Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library

This April, celebrate National Poetry Month with the Ohio Center for the Book as four acclaimed Ohio poets visit Cleveland Public Library for two weekend poetry readings. Each reading takes place on the second floor of the Main Library in downtown Cleveland from 4-5 PM. These events are free and open to the public. First …

Our Get Graphic! Book Discussions start up March 7. Take a look through the books we’ll be talking about and plan to join us this year! We’ll be holding the conversations as always at Bookhouse Brewing in Cleveland at 6:30 pm! An Introduction to Comics March 7: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudApril 4: One! Hundred! …

To promote our “Read Around Ohio” resource highlighting reading “routes” around our state, the Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to host a presentation on one of the *original* pathways to follow: The Camino de Santiago. Join us Saturday, January 13, 2024, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the West Park Branch of Cleveland …

The Ohio Center for the Book had an eventful year, and we’d like to take an opportunity to share some of the highlights. Great Reads & The National Book Festival When Grandma Gatewood Took a Hike written by Michelle Houts and illustrated by Erica Magnus for younger readers and Stay and Fight by Madeline ffitch …

Nominations are now closed! Thank you for all your suggestions. Stay tune for an announcement of the selected works in Spring 2024! Every year since 2002, a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of …

(View video on YouTube) On Saturday, October 14, we were honored to host acclaimed comics creator and editor Mark Waid who visited Cleveland Public Library as the featured speaker of our conference dedicated to all things Superman. Mark’s connection to Superman runs deep, including his being the author of Superman: Birthright. Waid began the evening …

In partnership with Clevo Books, the Ohio Center for the Book will be celebrating authors from around the world this winter with a “Literature in Translation” book discussion series. The series will be held 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Clevo Books in downtown Cleveland in the historic Arcades at 530 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44115. …

The Ohio Center for the Book marked National Novel Writing Month again this year by hosting two online conversations with acclaimed Ohio novelists Alison Stine and Pete Beatty. We also offered writers a quiet and safe space to draft their novels through our Saturday Come Write Ins on November 4th, 18th, and 25th from 12:30 …

Join us for a Coffee & Comics in-person workshop with the one and only Tony Isabella on Saturday, October 28 at 10am at Rising Star Coffee Roastery located at 3617 Walton Avenue in Cleveland (click address for a Google Map) Tony Isabella is the creator of many comics characters, including Black Lightning, Misty Knight, and …

Click the image below to view the recording on YouTube! On Saturday, October 7, 2023, we hosted an online conversation between acclaimed comics creator Mark Waid and Ed Gross, veteran entertainment journalist and author of Voices from Krypton: The Complete, Unauthorized Oral History of Superman. In its over 700 pages, Gross’s Voices from Krypton has …