Pennsylvania Center for the Book
@pacftb.bsky.social
Celebrating all things literary in Pennsylvania!
🥺 Our Social Media Manager is currently away for Thanksgiving.
Please make her happy and read some Pennsylvania books!
Please make her happy and read some Pennsylvania books!
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🥺 Our Social Media Manager is currently away for Thanksgiving.
Please make her happy and read some Pennsylvania books!
Please make her happy and read some Pennsylvania books!
📣 New book from Pennsylvania author Erin Frankel!
📖 Mary Oliver, Holding on to Wonder by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Jasu Hu
This lyrical picture book biography of poet Mary Oliver focuses on her love of nature and the sense of wonder that inspired her.
📖 Mary Oliver, Holding on to Wonder by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Jasu Hu
This lyrical picture book biography of poet Mary Oliver focuses on her love of nature and the sense of wonder that inspired her.
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
📣 New book from Pennsylvania author Erin Frankel!
📖 Mary Oliver, Holding on to Wonder by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Jasu Hu
This lyrical picture book biography of poet Mary Oliver focuses on her love of nature and the sense of wonder that inspired her.
📖 Mary Oliver, Holding on to Wonder by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Jasu Hu
This lyrical picture book biography of poet Mary Oliver focuses on her love of nature and the sense of wonder that inspired her.
📚 Casey Sennett, our Outreach and Social Media Coordinator, recently attended the Library Marketing and Communications Conference in St. Louis!
She attended sessions related to video production, establishing healthy relationships and boundaries with social media, and accessibility.
She attended sessions related to video production, establishing healthy relationships and boundaries with social media, and accessibility.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
📚 Casey Sennett, our Outreach and Social Media Coordinator, recently attended the Library Marketing and Communications Conference in St. Louis!
She attended sessions related to video production, establishing healthy relationships and boundaries with social media, and accessibility.
She attended sessions related to video production, establishing healthy relationships and boundaries with social media, and accessibility.
📚 Honor and celebrate Native American Heritage Month with one of these books by an indigenous author:
Nonfiction:
📕 Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
📕 Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
Fiction:
📕 We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
📕 The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson
Nonfiction:
📕 Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
📕 Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
Fiction:
📕 We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
📕 The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
📚 Honor and celebrate Native American Heritage Month with one of these books by an indigenous author:
Nonfiction:
📕 Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
📕 Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
Fiction:
📕 We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
📕 The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson
Nonfiction:
📕 Thunder Song by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe
📕 Whiskey Tender by Deborah Taffa
Fiction:
📕 We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon
📕 The Devil Is a Southpaw by Brandon Hobson
📚 To celebrate National Picture Book Month, we are highlighting a few picture books by Pennsylvania authors:
📙 Unstoppable by Michael G. Long
📙 Just Ducky by @berrietr.bsky.social
📙 Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by @annettewhipple.bsky.social
📙 Wonderful You by Lisa Graff
📙 Unstoppable by Michael G. Long
📙 Just Ducky by @berrietr.bsky.social
📙 Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by @annettewhipple.bsky.social
📙 Wonderful You by Lisa Graff
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
📚 To celebrate National Picture Book Month, we are highlighting a few picture books by Pennsylvania authors:
📙 Unstoppable by Michael G. Long
📙 Just Ducky by @berrietr.bsky.social
📙 Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by @annettewhipple.bsky.social
📙 Wonderful You by Lisa Graff
📙 Unstoppable by Michael G. Long
📙 Just Ducky by @berrietr.bsky.social
📙 Chomp! The Truth About Sharks by @annettewhipple.bsky.social
📙 Wonderful You by Lisa Graff
📣 New book from Pennsylvania author @carolinecarlson.bsky.social!
📖 The Tinkerers
When two Tinkerers visit Stargazers Valley, Peter learns they have created a not-a-clock that can turn back time for a few minutes. Peter soon realizes that not everything that feels like a mistake actually is.
📖 The Tinkerers
When two Tinkerers visit Stargazers Valley, Peter learns they have created a not-a-clock that can turn back time for a few minutes. Peter soon realizes that not everything that feels like a mistake actually is.
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
📣 New book from Pennsylvania author @carolinecarlson.bsky.social!
📖 The Tinkerers
When two Tinkerers visit Stargazers Valley, Peter learns they have created a not-a-clock that can turn back time for a few minutes. Peter soon realizes that not everything that feels like a mistake actually is.
