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Presented by the Cleveland Foundation, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards remain the only American book prize focusing on works that address racism and diversity. We look forward to a galvanizing night…

“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair. No place for self-pity. No need for silence. No room for fear. We speak, we…

The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. A 2018 study by Reclaiming Native Truth found that nearly…

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…

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…

Inkubator 2024 kicks off September 16-18 with three virtual panels featuring Hanif Abdurraqib and Christina Sharpe on attention and accumulation in nonfiction, Stephen Graham Jones with Shane Hawk and Theodore…

Free book and comic giveaway at the West Side Market as part of Literary Cleveland’s free Inkubator Writing Conference! Join us Sunday, September 22 from 10am-2pm for a free book giveaway…

The #CLEReads YA Book Festival celebrates stories encouraging young readers to find their voices and advocate for personal and community well-being. Featuring authors of YA fiction and nonfiction focused on…

This fall, the Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to collaborate with Ursuline College and Case Western Reserve University in co-hosting a series of book discussions dedicated to the…

EVENT UPDATE: We regret to inform you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the event with Kaveh Akbar and Hanif Abdurraqib on Thursday, April 10, has been cancelled. All ticket holders…

The Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to collaborate with Ursuline College, Case Western Reserve University, and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards in hosting a series of book discussions. The Spring…

The Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to collaborate with Ursuline College, Case Western Reserve University, and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards in hosting a series of book discussions. The Spring…

The Ohio Center for the Book is pleased to collaborate with Ursuline College, Case Western Reserve University, and Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards in hosting a series of book discussions. The Spring…

Tickets will be available on September 2nd through the Maltz Performing Art Center website! The annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards ceremony returns to the Maltz Performing Arts Center for a fourth…

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…