BooksCan you guess the most popular books borrowed from the Free Library this year?What were your neighbors reading this year? Sort these books from most to least borrowed and find out.Zoe Greenberg and Charmaine Runes Netflix orders series adaptation of Philly author Liz Moore’s ‘The God of the Woods’Emily Bloch Harriett’s Bookshop among bookstores receiving a $500 Christmas bonus from James PattersonElizabeth Wellington Looking for a good story to read while recovering from Thanksgiving? Take our quiz to get a recommendation.Felicia Gans Sobey How to have a perfect Philly day, according to author Diane McKinney WhetstoneElizabeth Wellington AdvertisementThrillerdelphia, a horror bookstore, opens in Manayunk in time for Halloween The Main Street shop is the neighborhood's second niche bookseller, joining Cupid’s, which specializes in romantic reads. Erin McCarthy Malala Yousafzai has never watched a football game and will gladly start with the EaglesThe Nobel Peace Prize winner, who recently finished watching "The Summer I Turned Pretty" and is Team Conrad, is out with a new memoir, "Finding My Way."Bedatri D. Choudhury Gov. Josh Shapiro will release a memoir in 2026Gov. Josh Shapiro's new memoir will detail the arson attack at the governor's mansion and his candidacy for Kamala Harris' vice president. Henry Savage and Gillian McGoldrick Shonda Rhimes and Serena Williams are coming to Philly, the city that ‘says yes to it all’"Grey's Anatomy" creator Rhimes is touring with "Year of Yes: 10th Anniversary Edition" and Philadelphia is her first stopElizabeth Wellington This new independent bookshop in Swarthmore might be your new hangout spotWhen it debuts on Oct. 4, Celia Bookshop will have a wide-ranging inventory of nearly 8,000 books, including those from local authors, and space for readers to connect. Lisa Dukart OpinionA Delancey Street townhouse filled with 100,000 books is a bibliophile’s dream — and an epic estate sale The amazing athenaeum of a modern-day Renaissance man who lived in Rittenhouse Square will be part of an upcoming estate sale from Sales by Helen. Stephanie Farr | Columnist 8 Philly books for your fall TBR listA city council woman's memoir, a meditation on horses, teachings of a Sri Lankan spiritual teacher. Philly authors are thriving, vibing and, most importantly, writing. Elizabeth Wellington What do Jeannine A. Cook, Judy Blume, and George R.R. Martin have in common? With her debut novel, 'It’s Me They Follow,' the Harriett's Bookshop owner joins the hallowed ranks of novelists who also run bookshops.Elizabeth Wellington Margery N. Sly, retired director of Temple’s Special Collections Research Center, has died at 68She championed diverse and inclusive archives, and told a Temple colleague that the center housed 500 separate collections from a wide range of local cultural, historical, social, and civic groups.Gary Miles Jane I. Watkins, longtime senior editor of publishing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has died at 76Ms. Watkins joined the museum as an editorial coordinator in 1974 and rose to assistant editor of publishing in 1977 and senior editor in 1979. Gary Miles Patrick E. McGovern, pioneering biomolecular archaeologist at the Penn Museum and adjunct professor of anthropology, has died at 80“Archaeology is always providing surprises," he told The Inquirer in 1985. "You find things that are dropped or buried, and then you go in and try to reconstruct what was there."Gary Miles How a Lower Merion native drew inspiration from Nick Foles and the USWNT in her latest novel, a Reese’s Book Club pickFormer Eagle and Super Bowl champion Nick Foles inspired a pivotal moment in the book.Lisa Dukart Carol Saline, award-winning writer, best-selling author, and popular public speaker, has died at 86 She spent 30 years as a featured writer at Philadelphia Magazine, and earned two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors.Gary Miles How the ‘scariest moment’ of a South Jersey’s woman’s life prompted her to open a Jane Austen-themed bookstoreThe 98-square-foot trailer, which is inspired by Jane Austen's sitting room, will make its debut on Sept. 5 at the Cherry Hill Mall.Lisa Dukart Where does Black genius live? Right here in Philly, claims a local authorTre Johnson's 'Black Genius' serves as a salve that reminds Black people of their super powers especially in spaces that don’t welcome them. Elizabeth Wellington See more storiesAdvertisement
