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Grant Opportunity For Ohio Libraries Brings Regional Literature To Readers
September 28, 2017
The State Library of Ohio is making it easier for residents to read excellent books with ties to our region,…
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Congressman John Lewis Honored With Louis Stokes Community Award In Cleveland
September 21, 2017
U.S. Congress member John Lewis is short and bald and unfailingly humble. Before he could say a word during a…
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That’s A Wrap! Cleveland Book Week 2017, From Cover To Cover
September 15, 2017
Last week we celebrated Cleveland Book Week, a series of book and literacy-themed events surrounding the 82nd annual Anisfield-Wolf Book…
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Rita Dove Named One Of Time Magazine’s “Firsts”
September 14, 2017
The September 18 double-issue of Time Magazine profiles 46 living women pioneers – among them Rita Dove, the former U.S. poet…
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Finding Common Ground On Literacy
August 9, 2017
Two of every three Clevelanders read at the seventh-grade level or below – making 66 percent of adult Clevelanders functionally…
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LISTEN IN: Novelist Colson Whitehead Interviewed On Professional Book Nerds Podcast
July 21, 2017
This month, Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald, hosts of the “Professional Book Nerds” podcast, snagged a few moments with Colson…
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Novelist Peter Ho Davies Accepts 2017 Chautauqua Prize, Muses On Identity And Nuance In “The Fortunes”
July 14, 2017
Peter Ho Davies – a gracious, wise and observant British-born fiction writer – welcomed a question about the title of…
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REVIEW: Zinzi Clemmons Is A Strong Voice To Watch With “What We Lose”
July 13, 2017
Viking, 207 pp, $22 In Zinzi Clemmons’ debut novel, “What We Lose,” grief shadows every page. But like Elizabeth Alexander’s…
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In “Surpassing Certainty” Janet Mock Pays The Lessons Of Her Twenties Forward
July 6, 2017
Simon & Schuster, 256 pp. $24.99 In the midst of the book tour for her second memoir, “Surpassing Certainty: What My…
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REVIEW: Tyehimba Jess’ “Olio” Puts Him In A Genre Of His Own
June 27, 2017
by Charles Ellenbogen Every once in a while, someone comes along – think Garrison Keillor, Richard Pryor, Spalding Gray –…
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Second Annual Cleveland Book Week Kicks Off September 5
June 13, 2017
For a second year, Cleveland becomes a national literary destination during Cleveland Book Week, an extended celebration of books and…
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Bringing Personal Authenticity To The Classroom
June 7, 2017
The Lavender Graduation is an annual celebration that occurs on numerous campuses across the country, where graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
