisible Labor…
by Jody DiPerna Daisy Pitkin is a union organizer and a writer. She now lives in Pittsburgh. Her new book, "On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build…