Can you guess the most popular books borrowed from the Free Library this year?What were your neighbors reading this year? Sort these books from most to least borrowed and find out.Zoe Greenberg and Charmaine Runes
Can you guess the most popular books borrowed from the Free Library this year?What were your neighbors reading this year? Sort these books from most to least borrowed and find out.Zoe Greenberg and Charmaine Runes
Harriett’s Bookshop among bookstores receiving a $500 Christmas bonus from James PattersonElizabeth Wellington
Harriett’s Bookshop among bookstores receiving a $500 Christmas bonus from James PattersonElizabeth Wellington
Looking for a good story to read while recovering from Thanksgiving? Take our quiz to get a recommendation.Felicia Gans Sobey
Looking for a good story to read while recovering from Thanksgiving? Take our quiz to get a recommendation.Felicia Gans Sobey
Thrillerdelphia, a horror bookstore, opens in Manayunk in time for Halloween The Main Street shop is the neighborhood's second niche bookseller, joining Cupid’s, which specializes in romantic reads. Erin McCarthy
Thrillerdelphia, a horror bookstore, opens in Manayunk in time for Halloween The Main Street shop is the neighborhood's second niche bookseller, joining Cupid’s, which specializes in romantic reads. Erin McCarthy
Malala Yousafzai has never watched a football game and will gladly start with the EaglesThe Nobel Peace Prize winner, who recently finished watching "The Summer I Turned Pretty" and is Team Conrad, is out with a new memoir, "Finding My Way."Bedatri D. Choudhury
Malala Yousafzai has never watched a football game and will gladly start with the EaglesThe Nobel Peace Prize winner, who recently finished watching "The Summer I Turned Pretty" and is Team Conrad, is out with a new memoir, "Finding My Way."Bedatri D. Choudhury
Gov. Josh Shapiro will release a memoir in 2026Gov. Josh Shapiro's new memoir will detail the arson attack at the governor's mansion and his candidacy for Kamala Harris' vice president. Henry Savage and Gillian McGoldrick
Gov. Josh Shapiro will release a memoir in 2026Gov. Josh Shapiro's new memoir will detail the arson attack at the governor's mansion and his candidacy for Kamala Harris' vice president. Henry Savage and Gillian McGoldrick
Shonda Rhimes and Serena Williams are coming to Philly, the city that ‘says yes to it all’"Grey's Anatomy" creator Rhimes is touring with "Year of Yes: 10th Anniversary Edition" and Philadelphia is her first stopElizabeth Wellington
Shonda Rhimes and Serena Williams are coming to Philly, the city that ‘says yes to it all’"Grey's Anatomy" creator Rhimes is touring with "Year of Yes: 10th Anniversary Edition" and Philadelphia is her first stopElizabeth Wellington
This new independent bookshop in Swarthmore might be your new hangout spotWhen it debuts on Oct. 4, Celia Bookshop will have a wide-ranging inventory of nearly 8,000 books, including those from local authors, and space for readers to connect. Lisa Dukart
This new independent bookshop in Swarthmore might be your new hangout spotWhen it debuts on Oct. 4, Celia Bookshop will have a wide-ranging inventory of nearly 8,000 books, including those from local authors, and space for readers to connect. Lisa Dukart
OpinionA Delancey Street townhouse filled with 100,000 books is a bibliophile’s dream — and an epic estate sale The amazing athenaeum of a modern-day Renaissance man who lived in Rittenhouse Square will be part of an upcoming estate sale from Sales by Helen. Stephanie Farr | Columnist
OpinionA Delancey Street townhouse filled with 100,000 books is a bibliophile’s dream — and an epic estate sale The amazing athenaeum of a modern-day Renaissance man who lived in Rittenhouse Square will be part of an upcoming estate sale from Sales by Helen. Stephanie Farr | Columnist
8 Philly books for your fall TBR listA city council woman's memoir, a meditation on horses, teachings of a Sri Lankan spiritual teacher. Philly authors are thriving, vibing and, most importantly, writing. Elizabeth Wellington
