Author: Kristofer Collins
10 Great Summer Reads
Our books editor has got you covered, for beaches, barbecues or your own backyard.
Book Lovers Unite: Previewing The Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books
Plans are underway to celebrate all things books in one of the nation's ‘most literate cities.’
10 Books to Make Your Winter a Little Brighter
Our book editor delivers a wintry mix of literary delights to chase away those frosty blues.
10 Great Books with Pittsburgh Connections to Read This Fall
Our book editor harvests a bumper crop of excellent new reads.
Spotlight: 10 Books with Pittsburgh Connections Worth Reading
Our book editor catches up on some great new reads with local connections.
Spotlight: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Pittsburgh author Deesha Philyaw is taking the publishing world by storm with her debut collection of short stories.
What We're Reading in May
Our books editor reviews “The Illness Lesson” by Clare Beams.
What We're Reading in April
“Tender - A Literary Anthology and Book of Spells: Evidence” by Deesha Philyaw and Vanessa German.
10 Questions with Lori Jakiela
Books Editor Kristofer Collins interviews one of Pittsburgh’s finest writers about what’s on her mind during quarantine.
Self-Quarantining? Here Are 5 Great Books by Local Authors to Help Pass the Time
Our book editor provides five options – old and new – that are worth your while.
What We're Reading in March
Reviews of two biographies this month, one of former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff and another of August Wilson –– aimed at younger readers.
What We're Reading in February: Greasy Handshakes
The poems in “Greasy Handshakes, ” by Trafford native Richard Gegick, reflect the shift in the American economy away from manufacturing.
Perspectives: Photographic Memory
PM Book Editor Kristofer Collins recalls the many famous authors he met while working at a revered Oakland book store.
What We're Reading in January
Reviews of "Hell with the Lid Off" and a memoir by Phil Bourque of his time playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
What We're Reading in December
Reviews of a graphic memoir by local cartoonist Frank Santoro and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers.”
Under Cover: What We're Reading in November
The disappearance of a teenage girl in Greene County is the inciting event of “Marilou Is Everywhere.”
What We're Reading in October
Poet and essayist Kristin Kovacic’s History of My Breath is a luminous study in shared intimacy. These essays ranging in topic from childhood to childbirth, parenting to care giving, busing to active shooter drills in schools take in the full scope of Kovacic’s life.
What We're Reading in September
Reviews of poetry collections by Michael Wurster and Robert Walicki.
What We're Reading in August
Two recent and very different books share in the conviction that writers must take a good look at the world around them and report what they have witnessed.
What We're Reading in July: The Pioneers
The Pioneers is historian and Point Breeze native David McCullough’s retelling of the settlement of the wilderness northwest of the Ohio River, which contained the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Undercover: What We're Reading in June
Reviews of “I”: New and Selected Poems by Toi Derricotte and Regular Hauntings: New and Previous Poems by Gerald Costanzo.
What We're Reading in June
Books Editor Kristofer Collins reviews “I”: New and Selected Poems by Toi Derricotte and Neal Stephenson comes to town.
