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REVIEW: Laird Hunt’s “Neverhome” Takes Readers On A Mesmerizing Journey
September 9, 2014
Laird Hunt’s transfixing new novel “Neverhome” unspools in the voice of a Civil War soldier. It works upon the reader…
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Launches Real-Life “Americanah” Blog
September 4, 2014
Last year, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie created Ifemelu, the protagonist and blogger in her novel “Americanah,” one of the smartest and…
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Take A #LiteracySelfie To Mark International Literacy Day — And Tag A Friend
September 2, 2014
How can a book lover mark September 8—International Literacy Day? Here’s a notion from the Literacy Cooperative of Cleveland, which…
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“What’s It Like To Work With A Bunch Of Black Kids?”
August 28, 2014
BY SARAH MARCUS This post originally appeared in Luna Luna magazine and is reprinted here with permission. All students named…
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Poetry Becomes An Outlet For Cleveland Teens
August 27, 2014
For James LeVan, a 16-year-old Cleveland student at Glenville High School, police brutality became top of mind early this year….
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Presents “Case For Reparations” At City Club Of Cleveland
August 24, 2014
Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine, walked to the lectern at the City Club of Cleveland and…
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Anthony Marra Brings His New Author Magic To Cleveland September 10
August 22, 2014
Anthony Marra startled the literary world in 2013 with his stunner of a debut, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. His…
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“Poetry Is An Island” Documentary Hits The Mark On Derek Walcott And His Beloved St. Lucia
August 18, 2014
The melodic beckoning of Caribbean steel-pan drum greeted guests at the Midwestern premier of Dutch filmmaker Ida Does’ Derek Walcott…
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Explore 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Award Winning Titles At Cleveland Public Library’s Brown Bag Book Club
August 14, 2014
On the cusp of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards ceremony, join awards manager Karen R. Long for a personal introduction to…
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Poet Adrian Matejka Comes To Cleveland Boxing Gym For “The Big Smoke” Reading
August 13, 2014
Poet Adrian Matejka mixed his love of boxing with his love of literature to produce “The Big Smoke,” 52 poems…
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Olympian Greg Louganis Speaks To City Club On First Day Of Gay Games 9
August 10, 2014
A beaming and gracious Greg Louganis absorbed two standing ovations at the City Club of Cleveland, a gay pride flag…
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Anisfield-Wolf Partners With Fatima Family Center For Summer Of Discovery
August 7, 2014
“Today I will be reciting my poem, ‘The Mind of a White Cop,’” said James LeVan, 16, as he introduced…
