To get a full list of book signing appearances or to arrange a book signing for “Women’s Suffrage in Pennsylvania 1840-1920,” email Robyn Young at herashouse@yahoo.com.

A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson: Bryson wittily discusses the history, biology, and experience of hiking the Appalachian Trail. The book touches on Pennsylvania at times and the wider Northeast.

Pennsylvania ranks third among the states with 11 school districts banning books and 457 banned books. Our state is exceeded by Texas and Florida, which have 22 and 21 districts banning books and ...

Writers of local history topics are busy filling gaps in our region’s story. The last few months have seen the publication of several central Pennsylvania history books.

There are 184 titles (16%) that are history books or biographies. Another 107 titles have themes related to rights and activism (9%).” Harrisburg leaders pledge to rebuild historic Broad Street ...

Cambria Iron Company, Gautier Works, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, ca. 1968. A new book looks at how Pennsylvanians have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now. Its author is ...

Another theme typical of books on the Pennsylvania Dutch written by 20th-century women involves the clash of tradition vs. progress, which often takes the form of a conflict with a patriarchal figure.

BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN—Elizabeth Me/zger Howard — Doubleday ($2.75). It is the year 1880, and spring has come to Willowspring, Pa. (pop. 4,000). “The sun, like an eager lover with ...

Anyone interested in joining the FOX43 Book Club's discussion of "Out in Central Pennsylvania: The History of an LGBTQ Community" can join the Facebook Live at 10 a.m. on Dec. 28 on the FOX43 Book ...

A RAGE TO LIVE (590 pp.)—John O'Hara—Random House ($3.75). In June 1913, on the tenth anniversary of his wedding, Gentleman-Farmer Sidney Tate lunched on Irish stew at his club and took ...

This week, we’re showing you where you can experience the rich history of Pennsylvania, just steps from the State Capitol building in Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG — When Spotlight PA staffers aren’t busy filing public records requests, contacting sources, or preparing your favorite newsletters, we’re often reading books or talking about ...