We are so incredibly excited to welcome Heather McAdams Caldwell to the Littsburgh team!
Heather McAdams Caldwell is the new content strategist at Littsburgh. She’s also the publisher at Bridge & Tunnel Books, an independent literary press in Pittsburgh that publishes new and experimental work from local writers. She has a BA in English from Cornell University and an MA in Communication from Johns Hopkins University.
Check out Bridge & Tunnel Books We’ve been running Littsburgh as a nights and weekend passion project since 2015 (that’s seven years now!), and there’s so much happening in literary Pittsburgh that we’ve had our hands full just trying to keep up… so we couldn’t be happier to welcome Heather to the team!
Heather is bringing a lot of fun new ideas to Littsburgh, so watch this space—and be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram and Twitter—because Littsburgh 3.0 is coming in hot!
What brought you to Littsburgh?
I’ve worked in book publishing for the last decade. As a Pittsburgh native and the owner of a local literary press, I am deeply passionate about supporting and promoting the Pittsburgh literary scene. Working at Littsburgh allows me to engage with literary Pittsburgh in its entirety, from booksellers, readers, and libraries to local writers and organizations.
What’s your favorite thing about Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh is blessed with an incredible network of literary organizations that put on intensely creative workshops, readings, and collaborative events. This certainly exists in other cities, but it takes a really fluid form here because Pittsburgh is a smaller city with incredible assets and so much enthusiasm toward collaboration. The result is this really vibrant and diverse scene that tries to involve and represent all Pittsburgh readers, writers, organizers, etc.
You’re taking on the role of content strategist at Littsburgh. What does that mean?
I’ll be creating and producing content for Littsburgh’s social media platforms. My goal is to create an online community for Littsburgh and spark dialogue about literary Pittsburgh.
What kind of content will you be producing?
My focus will be Pittsburgh places, people, and books. I am so excited to start sharing my series of interviews with literary figures in Pittsburgh. It’ll be like Humans of New York but about Pittsburgh booksellers, libraries, writers, agents, and organizers, the folks that make Pittsburgh a literary city. I will also be spotlighting Pittsburgh’s literary landmarks and starting an online discussion about books with a Pittsburgh connection.
Do you have a favorite place to read or write in Pittsburgh?
My husband and I lived in the North Side when we were first dating. I spent a lot of time editing and caffeinating at Commonplace Coffee. Whenever I’m in that part of town, I try to make time for a cinnamon cappuccino and the short walk to City of Asylum’s reading garden.
Please join us in welcoming Heather McAdams Caldwell to Littsburgh!
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