Captains of Industry
City of the Sellers. Engineering Philadelphia.
Beaked Denizens of the Deep
Richard Ellis C’59 on the mysterious—and endangered—beaked whales.
Houses Shaped by Sea and Stone
Six striking coastal residences. Houses of Maine.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2014
Train Time
It was a stone gas, honey. Love, Peace, and Soul.
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2014
Talking About Words (and Music)
Latest crop of clubs from Kelly Writers House.
Blood, Turf, and Toil
Elizabeth Greenspan CGS’99 Gr’06’s Battle for Ground Zero.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2013
Lessons Through Literature
We spoke with Allison Gutknecht C’05 about her first book, Don’t Wear Polka-Dot Underwear with White Pants and Other Lessons I’ve Learned, which comes out next month.
Alumni Book Groups at Kelly Writers House
This year's online book discussions will focus on everything from "linked narratives" and short stories to poems and Bob Dylan.
Trading Favors
Bad business. The Billionaire’s Apprentice and The Firm.
Adoption Adapts
Not another polemic. Adoption: A Brief Social and Cultural History
Briefly Noted
July|Aug 2013
Briefly Noted
May|June 2013
Behind the Story of the Man Behind the United States
Steven Ujifusa GFA’05 on the United States and its maker.
How to Tame an Octopus
Writers v. robber barons. The Great American Railroad War.
Briefly Noted
A selection of books recently published by alumni
Talkin’ Books, Films, Music
Online discussion groups from Kelly Writers House.
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2012
Bruno, John, and Gene
A new book, inspired by a distant memory, sheds light on the “Crime of the Century.”
Briefly Noted
Sep|Oct 2012
June Hersh C’76 Starts a New Chapter
Writing charitable cookbooks.
“What’s ‘Ya’?”
While no one seems quite able to define what a Young Adult, or YA, novel is, exactly, lots of people—of all ages—are reading them. And quite a few Penn alumni (including the one who asked that question) are writing them.