Topic: Books

“Are You Open?”
In this excerpt from his memoir about life, family and baseball, Marc Vetri’s business partner looks back on the tentative early days of their legendary Philly restaurant — and the moment he got to share with his dad
By Jeff Benjamin with Greg Jones
It’s Not You. It’s Me
Philly-based science journalist Catherine Price reframes our phone habits as a relationship rather than a moral failing, creating space for honest reflection in an otherwise charged conversation
By David Williams
Ali Velshi on Burying Ukrainian Manuscripts to Keep them from Russian Hands
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member sits down with author and Journalist Yaroslav Trofimov to discuss how Ukrainian literature is preserving the nation's history — and its future
By Ali Velshi
Martin & Malcolm & America Book Club
A new book club series at Temple’s Blockson Library aims to cast a new light on American icons.
By Jessica Blatt Press
How to Make that Super Bowl Feeling Last Forever …
The Birds won by playing as a team. You can, too. Join something!
By Lauren McCutcheon
Build It Boldly by Kimberly McGlonn
Read an excerpt from the entrepreneur / civic activist’s book about building a business with social impact. Then, join her and Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt on February 3
By Kimberly McGlonn
The Free Library Author Series
A new team with a new vision has taken on the prestigious event series, with authors from Chris Hayes to Anthony Fauci to poets, novelists, commentators and other writers of our moment. The Citizen is proud to be a media partner this spring
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
What Would King Say Today?
In a rousing conversation at the 2024 Ideas We Should Steal Festival, MLK biographers Jonathan Eig and Michael Eric Dyson share what’s still true about the America that the “radical” and “woke” King fought for
By Lauren McCutcheon
What Really Happened When Dylan Went Electric?
The South Philly-based author of the book that’s the basis for the biopic A Complete Unknown on what the movie missed, how the Dylan and Swift cults compare, and who owns pop culture antihero status today.
By Larry Platt
What to Read About Housing this Year
Several housing-focused books are coming out this winter and spring. Here, 12 worth your time in 2025
By Diana Lind