How Thomas Boyd of Defiance, Ohio, Lost A Friend

F. Scott Fitzgerald Becomes Incensed Although he seems to have only read about it rather than having read it himself, F. Scott Fitzgerald was so incensed about a “dreary,” “unimaginative,” stereotypical and derivative novel* entitled Samuel Drummond that he excoriated both it and its Ohio author — twenty-seven-year-old Defiance native Thomas Boyd — in a …

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Online Event with Ohio Author Ghassan Zeineddine

Online Event with Ohio Author Ghassan Zeineddine

The Ohio Center for the Book is partnering with the Michigan Center for the Book to promote an online event with Ohio author and Oberlin College assistant professor of creative writing Ghassan Zeineddine, author of the short story collection Dearborn (Tin House, 2023)… Michigan Notable Book Authors Ghassan Zeineddine and RS DereenMay 30, 2024, 6:30pm …

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Awesome (Jane) Austen: A Mini Film Festival and Talk

Awesome (Jane) Austen: A Mini Film Festival and Talk

Saturday, August 17 Cleveland Public Library’s downtown Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium located at 525 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. In partnership with the Jane Austen Society of North America – Ohio North Coast Region, join us in celebrating Jane Austen, the person who arguably revolutionized English fiction. We’ll be highlighting her continuing relevance in the 21st …

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Celebrate Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day today, we’d like to invite you to revisit several past episodes of Page Count. Enjoy! The Great Environmental Awakening with Douglas Brinkley In a conversation that includes topics as diverse as the burning Cuyahoga River, the conservation policies of past American presidents, environmental activism, Rachel Carson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard …

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Novels in Translation Book Discussions 2024

Novels in Translation Book Discussions 2024

Join the Ohio Center for the Book and Clevo Books (1026 Euclid Ave) a bookstore that specializes in translated literature, for a monthly discussion on new and classic works of international literature. Thursday, September 19th, 2024, 6-7 PM: A Strange Woman by Leylâ Erbil, trans. from the Turkish by Amy Spangler and Nermin Menemencioğlu (2022) …

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