Author: Ohio Center for the Book

Saturday, May 20, 3:30 pm At Cleveland Public Library’s historic downtown Main Library (325 Superior Ave. E, Cleveland, OH 44114), 2nd floor, join us for a discussion of… The “painful, thought-provoking apocalypse noir” novel by Ohio author Alison Stine… TRASHLANDS A few generations from now, the coastlines of the continent have been redrawn by floods …

The Ohio Center for the Book is celebrating National Poetry Month in April with two programs to inspire writers and lovers of poetry and the spoken word. We encourage you to attend and to spread the word! We’ll also be highlighting Ohio poetry and poets on our social media channels in April, so follow us …

…Even if you no longer live in Northeast Ohio! We are looking for former Cleveland residents, aged 50 and older, now living outside the area to add their voice to a “Poem for Cleveland,” a project documenting the experience of those who grew up in Northeast Ohio. Whether you live somewhere else in Ohio, have …

Did you know the wildly popular and critically-acclaimed sitcom How I Met Your Mother has an Ohio connection? Read on to find out more about multi-talented Ohio-born writer and producer Carter Loard Bays. Co-creator, screenwriter, showrunner, and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Shaker Heights native Carter Loard Bays …

Join us for Free Comic Book Day on May 6, 2023! At each location, kids can choose a free comic book and enjoy a variety of activities. Dress up as your favorite superhero and help us celebrate the love of comics! Comic book supplies are limited, so be sure to get there early! The events …

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 …

Come grab a beverage and pull up a seat to discuss the best graphic novels on the first Thursday of each month at Bookhouse Brewing at 1526 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44113. Registration is not required! Have questions? Contact us at ohiocenterforthebook@cpl.org or call 216-623-2881. Acting Class by Nick Drnaso Thursday, March 2, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Ten …

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 …