Around the Towns - Clarks Summit

The Scranton Times-Tribune
February 22, 2009

Around the Towns - Clarks Summit
by Stacey Solie

Photographer Alyssa Amori was named one of four finalists for the USA Best Books Award for "Scranton: The Electric City," a collection of photos.

The idea for the book came to her while watching Oprah. The talk-show host went on a cross-country road trip but drove right through Scranton. Ms. Amori joked that she should show Ms. Winfrey what she missed, so she started taking pictures. She was put in touch with a local publisher, Tribute Books of Archbald. Ms. Amori took 6,000 photos and whittled them to 125.

“I was a finalist, and that’s fine by me. I will take that category any day. ... I’m very pleased,” she said.