{"id":309717,"date":"2025-10-17T03:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/309717\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T03:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T03:29:14","slug":"now-trending-books-in-the-news-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/309717\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Trending \u2013 Books in the News \u2013 October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even Library staff can struggle to keep up with all the bookish news out there. From social media to local papers, books are a hot topic. In this monthly post we are highlighting some regional literary news and connecting you with our library collections so you can keep your finger on the pulse of Pittsburgh. Check out what was trending and topical this past month.<\/p>\n

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News Story: WESA \u2013 Author Tahirah J. Walker explores how we talk about Black women in Pittsburgh<\/a>
Book mentioned:<\/strong> Rhetoric, Intersectionality, and Black Women in Pittsburgh: Living Enough for the City<\/a> by Tahirah J. Walker
\u201cThis book examines how Black women navigate and reclaim space in a city often deemed unlivable for them. Through personal stories and community case studies, it highlights fearless speech, love, and community as tools for resistance and collective liberation.\u201d
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News Story: QBurgh \u2013 Deck the Halls, Hug Your Gays, Alex and Molly are Back for the Holidays<\/a>
Book mentioned:<\/strong> Joy to the Girls<\/a> by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott
\u201cDuring a festive holiday trip, Molly and Alex try to play matchmaker for their friend Cora while grappling with post-college fears and secrets they have been keeping from each other.\u201d
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News Story: Pittsburgh Magazine \u2013 Pittsburgh Review of Books Hits the Shelves<\/a>
Book mentioned:<\/strong> Dispatches From the Rust Belt. Volume VI: The Best of Belt Magazine 2023<\/a> edited by Ed Simon
\u201cFor more than a decade, \u2018Belt Magazine\u2019 has published reporting and essays that are of the Rust Belt, by the Rust Belt, and for the Rust Belt. In 2023, the site covered the repurposing of old churches and steel mill art festivals, labor struggles and baseball comebacks, Trent Reznor and the queer witches of Appalachia, and as always testimonials from those living on the outskirts of society.\u201d
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News Story: Post Gazette \u2013 Enter here for a stroll through time and \u2018The Lost Kingdom\u2019 of Pittsburgh<\/a>
Book mentioned:<\/strong> Lost Kingdom of Pittsburgh: A True Story of Art and Exile in the Steel City<\/a> by Kenneth J. Weiss
\u201cA Pittsburgh steel heiress, a world-renowned artist, and a Chinese Bishop on the run from communist authorities cross paths due to a set of spellbinding circumstances put in motion more than 100 years ago. The first clues of their story are discovered when the author\u2019s boyhood travels in the early 1970s lead him to a series of amazing structures hidden in the woods outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u201d
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News Story: West Hills Gazette \u2013 Getting their steps in: Local authors explore Pittsburgh\u2019s iconic stairways<\/a>
Book mentioned:<\/strong> City Steps of Pittsburgh: A History & Guide<\/a> by Laura Zurowski
\u201cExploring Pittsburgh\u2019s ups & downs. In Pittsburgh, the elevation varies wildly, fluctuating more than 600 feet from highest to lowest points throughout the area, making it one of the hilliest cities in the United States.\u201d
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