Appetite for America has won the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award for Non-Fiction.

This is the major literary prize in Philadelphia, going back to 1950, and has been won by many writers I grew up admiring (and many I interviewed during my early days as a Philadelphia magazine writer). It’s quite an honor to join that list.

The other winner this year is Robin Black for If I Loved You I Would Tell You This (fiction). The awards are given out at a reception on May 4 at the Athenaeum.

This seems like as good a time as any to share this rare family shot of Ford Harvey looking literary.

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