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Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank Named Recipient Of 2017 Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award
October 26, 2017
The Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank is a juggernaut. Less than 20 months after its founding in March 2016, it had…
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Michelle Kuo’s “Reading With Patrick” Smashes Predictable White-Savior Tropes In The Classroom
October 23, 2017
Michelle Kuo, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, describes herself as a shy child growing up in western Michigan who rarely…
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REVIEW: “Sing Unburied Sing” Fits Perfectly Into Jesmyn Ward’s Canon Of Southern Literature
October 16, 2017
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
October 6, 2017
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
October 2, 2017
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: Tyehimba Jess At Karamu House For A Poetry “Clapback”
September 29, 2017
Tyehimba Jess came home to Karamu House to lift up “Olio,” his magnificently engineered collection of poems that explore black…
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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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On The Ground In Ferguson And Beyond: Wesley Lowery On Black Lives Matter And Police Fatalities
September 28, 2017
Thanks to Wesley Lowery and his colleagues at the Washington Post, citizens anywhere can click on the newspaper’s “Fatal Force”…
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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
September 21, 2017
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
September 15, 2017
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”
September 14, 2017
The September 18 double-issue of Time Magazine profiles 46 living women pioneers – among them Rita Dove, the former U.S. poet…
