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Finding Common Ground On Literacy
August 9, 2017
Two of every three Clevelanders read at the seventh-grade level or below – making 66 percent of adult Clevelanders functionally…
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LISTEN IN: Novelist Colson Whitehead Interviewed On Professional Book Nerds Podcast
July 21, 2017
This month, Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald, hosts of the “Professional Book Nerds” podcast, snagged a few moments with Colson…
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Novelist Peter Ho Davies Accepts 2017 Chautauqua Prize, Muses On Identity And Nuance In “The Fortunes”
July 14, 2017
Peter Ho Davies – a gracious, wise and observant British-born fiction writer – welcomed a question about the title of…
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REVIEW: Zinzi Clemmons Is A Strong Voice To Watch With “What We Lose”
July 13, 2017
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
July 6, 2017
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
June 27, 2017
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
June 13, 2017
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
June 7, 2017
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
May 17, 2017
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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“Good Luck Soup” Documentary Earns National Broadcast For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 9, 2017
Set a reminder for the national broadcast premiere of “Good Luck Soup,” a 2016 documentary which tracks the multigenerational story…
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REVIEW: t’ai freedom ford’s “how to get over” Is An Urgent Reckoning With The Past
May 4, 2017
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
April 28, 2017
Watching Joshua Bennett perform his poetry is something like watching a Baptist preacher deliver a Sunday sermon. Once on stage,…
