So Action News went to Daniel Blank, the Managing Director of the Author Events series at the Free Library, for two things: The hot books he can't wait to read this fall and a rundown of some of the authors you should go check out in person.
The first book Blank picked is a quirky one by a quirky scientific writer.
Mary Roach is a bestseller on topics like dead bodies, sex, your digestive track and what happens when we die.
She's back with "Replaceable You," about replacement body parts.
"It has everything," Blank says. "From brass noses, to iron hips, to pig hearts, to even more modern things like plastic surgery and 3D printing."
Next up is Stephen Greenblatt's "Dark Renaissance," a biography of playwright Christopher Marlowe.
Conspiracists say Marlowe is the real pen behind the work of one William Shakespeare.
Blank, a Shakespeare scholar, says no go.
"No, he did not," insists Blank," Let me say that on camera, he did not."
But the two men, born two months apart in the same neighborhood, were certainly collaborators.
Greenblatt, a famed Shakespeare historian, argues Marlowe was a driving force in the English Renaissance and deserves to be out of his famous friend's shadow.
The next selection is still tight under wraps, but it will cause an October earthquake in Philadelphia.
"We are getting a memoir from Allen Iverson. It's called 'Misunderstood.' It's a candid and raw look at his entire life, from his turbulent childhood in Virginia, right through playing at Georgetown, all the way to being a Hall of Famer," promises Blank
He is also picking up "We the People," a biography of the Constitution and its amendments by Yale historian Jill Lepore, who is coming to the library later this month. It's a hot ticket, so if you want in, get a ticket soon.
Speaking of this Authors Series, this fall is full of famous choices.
"We have Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor [and] former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. We have the legendary Congressman Jim Clyburn, we have bestselling author Ken Follett, and everyone's favorite psychologist, Steven Pinker," lists Blank.
There's also some Philly flavor in the series.
In late October, Mohammad Abdul-Hadi, founder of Down North Pizza, will talk about "We the Pizza: Slinging Pies and Saving Lives, mixing stories about his formerly incarcerated workforce with 65 recipes.
Also, this Wednesday, 6abc's Tamala Edwards will sit down with former City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown for her new political memoir.
Then, next Monday, she will get to talk to Ken Follett, who is one of her favorite authors.