Penn Book Center

New fiction releases from Zora Neale Hurston, Lidia Yuknavitch, Aravind Adiga & Gish Jen.

Blind date with a book! Scroll through to see write-ups of our blind date books. Each one is 20% off.Blind date with a book! Scroll through to see write-ups of our blind date books. Each one is 20% off.

New release Tuesday with titles from Katy Butler, A.J. Grainger, Sophia Shalmiyev, Joshua Hammer, Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Jonathan Horn & Craig Fehrman!

New in the shop! Greeting cards, postcards & jawn notepads from local illustrator Alisa Wismer Just in time for Valentine's day...New in the shop! Greeting cards, postcards & jawn notepads from local illustrator Alisa Wismer Just in time for Valentine's day...

Tonight! A reading & discussion with Erica Dunbar, the author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman.

Events at PBC this week! "She Came to Slay" w/ Erica Armstrong Dunbar Monday, February 10 6:30pm to 8:00pm... "Stop Telling Women to Smile" w/ Tatyana Fazlalizadeh & Feminista Jones ("Reclaiming Our Space") Wednesday, February 12 6:30pm to 8:00pm "Innocents Abroad" w/ Joseph & Lisa McGrath Thursday, February 13 6:30pm to 8:00pm **Following the reading will be a wine & cheese tasting ft. assortment of complimentary cheese and charcuterie from DiBruno Brothers** Poetry Reading ft. Maya Phillips & Daisy Fried Saturday, February 15 2:30pm to 4:00pm

Please help us spread the word about our Saturday morning story times to those with kiddos in their lives. We read great picture books & provide crayons for coloring bookmarks! It's a great way to start the weekend.