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Failed Passes with Flying Colors

Martin Espada’s new poetry collection kicks off with a sonnet cycle that brings a tiny moment in labor history back to life, praising the men and women who put their lives on the line for workers’ rights.

A Tangled Web of Crazy

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas is one of the best books that I’ve read in a long time. It’s a young adult book, but it reads like an adult thriller.

Celebrating Diversity With Our Shared Shelf

What makes this book club so special? Watson’s fame draws large and diverse groups of readers from around the world into a discussion about gender, equality, politics, culture and more.

50 Cakes Project Update

Remember when I said I wanted to bake 50 cakes in one year? This ridiculous undertaking is still going on, but here’s my progress so far along with my favorite cookbooks.

Adventures in Foreign Television

I am a newly minted fan of a French program called Kaboul Kitchen. If you’re looking for something TV-wise a little off the beaten path, I definitely recommend giving this show a try.

Stay Out of Trouble? Never!

The nine stories in Kelly Link’s Get In Trouble are fantastically dark and brooding, but not so dark as to leave you utterly depressed.

Literacy Unlocked

Literacy Unlocked is a partnership between the Carnegie Library and the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ). Librarians bring book clubs, financial education, resume building, parenting classes and more to the inmates at the ACJ.