Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library

Illicit love letters written in secret code. The impact “secretaries” had on a famous author’s work. The myth and allure of the West. Contrasting portrayals of rugged masculinity and romance. An enemies-to-lovers story featuring a bold, headstrong young woman and a pouting, enraged young man. Hear more about these topics and others by listening to …

In collaboration with Ursuline College, the Ohio Center for the Book will be co-sponsoring a book discussion series this spring of three memoirs written by winners of the prestigious Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. The conversations will be led by Dr. Valentino Zullo, the Anisfield-Wolf Postdoctoral Fellow in English and the Public Humanities at Ursuline College as …

From time to time, we plan to highlight writers who have called Ohio home who are better known for work in journalism, screenwriting, television scriptwriting, and other episodic, article, or essay forms. Today we meet Amy Braunschweiger, currently with Human Rights Watch: After graduating from Maumee High School in 1993, Toledo native Amy Braunschweiger enrolled …

Looking for something fun and different to do during the cold dark of winter? Join us to talk about comics! Come grab a beverage of your choice and pull up a seat to discuss a different graphic novel on the first Thursday of each month at Bookhouse Brewing at 1526 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH …

Mark your calendars! We hope to see you at one of our many events! Check out the inspirational, educational, and motivational workshops and get-togethers in support of National Novel Writing Month this season both in-person and online. Registration is not required for programs unless otherwise noted. For full details and times, just scroll down, contact …

The Ohio Center for the Book, in collaboration with Cleveland State University and Celebrating Cleveland’s Past Masters*, are honoring the life and legacy of Harlan Ellison: speculative fiction author, screenwriter, social critic, and self-described “troublemaker, malcontent, desperado” on Saturday, Sept. 17, 1:00 pm at Cleveland Public Library’s Louis Stokes Wing, 2nd floor, 525 Superior Avenue …

The Library of Congress wants this year’s National Book Festival held in Washington, DC, on Saturday, September 3, to be truly National — and would love your help in making this happen in our state. As a state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, the Ohio Center for the Book is …

On July 13, the Ohioana Library and the State Library of Ohio, in collaboration with the Ohio Center for the Book and Choose to Read Ohio advisory council members, hosted a reception of recent Floyd’s Pick Book Award winners and honorees at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus. Ohio Center for the Book Coordinator …

A selection of novelists, poets, and essayists to explore as we commemorate Juneteenth… Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) was the one of the first Black women to be published in the United States with her Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects, published in 1854. See a selection of her poems at The Poetry Foundation. Langston Hughes (1901-1967), …