City of Asylum Bookstore | An independent bookstore specializing in works in translation and world literature

Featured Event

August Book Club: The House of Broken Angels

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Books

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel Cover Image

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays Cover Image

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Cover Image

Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race Cover Image

Underland: A Deep Time Journey Cover Image

Staff Picks: Children's Books

Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug (Dinosaur Books, Dinosaur Books for Kids, Dinosaur Picture Books, Read Aloud Family Books, Books for Young Children) Cover Image

City of Asylum Exiled Writers-in-Residence

The Teeth of the Comb & Other Stories Cover Image

Night Birds and Other Stories Cover Image

The Thunder of Deep Thought: House of the Sun Notebooks, Number Two Cover Image

Welcome to our new online bookstore

Our bookstore is the project of City of Asylum Pittsburgh, a nonprofit commited to promoting freedom of expression. All sales directly support the organization. Search for your favorite books using the search bar above. You will find titles that we carry on our shelves, as well as many that we can order for you. We are happy to hold an item for you to pick up in the store or to ship to your home.

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August Book Club: The House of Broken Angels

08/28/2019 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm