Topic: Books

Catch up on the books written by this year’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival speakers — along with some of our all-time favorite tomes for anyone who lives in, or simply loves, cities

The MSNBC host speaks with bestselling authors Michael Connelly and David Baldacci about why they're standing up against book banning in Florida

Drexel’s Metro Finance director recommends three books that make the case for the kind of real, in-person communion that makes cities thrive and humans … human

The MSNBC host invites Texas Library Association Executive Director Shirley Robinson to talk about the latest Texas house bill on book banning

The MSNBC host joins the author to discuss the thought-provoking themes of great literature overlooked by those banning books over uncomfortable passages

A Montco state senator has proposed a ban on all book bans in Pennsylvania. This should be something everyone agrees on

The MSNBC host welcomes Israeli illustrator David Polonsky to discuss the universal experience of love, puberty, and the world's most famous child author

This Constitution Day, a long-time university president invites Philadelphians to explore the Bill of Rights, starting with the oft-battered, but still standing First Amendment

The MSNBC host welcomes best-selling author Jonathan Evison to talk about his semi-autobiographical examination of identity versus the American Dream, Lawn Boy

The MSNBC host is joined by professor, scholar, and author Imani Perry to discuss the enduring impact of Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings