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Black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in Janice N. Harrington’s Yard Show to investigate how Black Americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place within the…

The winner of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award goes to one of the most prolific poets of the 21st century, Yusef Komunyakaa. Yusef Komunyakaa’s contributions over half a century have…

In 1855, an American named John Swanson Jacobs walked into the offices of the Empire newspaper in Sydney, Australia. The conversation that ensued between the editors and the well-spoken Jacobs,…

Join us at Bop Stop, Cleveland’s beloved jazz club, for a vibrant conversation honoring Danzy Senna, winner of the 2025 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction, for her sharp, genre-bending collection Colored Television….

*Update 9/16: Please note that Maxine Hong Kingston is no longer able to attend this event . Join us at Transformer Station for an afternoon of storytelling, art, and conversation…

Presented in Partnership with Karamu House Hosted in the Church Hall at the Historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ohio City Join us for a moving afternoon of performance and…

Join us at Ohio City Farm for a poetry reading and cultural gathering with acclaimed writer Janice N. Harrington, celebrating her Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winning collection, Yard Show. Set amidst one of the…

Saturday’s AWBA events start at the Martin L. King, Jr. Branch of the Cleveland Public Library with an opening keynote and complimentary refreshments, followed by a series of rich conversations…

Dr. Valentino Zullo, Anisfield-Wolf Postdoctoral Fellow at Ursuline College, will lead a discussion of Tessa Hulls’ AWBA-winning memoir Feeding Ghosts at Mishkan Or, Edith Anisfield Wolf’s original congregation In her…

Join AWBA Program Director Kortney Morrow and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winner, Namwali Serpell for a discussion of Serpell’s new book, On Morrison on Feb. 20 at the The City Club…

The explosive account of the arson wave that hit the Bronx and other American cities in the 1970s—and its legacy today. “Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning!” That legendary…

A brush with death. An ancestral haunting. A century of family secrets. Sarah Aziza’s searing, genre-bending memoir traces three generations of diasporic Palestinians from Gaza to the Midwest to New…

In Gbenga Adesina’s groundbreaking debut book of poems, a defiant and wise exploration of exile, voyages, and spiritual odysseys, we encounter figures embarking on journeys haunted by history—a son keeps…

In eleven stories that span Florida marshes, North Carolina mountains, and Southern metropolitan cities, Make Your Way Home follows Black men and women who grapple with the homes that have…

There are few writers who have the courage and tenacity to consistently stare history in the eye, peel back our collective misconceptions, and diligently reveal the truth—that is the hallmark of Nell Irvin Painter and the world is made…

Save the Date – September 18, 2026 Join us for a weekend of opening and challenging minds as we honor the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winners. Attend our annual signature ceremony at the Maltz Performing Arts…

Literary Cleveland’s Inkubator Writing Conference is one of the largest free writing conferences in the country, providing workshops, craft talks, panel discussions, readings, and more to empower writers, celebrate literary…

Cleveland Public Library welcomes award-winning author, publisher, and editor Andrea Davis Pinkney to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus for a special celebration of Toni Morrison. This featured event highlights…

Nina Willner is the award-winning author of two critically acclaimed nonfiction books. The Boys in the Light (Dutton/Penguin Random House 2025) was named Amazon’s #3 Best Book of 2025 –…

Join us when author Penn Cole visits to discuss her latest novel, Burn of the Everflame. Wear red or black to this event to celebrate the new book and welcome Penn Cole! …