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Interviews & Stories: Pittsburgh Current Archives

May 10, 2021

Brian Broome Interview

Brian Broome's Memoir 'Punch Me Up to the Gods' is a personal, literary tour de force

Brian Broome Interview

Mar 24, 2021

Ron Donoughe Interview

Ron Donoughe's Lively Collection of Paintings Spotlights Mon Valley Towns

Ron Donoughe Interview

Jan 6, 2021

Candace Jane Opper Interview

How adolescent suicide shaped Candace Jane Opper and her debut memoir, 'Certain and Impossible Events’

Candace Jane Opper Interview

Dec 3, 2020

Hidden History of the Allegheny County Jail Library

Book bans, e-readers and shifting policies

Hidden History of the Allegheny County Jail Library

Oct 6, 2020

Bound in the Bond of Life

In New Anthology, Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the 2018 Tree of Life Tragedy

Bound in the Bond of Life

Sep 16, 2020

David Harris Interview

In "A City Divided", Pitt Law Professor Examines the Jordan Miles Case

David Harris Interview

Aug 18, 2020

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley Interview

'Praise Song for My Children' Is a Poetry Collection of Truths

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley Interview

Jul 28, 2020

Deesha Philyaw Interview

Deesha Philyaw’s Brings the Secret Lives of Church Ladies to Life in New Collection Of Short Stories

Deesha Philyaw Interview

Jul 21, 2020

Allegheny County Poets Laureate Interviews

City Of Asylum Names Four Poets Laureate For Allegheny County

Allegheny County Poets Laureate Interviews

Jun 25, 2020

Remembering Boosie

Brilliant Writers Was, 'Unapologetically Dope and Black and That's What Made Him Beautiful'

Remembering Boosie

May 26, 2020

Clare Beams Interview

‘Illness Lesson’ Is Historical Fiction Written With Precision And Dread

Clare Beams Interview

May 5, 2020

Eric Eyre Interview

‘Death In Mud Lick’ Pulitzer-Winning Writer Takes On Big Pharma In New Book

Eric Eyre Interview

Apr 28, 2020

Amy Jo Burns Interview

"Shiner" sings like a murder ballad

Amy Jo Burns Interview

Feb 11, 2020

Eliese Collette Goldbach Interview

The unexpected joys of mill life examined in "Rust"

Eliese Collette Goldbach Interview

Nov 26, 2019

Dave Newman Interview

New Novel, "East Pittsburgh Downlow"

Dave Newman Interview

Nov 12, 2019

Mesha Maren Interview

New Novel, 'Sugar Run,' Delves Deep Into The Concept Of Home

Mesha Maren Interview

Oct 15, 2019

Robert Wideman Interview

New Book Takes You Inside Prison Walls To Show Us Why We Need To Reform The Sentences

Robert Wideman Interview

Sep 17, 2019

Sarah Elaine Smith Interview

Powerhouse debut novel is specific to Northern Appalachia

Sarah Elaine Smith Interview

Sep 9, 2019

Lori Jakiela Interview

Pittsburgh Author Gets Re-Release Of Award-Winning 2016 Memoir

Lori Jakiela Interview

Aug 6, 2019

Beth Macy Interview

Journalist’s Book Dives Into The Opioid Crisis

Beth Macy Interview

Jul 9, 2019

Matt Stroud Interview

Pittsburgh Journalist's New Book Examines High Tech Policing

Matt Stroud Interview

Jun 25, 2019

Jeff Mann and Julia Watts Interview

LGBTQ fiction and poetry from Appalachia

Jeff Mann and Julia Watts Interview

Jun 11, 2019

Anjali Sachdeva Interview

"All the Names They Used for God" gathers diverse, inventive short stories

Anjali Sachdeva Interview

May 14, 2019

Greg Bottoms Interview

'Lowest White Boy' Offers Honest Self-Examination on Race and Racism

Greg Bottoms Interview

Apr 2, 2019

Toi Derricotte Interview

Cave Canem Founder Talks about Her New Poetry Collection

Toi Derricotte Interview

Mar 19, 2019

Damon Young Interview

Damon Young Chronicles His Experience of Being Black in America in "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker"

Damon Young Interview

Feb 19, 2019

Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins Interview

"Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy"

Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins Interview

Jan 8, 2019

The Difficulty of Getting Books to Prisoners in Pennsylvania

Reading Rights: Pennsylvania’s Restrictive Inmate Mail Policy Makes Groups Like Book ’Em Even More Important

The Difficulty of Getting Books to Prisoners in Pennsylvania
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