📖 The Tinkerers
When two Tinkerers visit Stargazers Valley, Peter learns they have created a not-a-clock that can turn back time for a few minutes. Peter soon realizes that not everything that feels like a mistake actually is.
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
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To get to the library, of course!
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To get to the library, of course!
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Why did the chicken cross the road?
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To get to the library, of course!
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To get to the library, of course!
📖 Last month, we hosted Beth Hetland, winner of the 2025 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, for an author talk at Penn State!
The event recording is now available on YouTube:
The event recording is now available on YouTube:
2025 Lynd Ward Prize Author Talk - Beth Hetland
On Friday, October 24th, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book hosted Beth Hetland, winner of the 2025 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, for an author talk at Penn State to discuss her award-winning…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
📖 Last month, we hosted Beth Hetland, winner of the 2025 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, for an author talk at Penn State!
The event recording is now available on YouTube:
The event recording is now available on YouTube:
📖 We are currently searching for books to represent Pennsylvania in the Library of Congress' 2026 Great Reads from Great Places program!
The books must have some relevancy to Pennsylvania and be published in either 2024 or 2025.
Submit your nomination to pacftb@psu.edu by Wednesday, December 31st!
The books must have some relevancy to Pennsylvania and be published in either 2024 or 2025.
Submit your nomination to pacftb@psu.edu by Wednesday, December 31st!
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
📖 We are currently searching for books to represent Pennsylvania in the Library of Congress' 2026 Great Reads from Great Places program!
The books must have some relevancy to Pennsylvania and be published in either 2024 or 2025.
Submit your nomination to pacftb@psu.edu by Wednesday, December 31st!
The books must have some relevancy to Pennsylvania and be published in either 2024 or 2025.
Submit your nomination to pacftb@psu.edu by Wednesday, December 31st!
🎒 Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Director of the PA Center for the Book, selected books for the Penn State University Libraries' new caregiver kits. They provide early childhood development resources to students who are also caregivers.
To learn more about the program:
To learn more about the program:
University Libraries launches innovative kits for caregivers and students | Penn State University
The University Libraries has launched Parent Kits and Sensory Kits, now available for check-out at the Common Services desk in Pattee Library.
www.psu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🎒 Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Director of the PA Center for the Book, selected books for the Penn State University Libraries' new caregiver kits. They provide early childhood development resources to students who are also caregivers.
To learn more about the program:
To learn more about the program:
🎉 Happy book birthday to Ravishing by @eshanisurya.bsky.social from @groveatlantic.bsky.social!
Eshani Surya's debut highlights the dark side of the beauty industry and how far will we go in exchange for beauty, love, and acceptance.
Eshani Surya's debut highlights the dark side of the beauty industry and how far will we go in exchange for beauty, love, and acceptance.
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
🎉 Happy book birthday to Ravishing by @eshanisurya.bsky.social from @groveatlantic.bsky.social!
Eshani Surya's debut highlights the dark side of the beauty industry and how far will we go in exchange for beauty, love, and acceptance.
Eshani Surya's debut highlights the dark side of the beauty industry and how far will we go in exchange for beauty, love, and acceptance.
📖 On Tuesday, November 18th at 6:00pm, join @spotlightpa.org for an online Q&A with author Lorene Cary! The event is part of Spotlight PA’s new book club, Booklight PA, which selected Cary's novel If Sons, Then Heirs for their November read.
For more information:
For more information:
Ask Lorene Cary about her book ‘If Sons, Then Heirs’
Author Lorene Cary joins us live on Nov. 18 for a virtual discussion.
www.spotlightpa.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
📖 On Tuesday, November 18th at 6:00pm, join @spotlightpa.org for an online Q&A with author Lorene Cary! The event is part of Spotlight PA’s new book club, Booklight PA, which selected Cary's novel If Sons, Then Heirs for their November read.
For more information:
For more information:
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📖 We recently hosted graphic novelist Beth Hetland, the 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, for an author talk at Penn State!
Her visit also included presenting at the Delta High School in State College and a first-year graphic design seminar at Penn State.
Thank you to Beth for such a wonderful visit!
Her visit also included presenting at the Delta High School in State College and a first-year graphic design seminar at Penn State.
