Fall is in full swing, meaning now is the perfect time to pull out your favorite cozy sweater and curl up with a good book!
Keep reading for more information on this month’s book Raising Philadelphia, plus catch a preview of the sports biography of two-time dual-sports champion Walter French, and don’t miss our author events fall lineup.
Raising the City of Brotherly Love
Raising Philadelphia tells the dramatic story of Philadelphia’s rise to become the cultural heart of Colonial America and the lives of the people transforming the city in their image.
Travel into the heady salon of Elizabeth Graeme or to David Rittenhouse’s observatory where he tracked the transit of Venus. You can experience the rise and fall of the friendship of John Morgan and William Shippen, or follow Anthony Benezet’s crusade against slavery.
Justin McHenry is a historian, writer and archivist. His writing can be found in various publications like the Journal of the American Revolution, Belt Mag, and 100 Days of Appalachia. Raising Philadelphia is out now!
Looking for the Mysterious and Marvelous
Next month is bringing a book almost 150 years in the making, examining the context and historical impact of Philadelphia’s hosting of the 1876 Centennial Expo!
Mystery and Marvel is publishing with Brookline November 30th, and you can reserve your copy for 25% off when you use offer code 25HEPP during checkout over on Brookline Books website. Don’t miss out! This discount is only good on orders placed before November 30th.
September’s Big Hitter
The Phillies run for the series might be over, but you can relive the glory of the Philadelphia Athletics’ (and Reading’s Marooners) in Walter French’s biography: Playing with the Best.
Hopefully you were able to catch author Lenny Wagner at the Collingswood Book Festival (pictured above)! If you couldn’t make it out to Jersey that day to check out both author and book in person, we’ve got your back—at least with a digital preview of Playing with the Best.
Preview an excerpt, check out the tables of contents, and then order your copy wherever fine books are sold, including Brookline Books’ own website!
