The 25 finalists for this year’s National Book Awards have officially been announced! Finalists for Fiction: Jamel Brinkley, A Lucky Man Graywolf Press Lauren Groff, Florida Riverhead Books / Penguin Random House Brandon Hobson, Where the Dead Sit Talking Soho Press Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers Viking Books / Penguin Random House Sigrid Nunez, The Friend Riverhead Books / …
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Recognizing the power of literature to promote peace and reconciliation, The Dayton Literary Foundation has announced the winners and runner-ups for the 2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction and nonfiction. Inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is the only international literary peace prize awarded …
Read More Dayton Literary Prize: 2018 Winners & Runner-UpsThis month OCFB interviews Lee Chilcote. Lee is founder and executive director of Literary Cleveland, whose mission is to “help create and nurture a vibrant literary arts community in Northeast Ohio.” Lee is a teacher, an essayist and journalist whose articles have appeared in national and international publications. And, Lee Chilcote is a poet. Lee’s first poetry collection, The …
Read More OCFB Interviews: Poet and Journalist Lee ChilcoteNational Book Festival 2018 has ended and, according to officials at the Library of Congress, a sponsor of the festival since 2001, tens of thousands of readers of all ages attended this year’s festival. Held September 1, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., it is estimated to have been the largest …
Read More Ohio Center for the Book at the 18th Annual National Book FestivalPrep for National Novel Writing Month and Beyond with Author Nancy Christie Rut-Busting for Writers Workshop DATE: Saturday, October 6, 2018 TIME: 4:00 -5:30 p.m. Location: Literature Department, Main Library, 2nd FL Are you in a rut with your writing? Do you need tips on how to jump-start your creativity for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) …
Read More Rut-Busting for Writers Workshop with author Nancy Christie, Saturday, October 6 at CPL MainOn Saturday, September 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m., Ohio Center for the Book and Cleveland Public Library invite you to celebrate the changing of the season amidst the readings of written and spoken-word poetry with our special guest reader poet and musician MaxWell Shell. The mic will open for others to read an original or …
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Recognizing the power of literature to promote peace and reconciliation, The Dayton Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction and nonfiction. Inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize (DLPP) is the only international literary peace prize …
Read More Dayton Literary Peace Prize: 2018 FinalistsGet Graphic! with the Ohio Center for the Book, a graphic novel book discussion series at Cleveland Public Library, will soon begin its 2018 fall series. Join us for book discussions the first and third Thursdays of each month at 4:00 p.m., in the Literature Department at the Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., 2nd floor. …
Read More “Fall Fantasy Comics” A New Get Graphic! SeriesJoin us each month at Cleveland Public Library for our open mic poetry reading series, Cleveland Public Poetry. Each open mic is free and open to the public; free refreshments and snacks are served, and there are door prizes too! We hope you will join us to share original and favorite works, or listen to poets …
Read More Cleveland Public Poetry: 2018 Fall ScheduleBook lovers from Cleveland Public Library (CPL) and Literary Cleveland will discuss Benjamin Percy’s fiction, comics, and essays in anticipation of his appearance in Cleveland on August 3rd and 4th. Pull up a chair (and a book) and join this literary chat! 12:00 noon Monday, July 30th. In partnership with Literary Cleveland and in celebration of …
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