Author: Ohio Center for the Book

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the creation of Superman in Cleveland, Ohio. Thanks to a grant by the Ohio Humanities Council through National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom and numerous sponsors, he Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library and Ursuline College’s Rust Belt Humanities Lab will host a …

Every year since 2002, the Ohio Center for the Book has had the honor of selecting a book to represent our state in the national Great Reads from Great Places initiative. Those titles are highlighted at the annual National Book Festival in Washington, DC, as well as being placed on the permanent list of honoree …

Saturday, July 22, 2023 The Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to host acclaimed Native Hawaiian and Ohio-resident poet/musician/artist Joe Balaz for a performance of “Hawaiian in Ohio: A Celebration of ‘Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Heritage’“ on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 3:30pm in the Cleveland Public Library Auditorium in the Lower …

Call for Presentations Conference Location: Cleveland Public Library at 325 E. Superior Ave Cleveland, OH 44114 Conference Date: October 14, 2023 In honor of the 85th anniversary of the creation of Superman in Cleveland, Ohio, Ursuline College and the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library are organizing a conference dedicated to exploring …

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! Superman is the theme of our summer reading in anticipation of this fall’s celebration of the 85th birthday of Ohio’s own superhero! Look …

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 …