In celebration of National Read A Book Day, Mickey Herr dives deep into the stacks at some of Philadelphia’s most historic and obscure libraries

Nic Esposito walks Olney with native son Mike Toklish and discovers a neighborhood that lives on in memory and matter. With pencil drawings by Ben Leech

Lane Savadove, the sage behind the magnetic theater company EgoPo, talks about looking for a place to belong and finally finding a home in Philly, from ditching New York (twice!) to being stranded after Hurricane Katrina