“In Madness, Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton chronicles the 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital and the stories of Black families whose mental health suffered as they tried, and sometimes failed, to find safety and dignity. On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the state’s Hospital for the Negro Insane. For centuries, Black patients…
"COME WATCH OR COME READ PPC (Pittsburgh Poetry Collective) meets PPC (Pittsburgh Photography Club) in a one night spectacular performance Read more
"Let's face it: this world kinda sucks right now. So why not escape for an evening celebrating worlds other than Read more
"Please join us for the last reading of our 2024 season. We are thrilled to have three great poets--Ziggy Edwards, Read more
"Come to Cider & Plants Greenhouse CO-OP (Free Street Parking and Wheelchair Accessible) and listen to local poets/writers or share Read more
"BANNED BOOK READING @ FEW OF A KIND STORE / 4741 Liberty Ave (Bloomfield)bring your favorite banned book or pick Read more
"Pennsylvania writer and educator Holly M. Wendt will read from their debut novel Heading North (Braddock Avenue Books) and offer Read more
"Join us for an author event and Q&A with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Frederick Joseph. Book Read more
"Audiences who have been with City of Asylum since we first launched online programming amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be Read more
"At a time when disinformation, hate crimes, inequality, racial injustice, and white supremacy are on the rise, Christopher Rivas’ Brown Read more
"Celebrate the season with us at Season's Readings—a holiday book event featuring some of our favorite local authors! Join us Read more
"Empyrean series fans, rejoice! We will be opening our doors late this evening to celebrate the release of Rebecca Yarros' Read more
"We are thrilled to welcome cartoonist, Joe Wos to Mystery Lovers Bookshop!" More info: https://www.mysterylovers.com/event/exploding-kittens-book-launch-joe-wos
"The Iron Writing Circle writing group from Ironed Words Productions. Write with other writers and improve your writing! Get camaraderie, Read more
"We invite you to join us at the monthly meTamophosis event and support emerging local LGBTQ+ writers! Created by White Whale's events coordinator, Read more
"Join us for an evening with Chris Hayes, host of MSNBC's 'All In with Chris Hayes' and author of the Read more
"An insightful biography of an unassuming literary scholar—and spy—who transformed postwar American culture. Although his impact on twentieth-century American cultural Read more
Saturday, January 11, 2025, 7:00 p.m. At the Bantha Tea Bar 5002 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15224 Free Admission. Books Read more
"We are delighted to host local author Peter Hayes for an evening at the store to celebrate the release of Read more
"We are grateful to celebrate local poet, Joshua Zelesnick's debut, full-length poetry collection, Insert Coin! Joshua will be joined by Read more