Welcome to the Pennsylvania Center for the Book!
The mission of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book is to study, honor, celebrate, and promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy to the residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

NEW AT THE CENTER:

Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
2025 Awardees
The PA Center for the Book is excited to announce the 2025 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award winner: Counting Winter by Nancy White Carlstrom and illustrated by Claudia McGehee from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers!
This year's honor book is Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson and illustrated by Ekua Holmes from Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House.
Learn more about the 2025 awardees here.

Pennsylvania Artists Spotlight
Comic Book Artists from PA
To celebrate Free Comic Book Day on May 3, we are highlighting a few comic book artists from Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Authors Spotlight
Asian American Authors from PA
To celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, we are highlighting a few Asian American authors from Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Authors Spotlight
Jewish Authors from PA
To celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in May, we are highlighting a few Jewish authors from Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Authors Spotlight
New Books from PA Authors
Check out these new and/or upcoming titles from Pennsylvania authors:
- The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (February 11)
- Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (April 15)
- Kittybunkport by Scott Rothman and illustrated by Zachariah OHora (May 6)
- By the Time You Read This by Brianna Labuskes (May 27)

Literary and Cultural Maps of PA
New and Updated Biographies
Want to learn more about Pennsylvania's literary and cultural heritage? Check out these new or updated biographies from the Literary and Cultural Heritage Maps of Pennsylvania: