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NewsExplore the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Finalists
This year our jury selected 11 incredible books as finalists for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Learn more about this year’s…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards Announces 2026 Finalists
CLEVELAND – [March 3, 2026] – The Cleveland Foundation announced 11 finalists for the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA), marking…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Club: February 2026 Selection
Explore thoughtful book discussion questions, exclusive author content, and thoughts on the winning books from AWBA program director, jurors and…
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NewsExploring Toni Morrison’s Legacy with AWBA Program Director Kortney Morrow and AWBA-winning Author Namwali Serpell
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Program Director Kortney Morrow joined AWBA winner Namwali Serpell for a discussion of Serpell’s new book, On…
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On Morrison: A Conversation About Toni Morrison with Author Namwali Serpell
Join AWBA Program Director Kortney Morrow and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winner, Namwali Serpell for a discussion of Serpell’s new book,…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Club: January 2026 Selection
Explore thoughtful book discussion questions, exclusive author content, and thoughts on the winning books from AWBA program director, jurors and…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards: Book to Screen Adaptations
Some of the world’s most powerful stories honored by the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards have leapt from the page to the screen….
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Club: December 2025 Selection
Explore thoughtful book discussion questions, exclusive author content, and thoughts on the winning books from AWBA program director, jurors and…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards Holiday Gift Guide
Are you looking for the perfect gift for the readers on your list? Look no further! We have compiled a…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Club: November 2025 Selection
Explore thoughtful book discussion questions, exclusive author content, and thoughts on the winning books from AWBA program director, jurors and…
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PageAWBA Book Club
Immerse yourself in the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards canon through our monthly virtual book club. Explore thoughtful book discussion questions, exclusive…
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JurorLuis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea, a Guggenheim Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the author of 19 books, winning numerous awards for…
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EventsBook Discussion: Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls, Led by Dr. Valentino Zullo
Dr. Valentino Zullo, Anisfield-Wolf Postdoctoral Fellow at Ursuline College, will lead a discussion of Tessa Hulls’ AWBA-winning memoir Feeding Ghosts…
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EventsCity Club Friday Forum – Rediscovering Resistance: John Swanson Jacobs and 600,000 Despots
In 1855, an American named John Swanson Jacobs walked into the offices of the Empire newspaper in Sydney, Australia. The…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards Marks 90 Years of Truth-Telling Through Literature with a Citywide Celebration, Free and Open to the Public
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA), the only national juried prize for literature that addresses racism and diversity, proudly marks its…
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EventsYard Show: Poetry of Belonging, Nature, and Black Creative Placemaking
Join us at Ohio City Farm for a poetry reading and cultural gathering with acclaimed writer Janice N. Harrington, celebrating her…
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EventsRevival: A Slave Narrative Reawakened
Presented in Partnership with Karamu House Hosted in the Church Hall at the Historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ohio…
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EventsDrawn from Memory: The Role of Art in Shaping Identity
*Update 9/16: Please note that Maxine Hong Kingston is no longer able to attend this event . Join us at…
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EventsBeyond Representation: Fiction that Illuminates the Complexity of Identity
Join us at Bop Stop, Cleveland’s beloved jazz club, for a vibrant conversation honoring Danzy Senna, winner of the 2025 Anisfield-Wolf…
