Events

Join us at a Beckoning of Booklovers Event: Great Books Make Great Gifts Saturday, November 21st The Penguin Bookshop is excited to welcome four talented and diverse authors to the store Saturday the 21st for an author signing and discussion. 12:00 – 2:00 Authors Dr. John Barber, Barbara Cloud, Lawrence Connolly, Carrie Kennedy, and Kathleen Tessaro will autograph.   Dr. John Barber - Discover or rediscover the joys of pursuing a career in medicine, or, if you are a patient, find others who are going through the same problems you might be suffering from in The Joy of Medical Practice.     Barbara Cloud author of By-line. "Each of the articles exemplifies the kind of candid and insightful writing that, for many Pittsburghers, made Barbara Cloud a household name. (Read More...)   Lawrence Connolly author of Visions. "Visions: Short Fantasy and Sci Fi is genre defying"   Carrie Kennedy author of Panorama. "Through its stylish design, engaging prose, and remarkable clarity, Panorama makes an enormous contribution toward the heightening of our cultural literacy." (Read More...)     Kathleen Tessaro author of Elegance. "Elegance is a finely wrought debut novel." (Read More...)   2:00-4:00 Franklin Toker, author of Pittsburgh a New Portrait, will give a talk and sign his book (More on Franklin Toker...) The Penguin Bookshop welcomes Franklin Toker for a book signing and discussion of his book, Pittsburgh: A New Portrait "The book is ambitious and lavish, with vivid photographs and helpful maps.  From the glaciers that built the town and the epidemics and fires that reshaped it, to the renaissances that renewed it and the indomitable spirit that sustains it, Pittsburgh is a great American city-the 'indispensable American city,' in the words of native son David McCullough. Now it possesses the great architectural guide that every great American city deserves-and few possess." -Wall Street Journal (Read More...)