“Becoming Philadelphia,” Inga Saffron’s new book chronicling Philadelphia’s rising fortunes over the past 20 years, hits the shelves during a week of tumultuous change. HC contributor Ann de Forest reviews the new collection, which traces not just Philadelphia’s evolution, but Saffron’s as well

Mickey Herr sits down with author and Philly historian extraordinaire Kenneth Finkel to discuss his new book, “Insight Philadelphia”

We take a ride around our fair city with travel writer Beth Lennon and her new book, “Retro Roadmap Pennsylvania: Mod Betty’s Guide to Philadelphia”

In his new book, “First Modern,” historian George E. Thomas asserts that Frank Furness opened the door to Modernism in 1876 with his design of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Joe Brin walks us through the architectural brilliance of the nation’s first art school with this review