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Get the latest bestsellers from the Penn Libraries

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A bookshelf sits against a wall with a sign above it reading "Bestsellers Plus"

Find popular books on the first floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center.

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Diversity in the stacks

Diversity in the Stacks: Immigrant Experiences in Children’s Literature

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A grid of children's book covers of the following books: 'Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy,' 'Little Changlas,' 'Cora Cooks Pancit,' 'Clap When You Land,' 'Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao,' 'Everybody Looking'

The Penn Libraries is expanding its collection of children’s and young adult literature with the goal of privileging underrepresented voices, cultures, and perspectives.

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Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels

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Cover of a comic book with the title in red and gold lettering; illustration depicts a woman with flowing silver hair with her arms raised

Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels grants Penn students, staff, and faculty access to over 100,000 pages of important, rare, and hard-to-find comics and primary source materials about comics.

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Children's Literature and Culture

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Collage of covers from children's books

Composed of vibrant archival materials ranging in genre and format from stereo photographs to sheet music, and from picture books to card games, Children’s Literature and Culture presents an expansive view of literature and print culture produced for and by children in the long nineteenth century.

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Nineteenth Century Literary Society: The John Murray Publishing Archive

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Nineteenth century painting of men in drawing room

The John Murray Publishing Company, founded in London in 1768 by its Scottish-born namesake, published some of the century’s most renowned titles. With John Murray II (1778-1843) and his son John Murray III (1808-1892) at the helm, the Company rose to prominence

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