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A Conversation with Carlin Romano, Author of America the Philosophical
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
May 21, 2012
Carlin Romano, critic-at-large of The Chronicle of Higher Education, spent 25 years as Literary Critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he also served at various times as cultural reporter, general assignment city staffer, and correspondent based in St. Petersburg, Russia. A former president of the National Book Critics Circle, he was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in criticism. His work ...More
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 | A Conversation with Gerald KolpanPresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 23, 2012 Like his critically acclaimed debut novel Etta, Gerald Kolpan’s new novel Magic Words: The Tale of a Jewish-Boy Interpreter, The World’s Most Estimable ...More |
 | A Conversation with Gerald Kolpan, Author of Magic WordsPresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 23, 2012 Like his critically acclaimed debut novel Etta, Gerald Kolpan’s new novel Magic Words: The Tale of a Jewish-Boy Interpreter, The World’s Most Estimable ...More |
 | A Conversation with Richard Ford, Author of CanadaPresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 24, 2012 Celebrated for creating stories that express the shifting moods of the United States, Richard Ford is best known for his bestselling novel The Sportswriter and its 1995 ...More |
 | SCEE Books - 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus CreatedPresented by Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education May 24, 2012 This is the second in SCEE's new series of roundtable book discussions. In the post-Columbian era, it seems completely natural to find tomatoes in Italy, oranges in Florida, ...More |
 | Graphic Novelist Jared Axelrod/Illustrator Steve WalkerPresented by Penn Bookstore at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore May 24, 2012 An inside look at Axelrod and Walker's graphic novel collaboration, The Battle of Blood and Ink: A Fable of the Flying City. Follow the adventurous story of Ashe, a girl ...More |
 | A Conversation with Colin Powell, Author of It Worked For Me: In Life and LeadershipPresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 24, 2012 General Colin Powell served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush and National Security Advisor to President Reagan. The retired four-star general is the recipient of ...More |
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