(Link directly to the Comics Discussion Guides here!) One of the focuses of the Ohio Center for the Book is to promote the medium of comics with our state’s rich heritage of comics creators like Richard F. Outcault; Frederick Opper; Milton Caniff; creators of the original superhero – Superman! – Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; …
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Women’s History Month provides Ohioans with a chance to either revisit or to learn about all the exciting and important writers, poets, playwrights, essayists, and important female literary figures that were born in Ohio or have called Ohio home. In fact, a number of Ohio women were first in their fields! And before you say, …
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Black History Month provides Ohioans with a chance to either revisit or to learn about all the exciting and important writers, poets, playwrights, essayists, and important literary figures that were born in Ohio or have called Ohio home. And before you say, “What about….?!” We acknowledge this is ONLY a selection! We encourage you to …
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The Library of Congress has re-opened applications! See below for new deadline! The Library of Congress is seeking nominations of nonprofit organizations to be considered for the 2021 Literacy Awards. For full details and to apply, visit http://www.read.gov/literacyawards/index.html. Through the generosity of philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program honors nonprofit …
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The 2021 & 2022 Choose to Read Ohio program cycle officially kicks off this month with the release of readers’ toolkits for the 2021 & 2022 CTRO booklist, which features 20 notable titles for all ages and reading levels. As with each CTRO program cycle, the booklist includes five books each for young children, middle grades, …
Read More 2021 & 2022 Choose to Read Ohio Kick-OffBorn: January 27, 1917Died: July 18, 2007 Ohio connection: Birth Cleveland Born in Cleveland, Ohio, writer and historian James Maher was an influential voice, an outstanding cultural critic of jazz and American popular music. A passionate fan of jazz and American popular music since childhood, Maher began his career as a journalist in 1934 at …
Read More James T. MaherNothings stops the NaNoWriMo challenge! Even though the 2020 pandemic has turned our lives upside down, nothing may stop the impact National Novel Writing Month has made for over 20 years. With some adjustments, the fun continues. NaNoWriMo Come Write-Ins will take place all over Ohio. Here are a list/link to virtual events hosted by …
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November is National Novel Writing Month. It’s the time when people the world over take a shot at the NaNoWriMo challenge of completing at least a 50,000-word novel (or novella) in the span of 30 days. Participants are challenged to start a new/original work beginning 12:00 a.m. November 1 and ending 11:59 p.m. November 30. …
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During November, we welcome the observance of U.S. holidays and events celebrated around the world. We honor U.S. veterans and recognize the heritage of indigenous people. We promote adoption awareness and praise aviation history. We celebrate traditional holidays like Thanksgiving and commemorate special and even whimsical events like World Vegan Day and National Deviled Eggs …
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The Ohio Center for the Book was fortunate to be asked by the Ohioana Library to host an outreach event for the Ohioana Book Festival this year. Tom Batiuk of Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft fame and Jay Kalagayan, creator, writer, and publisher of MeSseD Comics, had a wide-ranging conversation with our Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Valentino Zullo. …
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