Category: On The Books

• What I Got in My First Book Bundle

  

  Ever get bored of reading the same things over and over? Then try getting a Book Bundle from your local library!

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  5 Sep 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  Book Bundle, book recs, books, Fiction, Librarian, library, Love Your Library, Maria V. Snyder, Mark Whitaker, nonfiction, Out of this Furnace, Patricia Highsmith, Peter Tompkins, Poison STudy, recommendations, Smoketown, Strangers on a Train, The Secret Life of Plants, Thomas Bell

• The Bookworm Challenge

  

  For today’s bookish blog post, nobody actually tagged me to do this challenge, but that’s okay. I’d still like to add my voice to this fun idea. Some of my answers may not be as exciting as, say, a more avid reader’s answers. Let’s give it a go anyway! How is your bookshelf organized? By […]

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  26 Aug 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  book community, bookish, books, bookworm, Challenge, ficitional, Fiction, Pittsburgh, tag, The Bookworm Challenge

• The Books I’ve Read On Libby, So Far

  

  I recently switched from Kindle to Libby. Here’s what I’ve read on the library app, so far!

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  22 Jul 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  amreading, Ashes & Alchemy, books, ebooks, Haunted Pittsburgh, Libby, library, library app, Pittsburgh's Mansions, Shine, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

• Upcoming Reads: July 2022

  

  Yup — all my upcoming reads for July 2022 are Pittsburgh or Pennsylvania themed!

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  11 Jul 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  Big Steel, Bob Cranmer, books, Eminent Pittsburghers, Forgotten Tales of Pittsburgh, Founding Families of Pittsburgh, Jake Oresick, Jame Richards, Joseph F. Rishel, Kathleen George, Kenneth Warren, reading, The Demon of Brownsville Road, The Johnstown Girls, The Schenley Experiment, Thomas White, Three Rivers Rising, William S. Dietrich II

• I Read the First Fifty Pages of “Bright” by Jessica Jung. Here Are My Thoughts.

  

  It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a “First Fifty Pages” book review, so here are my thoughts on the first fifty pages of BRIGHT by Jessica Jung.

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  6 Jun 2022

  First Fifty Pages, On The Books, The Blog

  book review, Book Reviews, Bright, f(x), First fifty pages, Fly, Girls' Generation, Golden Stars, Jessica Jung, kpop, Krystal, Novel, review, Shine, Simon & Schuster, SM Entertainment, SNSD, SONE, YA

• Titles On My Bookish Wish List

  

  It’s been a hot minute since I’ve put any sort of list out there, so I thought I’d do so today. Especially since I’ve got a list 35 titles long (and perhaps more) that I suddenly wish I could read. Does it have something to do with the fact that I finally have a well-paying […]

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  22 May 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  am reading, blogging, bookish, books, Bright, Chatham Village, Fiction, Haunted Pittsburgh, nonfiction, Once Upon A Wardrobe, Out of this Furnace, pgh blogger, pghcreative, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History, Second Star To The Left, The Demon of Brownsville Road, The Forest of Vanishing Stars, The Johnstown Girls, The Library of the Unwritten, The Mayfair Bookshop, The Schenley Experiment, Wish List

• Favorites From My Nonfiction Stash

  

  have at least a small nonfiction stash at home. How else are we to learn anything? Here are Favorites From My #Nonfiction Stash!

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  15 Apr 2022

  On The Books, The Blog, The Writing Journey

  Bob Regan, Dave Hurst, Helen Wilson, Home Improvement 1-2-3, James Scott Bell, Jeff Wingard, non-fiction, nonfiction, Pittsburgh Steps, Pittsburgh's Bridges, Plot & Structure, Sarah A. Chrisman, self-help, stacks, The Home Depot, Todd Wilson, Tourist Trains Guidebook, True Ladies and Proper Gentlemen, writing craft

• Upcoming Reads | April 2022

  

  From historical fiction to more modern stories, here are the books I’ll read this March of 2022!

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  1 Apr 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  A Daring Sacrifice, book jar, Jody Hedlund, MaryLu Tyndall, Michelle Griep, My Book Jar, reading goal, The Inkeeper's Daughter, Veil of Pearls

• Upcoming Reads | March 2022

  

  From historical fiction to more modern stories, here are the books I’ll read this March of 2022!

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  6 Mar 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  A Ring of Endless Light, AJ Hackwith, book jar, Cat Winters, Lady Jayne Disappears, Madeline L'Engle, March, My Book Jar, oanna Davidson Politano, reading goal, The Cure for Dreaming, The Library of the Unwritten

• My Book Jar

  

  Looking to change your own reading habits in 2022? Join me as I implement this idea originally from Wonderfully Bookish.

  The Pittsburgh Writer

  4 Mar 2022

  On The Books, The Blog

  Amazon, book jar, Fiction, My Book Jar, No-Buy Year, nonfiction, Wonerfully Bookish