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REVIEW: “Sing Unburied Sing” Fits Perfectly Into Jesmyn Ward’s Canon Of Southern Literature
The pages of Jesmyn Ward’s third novel, “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” smell of Mississippi. Set in the same fictional town, Bois…
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REVIEW: Adrian Matejka’s “Map To The Stars” Is An Extraordinary Ride
by Charles Ellenbogen Anisfield-Wolf award winner Adrian Matejka has produced another excellent book of poems. I chose the word ‘book’…
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Cleveland Book Week Highlights: Isabel Allende Speaks At The City Club Of Cleveland
During Cleveland Book Week, the incomparable Isabel Allende joked at age 75 about her new boyfriend, and about her approach…
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Cleveland Book Week Highlights: “Hidden Figures” Author Margot Lee Shetterly In Conversation With Cleveland Students
Hundreds of Cleveland students joined author Margot Lee Shetterly at Cleveland State University in early September for a student-centric discussion…
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Grant Opportunity For Ohio Libraries Brings Regional Literature To Readers
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
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
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”
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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LISTEN IN: Novelist Colson Whitehead Interviewed On Professional Book Nerds Podcast
This month, Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald, hosts of the “Professional Book Nerds” podcast, snagged a few moments with Colson…
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REVIEW: Zinzi Clemmons Is A Strong Voice To Watch With “What We Lose”
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
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
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
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
The Lavender Graduation is an annual celebration that occurs on numerous campuses across the country, where graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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Dance Performance Inspired By “Hidden Figures” Premiering In Cleveland
Attendees at the Cleveland Foundation’s annual meeting May 10 got a colorful taste of literature in motion. The Tri-C Creative…
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REVIEW: t’ai freedom ford’s “how to get over” Is An Urgent Reckoning With The Past
how to get over — the debut poetry collection from t’ai freedom ford — is part instruction manual, part black…
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REVIEW: Joshua Bennett’s “The Sobbing School” Is A Lesson In The Blues
Watching Joshua Bennett perform his poetry is something like watching a Baptist preacher deliver a Sunday sermon. Once on stage,…
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REVIEW: Karan Mahajan’s “The Association of Small Bombs”
by Charles Ellenbogen This Anisfield-Wolf award winner is absolutely stunning. From its riveting opening pages until the truth of its…
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Introducing Our Class Of 2017
The Cleveland Foundation today announced the winners of its 82nd Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2017 recipients of the only…
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Isabel Allende
This sounds very corny but my life has been determined by two things that have been extremely important: love and violence. There is sorrow, pain and death, but there’s another parallel dimension, and that is love.