Historical Fiction Read: Out of This Furnace
As a Pittsburgh native recently returned to the region and looking to dig back into the local experience, I decided the family saga and local classic Out of This Furnace … Continued
CS Lewis’s Space Trilogy
Most people have heard about the most famous series by CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, but I want to talk about his science fiction. Lewis wrote a series of … Continued
Best of BARD: September 2017
In September Grisham was kicked out of first place after two consecutive months. Lee Child overtook him with a collection of short stories about Jack Reacher entitled No Middle Name. … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: You Are One
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. You Are One was selected by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh as a … Continued
Candide, or Optimism
Do you think that we live in the best of all possible worlds? I don’t. And neither did Voltaire. Although written in the 18th century, his novel Candide, or Optimism (DB31736) … Continued
Best of BARD: August 2017
For the second month in a row, John Grisham’s Camino Island comes out on top with the most downloads by LBPH patrons in Western Pennsylvania. But King Patterson, never to … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes was … Continued
Best of BARD: July 2017
Grisham highlights the Top Five for July, with Patterson and Robb hot on his heels. Frequent guest Robyn Carr drops by with her latest, and rounding out is newcomer Karen … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Once Upon a Time in Chicago
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Once Upon a Time in Chicago was recorded in partnership with student … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Eternal Memory
LBPH is proud to a share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. Eternal Memory was produced entirely by LBPH volunteers: narration by Deborah Barone, … Continued