8 Philly books for your fall TBR listA city council woman's memoir, a meditation on horses, teachings of a Sri Lankan spiritual teacher. Philly authors are thriving, vibing and, most importantly, writing. Elizabeth Wellington
What do Jeannine A. Cook, Judy Blume, and George R.R. Martin have in common? With her debut novel, 'It’s Me They Follow,' the Harriett's Bookshop owner joins the hallowed ranks of novelists who also run bookshops.Elizabeth Wellington
What do Jeannine A. Cook, Judy Blume, and George R.R. Martin have in common? With her debut novel, 'It’s Me They Follow,' the Harriett's Bookshop owner joins the hallowed ranks of novelists who also run bookshops.Elizabeth Wellington
Margery N. Sly, retired director of Temple’s Special Collections Research Center, has died at 68She championed diverse and inclusive archives, and told a Temple colleague that the center housed 500 separate collections from a wide range of local cultural, historical, social, and civic groups.Gary Miles
Margery N. Sly, retired director of Temple’s Special Collections Research Center, has died at 68She championed diverse and inclusive archives, and told a Temple colleague that the center housed 500 separate collections from a wide range of local cultural, historical, social, and civic groups.Gary Miles
Jane I. Watkins, longtime senior editor of publishing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has died at 76Ms. Watkins joined the museum as an editorial coordinator in 1974 and rose to assistant editor of publishing in 1977 and senior editor in 1979. Gary Miles
Jane I. Watkins, longtime senior editor of publishing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has died at 76Ms. Watkins joined the museum as an editorial coordinator in 1974 and rose to assistant editor of publishing in 1977 and senior editor in 1979. Gary Miles
Patrick E. McGovern, pioneering biomolecular archaeologist at the Penn Museum and adjunct professor of anthropology, has died at 80“Archaeology is always providing surprises," he told The Inquirer in 1985. "You find things that are dropped or buried, and then you go in and try to reconstruct what was there."Gary Miles
Patrick E. McGovern, pioneering biomolecular archaeologist at the Penn Museum and adjunct professor of anthropology, has died at 80“Archaeology is always providing surprises," he told The Inquirer in 1985. "You find things that are dropped or buried, and then you go in and try to reconstruct what was there."Gary Miles
How a Lower Merion native drew inspiration from Nick Foles and the USWNT in her latest novel, a Reese’s Book Club pickFormer Eagle and Super Bowl champion Nick Foles inspired a pivotal moment in the book.Lisa Dukart
How a Lower Merion native drew inspiration from Nick Foles and the USWNT in her latest novel, a Reese’s Book Club pickFormer Eagle and Super Bowl champion Nick Foles inspired a pivotal moment in the book.Lisa Dukart
Carol Saline, award-winning writer, best-selling author, and popular public speaker, has died at 86 She spent 30 years as a featured writer at Philadelphia Magazine, and earned two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors.Gary Miles
Carol Saline, award-winning writer, best-selling author, and popular public speaker, has died at 86 She spent 30 years as a featured writer at Philadelphia Magazine, and earned two National Magazine Awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors.Gary Miles
How the ‘scariest moment’ of a South Jersey’s woman’s life prompted her to open a Jane Austen-themed bookstoreThe 98-square-foot trailer, which is inspired by Jane Austen's sitting room, will make its debut on Sept. 5 at the Cherry Hill Mall.Lisa Dukart
How the ‘scariest moment’ of a South Jersey’s woman’s life prompted her to open a Jane Austen-themed bookstoreThe 98-square-foot trailer, which is inspired by Jane Austen's sitting room, will make its debut on Sept. 5 at the Cherry Hill Mall.Lisa Dukart
Where does Black genius live? Right here in Philly, claims a local authorTre Johnson's 'Black Genius' serves as a salve that reminds Black people of their super powers especially in spaces that don’t welcome them. Elizabeth Wellington
Where does Black genius live? Right here in Philly, claims a local authorTre Johnson's 'Black Genius' serves as a salve that reminds Black people of their super powers especially in spaces that don’t welcome them. Elizabeth Wellington
