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Celebrate Disability Pride
This list showcases newly published titles featuring the voices and stories of disabled people in all their complexity.
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Football Romances
The NFL Draft is coming to Pittsburgh this April. We’re all gearing up for the big celebration, and the Library has plenty of football-themed romances to keep f…
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Black History Month – Celebration and Protest
In the century since the first national commemoration of Black history, Black Americans have celebrated and protested countless times, asserting their right to …
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Black History Month: Black Americans in World War I
Black Americans have fought in wars defending the United States for centuries. Their contributions to World War I and the stories of the soldiers who returned f…
Genre Guides, Staff Picks
Genre Guide – Scandinavian Crime
Explore grim Scandinavian crime fiction from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and beyond with dark, gripping mysteries that define classic Nordic noir.
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Black Culture in Cookbooks & Culinary Histories
If you’re interested in history and culture, don’t leave cookbooks off of your reading list! These cookbooks, from a variety of authors and viewpoints and a var…
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Seeking the Spotlight and Shut Out from the Stage: Composers in Fiction
Check out one of these titles to explore how musical manifestations bring deeply personal expressions into the public sphere, and the effect that choice has on …
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Teen Fiction for Foodies
In these titles for teens, food provides the motivation for personal growth and maybe . . . a little romance! Devour one today.
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Speculative, Surreal and Uncanny Short Fiction Collections
The speculative is a space in fiction where the unexpected and impossible can creep in. It can encompass whimsical magical realism, satirical dystopia, alternat…