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History Books – Making the Connections
Making the Connections Book Launch Party Friday, April 17, 2009, 4-7 pm Shadow Loung, 5972 Baum Blvd, East Liberty RSVP on Facebook here. One of the final events of the Pittsburgh 250 celebration was...
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Kid Friendly Event – Celebrate Moms, Kids Books and Local Book Sellers
Thanks to @suzigurl for sending us the link to this event. It is kind of a cool story that started with a Tweet back in Decemeber – a group of people organized some events in New England to celebrate...
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Still Time for Some Summer Reading + $30 Joseph Beth Books Giveaway
We have books on the brain today and wanted to share some links that might be helpful for anyone looking for a few more books to read instead of beach reads – think burgh reads. Scroll down for info...
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Author of Stuff White People Like to Give Lecture at CMU
Image by ragesoss via Flickr Chritian Lander, author of the widely popular blog and book Stuff White People Like will be giving a free talk at CMU on Tuesday. If you haven’t checked it out before –...
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Pittsburgh Libraries
Image via Wikipedia The Allegheny County library system is, in this writer’s humble opinion, the greatest single asset the Pittsburgh region can boast of. The libraries are an inexhaustible source of...
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Drinking in the Library – Friday, May 20
Image via Wikipedia Yes, the Library with books – the actual Carnegie Library on Carson St. – which should not be confused with the bar named “The Library” which is also on Carson St. just a block...
View ArticleBringing Life Back to the East Liberty Borders
I have been excited about this ideas since we first got an email about it last month. Fleeting Pages is a project to turn the East Liberty Borders – which closed for business a few weeks ago into a...
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Elvis the Penguin, Brett Keisel, Books and Kids
Image by AxsDeny via Flickr Well this is a whole lot of random fun wrapped into one event. The Penguin Bookshop in Sewickley is hosting this event to collect books and money for the Homeless...
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For the Love of Travel Guidebooks – Offline Guides to Pittsburgh and Beyond
Obviously we love blogs, and we like Pittsburgh, and we believe blogs can be a pretty good way to learn about a city. But in this post we take a look at a non digital form of local information – the...
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The Beginning of a Bookstore
You may have noticed a post here on I<3PGH a few weeks ago about the East End Book Exchange. Book lover and occasional I<3PGH blogger Lesley Rains is exploring the idea of setting up a used book...
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Pittsburgh Signs Project on BoingBoing & Book Giveaway
The Pittsburgh Signs project photos and book are featured on the BoingBoing today – “Pittsburgh Signs Project: appreciation of the glorious signage of Pittsburgh.” BoingBoing is a popular blog, that...
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The Real Story Behind Charlotte’s Web
Since tomorrow might be gray and rainy… here is a great indoor activity perfect for anyone who loves books. Mystery Lovers Bookshop, located in Oakmont, is whole shop dedicated to mystery books, they...
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Meet the Author of From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story
When I think about how I would really love to spend my time – I think I would love to restore old buildings. I have absolutely no home improvement skills – but I think we need to do more to save and...
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The Found Magazine Tour Stops in Pgh on Sept. 5 – Win Tickets!
It’s funny how things work out – I was sitting here at my desk bemoaning the end of summer fun – I know summer doesn’t end for a few weeks but it seems like the summer fun stops at Labor Day. Then I...
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Bringing Back the Book Shops – You’re Invited to the East End Book Exchange...
a peek at the new home of East End Book Exchange Last July my friend Lesley wrote a post about wanting to open a book shop in Pittsburgh. I wrote a follow up post reminicing about all of the book...
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Yinztern Catherine is applying for the Millennial Trains Project!
You might remember last July when Lindsay applied for the Millennial Trains Project with her idea The United States of Pittsburgh. She received a tremendous amount of support and I’m hoping you’ll be...
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Have a drink with Littsburgh next Tuesday!
Writing is a lonely activity. Reading is solitary pursuit. That is why Littsburgh is hosting an inaugural happy hour next week to bring those who share those two isolated passions together. Littsburgh,...
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Book ‘Em Needs Your Books & Paper Bags
Letter to Book ‘Em. Photo Credit: Book ‘Em Facebook Page. Click here to read the text of the letter. Attention book lovers! Book ‘Em is a Pittsburgh non-profit that needs your help to send books to...
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Independent Bookstore Day & A Map of Every Independent Bookstore in Pittsburgh
The last Saturday in April is Independent Bookstore Day, the official hashtag for Independent Bookstore Day is #BookstoreDay. The #BookstoreDay hashtag is a great way to take a peak at how folks across...
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You Can Now Legally Drink at the Speakeasy in the William Penn
This is one of this historic things about Pittsburgh that I think is so fascinating that I assume everyone knows. But I am amazed how many people don’t know that the new(ish) bar in the basement of the...
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