Thank you to Beth for such a wonderful visit!
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
📖 We recently hosted graphic novelist Beth Hetland, the 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, for an author talk at Penn State!
Her visit also included presenting at the Delta High School in State College and a first-year graphic design seminar at Penn State.
Thank you to Beth for such a wonderful visit!
Her visit also included presenting at the Delta High School in State College and a first-year graphic design seminar at Penn State.
Thank you to Beth for such a wonderful visit!
📚 Our Outreach and Social Media Coordinator, Casey Sennett, attended the Pennsylvania Library Association's Annual Conference last week in Erie!
She presented a poster about the PA Center for the Book and our various initiatives.
She also got a library card at the Erie County Public Library!
She presented a poster about the PA Center for the Book and our various initiatives.
She also got a library card at the Erie County Public Library!
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
📚 Our Outreach and Social Media Coordinator, Casey Sennett, attended the Pennsylvania Library Association's Annual Conference last week in Erie!
She presented a poster about the PA Center for the Book and our various initiatives.
She also got a library card at the Erie County Public Library!
She presented a poster about the PA Center for the Book and our various initiatives.
She also got a library card at the Erie County Public Library!
🎉 Happy book birthday to Black-Owned by Char Adams!
Black-Owned celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. It documents Black political movements through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have served as centers for organizing since abolition.
Black-Owned celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. It documents Black political movements through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have served as centers for organizing since abolition.
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🎉 Happy book birthday to Black-Owned by Char Adams!
Black-Owned celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. It documents Black political movements through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have served as centers for organizing since abolition.
Black-Owned celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. It documents Black political movements through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have served as centers for organizing since abolition.
🕯We are celebrating Día de Muertos with Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson!
Ramón Montez and Julieta Campos meet on Día de Muertos, but lose each other until Ramón acquires Julieta's closing taqueria.
Forced to work together, can they overcome their differences and divided families?
Ramón Montez and Julieta Campos meet on Día de Muertos, but lose each other until Ramón acquires Julieta's closing taqueria.
Forced to work together, can they overcome their differences and divided families?
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🕯We are celebrating Día de Muertos with Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson!
Ramón Montez and Julieta Campos meet on Día de Muertos, but lose each other until Ramón acquires Julieta's closing taqueria.
Forced to work together, can they overcome their differences and divided families?
Ramón Montez and Julieta Campos meet on Día de Muertos, but lose each other until Ramón acquires Julieta's closing taqueria.
Forced to work together, can they overcome their differences and divided families?
👻 Happy Halloween!
The Center's friendly ghost is celebrating with our 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, Tender by Beth Hetland!
This body horror graphic novel follows a woman who is obsessed with curating a picture-perfect life.
What are you reading for Halloween?
The Center's friendly ghost is celebrating with our 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, Tender by Beth Hetland!
This body horror graphic novel follows a woman who is obsessed with curating a picture-perfect life.
What are you reading for Halloween?
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
👻 Happy Halloween!
The Center's friendly ghost is celebrating with our 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, Tender by Beth Hetland!
This body horror graphic novel follows a woman who is obsessed with curating a picture-perfect life.
What are you reading for Halloween?
The Center's friendly ghost is celebrating with our 2025 Lynd Ward Prize winner, Tender by Beth Hetland!
This body horror graphic novel follows a woman who is obsessed with curating a picture-perfect life.
What are you reading for Halloween?
📚 Celebrate #TeenTober with one of these young adult novels from a Pennsylvania author:
📖 It's A Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social
📖 Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas
📖 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social
📖 The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
📖 It's A Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social
📖 Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas
📖 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social
📖 The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📚 Celebrate #TeenTober with one of these young adult novels from a Pennsylvania author:
📖 It's A Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social
📖 Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas
📖 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social
📖 The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
📖 It's A Love/Skate Relationship by @icarli.bsky.social
📖 Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas
📖 They Bloom at Night by @nvtran.bsky.social
📖 The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
📣 New from Pennsylvania author Alison Green Myers!
📖This Way to Happy
After the death of Reilly's grandfather, the joy of operating her family's amusement park disappears. As the family struggles to keep the park open, Reilly discovers that even in the most challenging times, happiness is not far.
📖This Way to Happy
After the death of Reilly's grandfather, the joy of operating her family's amusement park disappears. As the family struggles to keep the park open, Reilly discovers that even in the most challenging times, happiness is not far.
