AroundPhilly.com Weekly Picks Flow Most autobiographies are a shameful, voyeuristic addiction of the public (thanks Paris, Monica L. and Jenna). But when a river--yes, a free flowing watercourse--releases an autobiography, it goes proudly on your coffee table to advertise your intelligent indie reading. Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River is chock full of memories and moments from the river's lifetime. Okay, so it was penned by Beth Kephart, a regional writer whose résumé overflows with awards. But the powerful words and imaginative musings come directly from the rises of the river, with retellings from poignant events dating back to the colonial era. Main Line Today Magazine July 2007, pg 45 In her new book, Devon’s Beth Kephart poeticizes Philadelphia through the keen observations of its eldest resident, the Schuylkill River, which has long served as the city’s source of water, power, industry, and beauty. FLOW adapts the river’s motion, winding past local events and retelling them with an imaginative and poignant voice. Orion Magazine, July/August, page 76 “That’s the thing about this river; you have to imagine it to see.” An admirer transforms her glimpses of the life of the Schuylkill—once wild, then pressed into human service, and now rediscovered for its remnant beauty—into spare prose that is often moving, whether or not you live in Philly.