Robin’s Book Store, known as “Philadelphia’s Oldest Independent Book Store,” has begun selling books online. To access the online store go to www.robinsbookstore.com, and click on the word “sales” in the top right corner.
The Free Library of Philadelphia has made podcasts of past author events available on its website. Featured authors include Norman Mailer, Steven Pinker, Dave Barry, Khaled Hosseini, Carlos Eire, Nikki Giovanni, Calvin Trillin, Richard A. Clarke, Alice McDermott, Wole Soyinka, Frank McCourt, Maureen Dowd and Ernest J. Gaines. See complete list
Dave Egger’s What is the What, a novel of Darfur, has been chosen as the One Book, One Philadelphia title for 2008. READ MORE