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
📣 New from Pennsylvania author Alison Green Myers!
📖This Way to Happy
After the death of Reilly's grandfather, the joy of operating her family's amusement park disappears. As the family struggles to keep the park open, Reilly discovers that even in the most challenging times, happiness is not far.
📖This Way to Happy
After the death of Reilly's grandfather, the joy of operating her family's amusement park disappears. As the family struggles to keep the park open, Reilly discovers that even in the most challenging times, happiness is not far.
👻 Celebrate spooky season with one of these creepy books for young readers from Pennsylvania authors:
📙 Peril at Price Manor by @lauraparnum.bsky.social
📙 It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
📙 Girl on the Run by @abigailjohnsonya.bsky.social
📙 She is a Haunting by @nvtran.bsky.social
📙 Peril at Price Manor by @lauraparnum.bsky.social
📙 It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
📙 Girl on the Run by @abigailjohnsonya.bsky.social
📙 She is a Haunting by @nvtran.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
👻 Celebrate spooky season with one of these creepy books for young readers from Pennsylvania authors:
📙 Peril at Price Manor by @lauraparnum.bsky.social
📙 It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
📙 Girl on the Run by @abigailjohnsonya.bsky.social
📙 She is a Haunting by @nvtran.bsky.social
📙 Peril at Price Manor by @lauraparnum.bsky.social
📙 It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
📙 Girl on the Run by @abigailjohnsonya.bsky.social
📙 She is a Haunting by @nvtran.bsky.social
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🎧 💳 📚 This is your sign to #CheckOutYourLibrary, where we share stories, not subscriptions. #Bookish #Booksky #LibraryLove #LibraryJoy #LibbyApp
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🎧 💳 📚 This is your sign to #CheckOutYourLibrary, where we share stories, not subscriptions. #Bookish #Booksky #LibraryLove #LibraryJoy #LibbyApp
📣 This Saturday is the YOung People’s Book Festival of Greater Philadelphia in Villanova!
The YO! Book Fest features writing and drawing workshops, signings with more than fifty children’s, middle grade, and young adult authors, and so much more!
For more information:
The YO! Book Fest features writing and drawing workshops, signings with more than fifty children’s, middle grade, and young adult authors, and so much more!
For more information:
Visit us on Instagram!
Visit us on Instagram!
yobookfest.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
📣 This Saturday is the YOung People’s Book Festival of Greater Philadelphia in Villanova!
The YO! Book Fest features writing and drawing workshops, signings with more than fifty children’s, middle grade, and young adult authors, and so much more!
For more information:
The YO! Book Fest features writing and drawing workshops, signings with more than fifty children’s, middle grade, and young adult authors, and so much more!
For more information:
📖 On Thursday at 6:00pm, join Spotlight PA for an online Q&A with Philly-based author Stephanie Feldman!
The event is part of Booklight PA, a new book club, which selected Feldman's science fiction novel Saturnalia for their October read.
For more information:
The event is part of Booklight PA, a new book club, which selected Feldman's science fiction novel Saturnalia for their October read.
For more information:
Ask Stephanie Feldman about her hit novel ‘Saturnalia’
Author Stephanie Feldman joins us on Oct. 23 for a live, virtual discussion.
www.spotlightpa.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
📖 On Thursday at 6:00pm, join Spotlight PA for an online Q&A with Philly-based author Stephanie Feldman!
The event is part of Booklight PA, a new book club, which selected Feldman's science fiction novel Saturnalia for their October read.
For more information:
The event is part of Booklight PA, a new book club, which selected Feldman's science fiction novel Saturnalia for their October read.
For more information:
✨ Light up your Diwali with the magic of reading!
We are celebrating the Festival of Lights with Sleepless in Dubai by @sajnipatelbooks.bsky.social!
Happy Diwali!
We are celebrating the Festival of Lights with Sleepless in Dubai by @sajnipatelbooks.bsky.social!
Happy Diwali!
October 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
✨ Light up your Diwali with the magic of reading!
We are celebrating the Festival of Lights with Sleepless in Dubai by @sajnipatelbooks.bsky.social!
Happy Diwali!
We are celebrating the Festival of Lights with Sleepless in Dubai by @sajnipatelbooks.bsky.social!
Happy Diwali!