Fosse’s work, rooted in his Norwegian background, “focuses on human insecurity and anxiety," said Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel literature committee. "The basic choices you make in life."

We can't put down these tales of aliens, creeps, frauds, and villains.

Southampton, Pa.-raised siblings, descendants of Philly's 23rd mayor, Eleanor Morris Cox and David Morris were unaware that any Quakers, much less their relatives, had enslaved others.

The Mason City Community School District in Iowa says it will put copies of Friday Night Lights — by Philadelphia author H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger — back in school libraries after banning book earlier.

“If you’re going to ban a book, you might as well read it,” Bissinger said.

'I definitely think I might not be writing about Philadelphia ... if I didn’t have that sense of being exiled and displaced from home,' said author Una Mannion, who grew up in Valley Forge.

Sisterly Love's new event series pays homage to "The Book and The Cook" festival, with special dinners, author meet-and-greets and more.

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Tales of magic, mushrooms and mayhem coming soon to a shelf near you.

Move over, BookTok. We're going back to our tried-and-true book experts, librarians, for our summer must-reads.

Arriving for religious purposes, Ocean City's Black founders opened the first salt water taffy shop, built the fishing pier and invested in real estate. A new book documents this history.

In her new memoir, Jane Wong writes of Atlantic City, a magical place as a child, but one into which her father disappeared to gamble, ultimately costing the family its Chinese takeout restaurant.

Whether you're camping in the woods or hosting parties, these summer cookbooks bring the fun.

Sullivan, the daughter of Philadelphia icon Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, grew up in two worlds: The suburbs and North Philadelphia. Her new novel examines the tensions between the two.

Rockets, birders, murderers, and other new titles to launch you into summer.