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NewsNovelist Laird Hunt On The Women Who Influenced His Midwestern Storytelling
Laird Hunt, Wikipedia will tell you, “is an American writer, translator and academic.” True, as far as that goes. But…
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NewsAuthor Margot Lee Shetterly Shares “Hidden Figures” Origin Story At Case Western Reserve University
Seven years ago, Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly discovered a great untold story in her own hometown. Shetterly, 47, grew up in…
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NewsREVIEW: Laird Hunt’s “The Evening Road”
The Evening Road returns Laird Hunt to Indiana, where the Anisfield-Wolf winner lived on his grandmother’s farm during his high…
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NewsA Literary President: Obama Reflects On The Books That Gave Him Stamina And Resolve
Late at night and through eight grueling years, literature helped sustain the outgoing president of the United States. In a…
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News“Hidden Figures” Is Getting A Lot Of Hollywood Buzz, But Don’t Forget About The Book
Type “scientist” into Google and what images do you find? As author Margot Lee Shetterly would describe it, the results are…
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NewsLet These Books — From Poetry To The Political — Kick Off Your 2017 Reading List
How does one structure a year in reading? The New York Times published the answers of 47 writers and artists…
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NewsTavis Smiley Brings “Courting Justice” To Cleveland
Cross the American criminal justice system, and – if you are unlucky — prepare for crushing debt. Here are…
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NewsREVIEW: “Delicious Foods” Makes For A Very Satisfying Literary Meal
by Charles Ellenbogen Eddie has just escaped from the farm; Eddie also has no hands. Those are among the first…
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News“An Evening With Rita Dove & Friends” Captures 30 Years Of The Poet’s Greatest Verses
Each time poet and Akron native Rita Dove speaks in Northeast Ohio, she begins with an acknowledgement of home. Her…
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NewsAuthor David Livingstone Smith Speaks On Combating Dehumanization At CWRU
Philosopher David Livingstone Smith gave a lively preview of “Making Monsters: The Uncanny Powers of Dehumanization,” his forthcoming book, for…
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NewsCatch An Encore Screening Of Cleveland International Film Festival Hit, “Romeo Is Bleeding”
The gritty documentary “Romeo is Bleeding” took home the top audience choice prize at this year’s Cleveland International Film Festival….
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NewsREVIEW: Paul Beatty’s “The Sellout” Deserves The Man Booker Prize And Then Some
Paul Beatty’s “The Sellout” took home the Man Booker Prize for 2016, making him the first U.S. author to win…
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NewsChimamanda Ngozi Adichie Salutes First Lady Michelle Obama In New York Times Style Magazine
The editors of the New York Times Style magazine invited four woman to write letters of appreciation to Michelle Obama…
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NewsAuthor And Dancer Brian Seibert In Performance With Oberlin Student Chandler Browne
For the last event of the inaugural Cleveland Book Week, Brian Seibert rolled up his cuffs and gave the audience…
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NewsA Reflection On Growing Up In The Gay Revolution
by Lisa Nielson, Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow at Case Western Reserve University. I was taking an internet break from my pile of…
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NewsAuthor And Illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh Infuses Children’s Literature With Real World Messages
This Halloween, families can share a treat that lasts longer than candy corn: “Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of…
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NewsVIDEO: Mary Morris On Winning 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Award For Fiction
Mary Morris spent close to two decades crafting her jazz-soaked Chicago novel, The Jazz Palace, winner of this year’s Anisfield-Wolf…
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NewsVIDEO: Rowan Ricardo Phillips On Winning The 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Award For Poetry
Cleveland welcomed poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips to town by giving him a good sense of our hometown pride. Visiting only…
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NewsVIDEO: Brian Seibert On Winning The 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Award For Nonfiction
Brian Seibert, the New York Times dance critic and 2016 nonfiction winner for his book, What the Eye Hears: A…