Rust Belt Girl readers, don’t miss the latest from Petrichor–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s art scene magazine. Founder and Editor-in-Chief Emma Riva is doing an incredible job covering the scene.

Ways of Pittsburgh: Exploring and Painting our Skinny Streets captures the plein air painting of Pittsburgh’s own Ron Donoughe. Let me tell you, his work is like no plein air landscape painting I’ve ever seen! Donoughe paints the city’s narrow backstreets–even the graffiti. A real talent at capturing light, I think some of his paintings of houses resemble Edward Hopper’s work. See if you agree, when you check out Emma’s review–and give Petrichor a well-deserved follow!

review: WAYS OF PITTSBURGH

If Emma’s name seems familiar, you might remember her review of Tess Gunty’s National Book Award-winning novel: The Rabbit Hutch‘s Rust Belt Renaissance–published right here at Rust Belt Girl.

We’re closing in on the end of the year, friends, which means reading roundup time! So, tell me, what’s been your favorite book of the year? Let me know in the comments.

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6 thoughts on “Emma Riva of Petrichor reviews WAYS OF PITTSBURGH”

  1. The review and the book are fascinating to me. I wish I could’ve seen more of Pittsburgh like shared in the book. I was there at midnight after a switched/delayed flight and had to be up in 4 hours to jump back in a cab to another flight…I was so darn tired that I have so few memories of the place other than being scared I wouldn’t wake up to catch my ride. My new favorite read was a gift from a dear friend from junior high school who reached out to reconnect with me a year ago. On my birthday this year, she gave me The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy. I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy every moment! 🤗🥰💗🎄💖

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    1. Thank you for being here, Shelley! Pittsburgh is a great city, if you ever have more than a couple cab rides to see it in. I’m looking up that book title–it sounds really charming. And all the best and merriest Christmas wishes to you and your family, too!

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  2. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas 😊 The ginger wine is arriving soon, but I might skip the plum cake! I have been under the weather and recovering from surgery this holiday season, but I’m looking forward to Christmas. As a Christian living in India, it gets harder each day with the rise of nationalism, but we’re hanging in there. My favourite book this year was Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. It’s an older book of his. I read his Booker Prize nominated The Bee Sting which was also quite good. I also enjoyed Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka and I have some questions for you by Rebecca Makkai.

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  3. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you, and I hope you find some time to relax and recuperate and celebrate. Ginger wine certainly might help with that! That’s a good reading list. I’ve had Makkai’s latest on my TBR for ages. I’ve heard great things. And I follow her Substack, which is pretty funny and often filled with the strangest homes and interior decorating she can find on Zillow. Sometimes you just need a good laugh, you know? At least I know this time of year, with all the stressors, I do! All the best to you!

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