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Black Thought's memoir, 'The Upcycled Self,' is this year's One Book, One Philadelphia pick

Philly public school students have made some academic gains, but still lag behind nationally

Philly test scores

‘Inner Excellence’ climbs to No. 1 on Amazon bestseller list after Eagles' A.J. Brown caught reading it on sidelines

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Weekend Book Bash to host 10 fantasy authors in University City next month

Weekend Book Bash

Philadelphia Zoo to display 'Philly ABCs' in September to promote early literacy

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Philly Bookstore Crawl offers free books, discounts and author events

Philly bookstore crawl

In 'The God of the Woods,' Philly author Liz Moore explores the 'peril' of nature

Liz Moore God of the Woods book

Free Library picks 'True Biz' as this year's One Book, One Philadelphia selection

True Biz One Book, One Philadelphia

Railway services from Philadelphia to Reading and Pittsburgh receive major federal grants

Amtrak Reading to Philadelphia Schuykill Rail

10 Free Library branches are set to resume Saturday hours

Free Library Saturday hours

Free Library of Philadelphia to adjust hours, open Saturdays at all branches

Free Library Philadelphia

Stoneman Willie, 128-year-old mummy in Reading, finally identified and buried

Stoneman Willie Mummy

Chester County man dies in crash during Reading's Duryea Hillclimb racing event

Duryea Hillclimb Crash

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Children can listen to Revolutionary War stories at Philly libraries this summer

AmRev Library Summer Program

Philly man arrested for death of 2-year-old boy in Berks County

Philly man arrested kids death

As Taylor Swift heads to Philly, the city's bars and shops are preparing with drink specials, themed parties

Cult horror icon Bruce Campbell to host trivia game shows in Reading and Glenside next month

Bruce Campbell Tour

Bodies of two more victims found in rubble of West Reading chocolate factory explosion

West Reading Explosion Update

Free Library chooses satire 'Interior Chinatown' as One Book, One Philadelphia pick

Interior Chinatown Philadelphia

Lawsuit against Taylor Swift for 'Shake It Off' lyrics, recently dismissed, is subject of CNN documentary

Taylor Swift wins 6 trophies at 2022 American Music Awards, including artist of the year

Lancaster named the best place to retire by U.S. News & World Report

Lancaster Retirement

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour includes two Philadelphia concerts in May 2023

Taylor Swift surprises fans with 7 bonus tracks after 'Midnights' album debuts

Taylor Swift begins to reveal tracklist for upcoming album 'Midnights' with TikTok series

Taylor Swift surprises fans with new album announcement while accepting Video of the Year award at VMAs

Taylor Swift makes appearance in trailer for David O. Russell's latest film, 'Amsterdam'

Taylor Swift Amsterdam

Amtrak adds bus route connecting Reading, Pottstown to Philadelphia

Amtrak Bus Reading Pottstown

Restoration of former commuter train line between Reading and Philadelphia takes step forward

Ready Philly Passenger Rail

Steel River Playhouse to host Pulitzer Prize-winning show about Reading's industrial decline

Sweat Play Pottstown

SEPTA campaign seeks to improve child literacy rates through interactive games on public transit

SEPTA childhood literacy program

Taylor Swift's childhood home in Pennsylvania on the market for $999,900

Taylor Swift Pennsylvania Home

Reading evidently has some of the best Wordle players in the U.S.

Reading Best Wordle Scores

Suburban counties seek to revive passenger train service between Reading and Philadelphia

Philly Reading Passenger Rail

One Book, One Philadelphia selects Quiara Alegría Hudes' 'My Broken Language' as this year's title

One Book One Philadelphia

Russian Ballet Theatre production of 'Swan Lake' comes to Reading and South Jersey

Swan Lake Russian Ballet

Free Library of Philadelphia's 'Books and Cooks' will feature cookie decorating, storytelling

Free Library Philadelphia holiday events

Berks County company outfitting Team USA gymnasts for Tokyo Olympics

One Book, One Philadelphia picks poetry collection as its 2021 selection

One Book, One Philadelphia

Philly slips further down U.S. News' annual 'Best Places to Live' rankings

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Philadelphia native among 3 people killed in possible terror attack in England

Tower Health cutting 1,000 jobs, citing $212 million drop in revenue from the coronavirus

Tower Health layoffs

Support black-owned businesses in Philly and buy from these bookstores

black-owned bookstores

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