Book Discussions

Upcoming Book Discussions

Children's Book Club
Fleet
Wednesday, October 09 | 2:30 pm
A book club for children aged 9-12. Children will hear a book or short story read aloud, and then engage in thoughtful discussion about the material with their peers.

Spill the Tea Book Discussions
South Brooklyn
Thursday, October 10 | 5 pm
Adult Group Book Discussions. Group will vote each month on book genre and topic. 

Savor the Pages
Garden Valley
Friday, October 11 | 4:30 pm
Join us for a discussion on cookbooks and recipes around various themes every second Friday of the month:
September 13: Tacos
October 11: Apples
November 8:  Holiday Healthy meals
December 13: Cookies

The Breakfast Book Club
Rockport
Saturday, October 12 | 11 am
Welcome to the breakfast book club where the aroma of coffee and cookies mingles with the scent of new books. 
• We will decide on the book of the month at the meeting

Boku No Anime Club
Garden Valley
Saturday, October 12 | 3:30 pm
Watch two episodes of an anime with your peers, then discuss the art style, story, characters and more.

Comic Book Club!
Brooklyn
Monday, October 14 | 3 pm
Calling all comic-loving comrades: Sample our favorite comic books or graphic novels with other like minded geeks. You can share your favorite comic with the group, express what you are passionate about and learn more about your favorite characters. 

Second Monday Book Club
Union
Monday, October 14 | 4 pm
Let's gather on the second Monday of the month to discuss what we're reading: books, poems, how-to-tips, and more. Join the conversation!

Book Discussion: Children of the Corn by Stephen King
Rice
Monday, October 14 | 4:30 pm
During the spookiest time of the year, we're reading and discussing the short story "Children of the Corn" from King's 1978 collection Night Shift.

Anisfield-Wolf Award Winning Book Discussion
Off-Site Location (Read Description)
Tuesday, October 15 | 6:30 pm
Join us for a conversation about Tremor by Teju Cole, winner of the prestigious 2024 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction. In collaboration with Ursuline College and Case Western Reserve University, the Ohio Center for the Book is co-sponsoring a book discussion series this fall highlighting the four winners of the 2024 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards on the third Tuesday of each month this fall. Discussions are led by led by two distinguished scholars: Dr. Jamie Hickner (Case Western Reserve University) and Dr. Valentino Zullo (Ursuline College). Conversations will take place at Bookhouse Brewing (1526 W 25th St., Cleveland). For additional details, visit our website at ohiocenterforthebook.org.

Novels in Translation: The Secret Crypt by Salvador Elizondo
Off-Site Location (Read Description)
Thursday, October 17 | 6 pm
Join the Ohio Center for the Book at Clevo Books, a downtown Cleveland bookstore specializing in translated works of literature, for a discussion on Salvador Elizondo's The Secret Crypt (translated from the Spanish by Joshua Pollock). 
From the publisher: 
"In The Secret Crypt, Elizondo's impassioned, breathless prose launches the reader into a labyrinth that is also a hall of mirrors. Here, we find a small group of characters who are part of an underground sect called Urkreis, one of whose aims is to discover the identity of the sect's founder, known only as "the Imagined." The identities of the narrator, author, and characters blur into one another as the narrative moves between the two worlds of the novel and the author writing the novel–an unclassifiable masterpiece containing initiation rites, sacrificial murder, conspiracy, and delirium." 

No-Pressure Book Club
West Park
Saturday, October 19 | 11 am
Enjoy some coffee or tea and chat about any books you've read recently and hear about new titles that may become your next great read.

Trailblazers Book Club: Inside Edition
Memorial Nottingham
Saturday, October 19 | 1 pm
Join us as we discuss a monthly book while enjoying the warmth and comforts of being inside the library!

Boku No Anime Club
Garden Valley
Saturday, October 19 | 3:30 pm
Watch two episodes of an anime with your peers, then discuss the art style, story, characters and more.

Boku No Anime Club
Garden Valley
Saturday, October 26 | 3:30 pm
Watch two episodes of an anime with your peers, then discuss the art style, story, characters and more.

Horror Book Discussion
Main Library (Downtown), 1st Floor – North Reading Room
Wednesday, October 30 | 5 pm
Calling all fans of horror, suspense, mystery and the supernatural! Join your friends in the Popular Department to discuss some of our favorite titles that keep us up at night. 

Boku No Anime Club
Garden Valley
Saturday, November 02 | 3:30 pm
Watch two episodes of an anime with your peers, then discuss the art style, story, characters and more.

Savor the Pages
Garden Valley
Friday, November 08 | 4:30 pm
Join us for a discussion on cookbooks and recipes around various themes every second Friday of the month:
September 13: Tacos
October 11: Apples
November 8:  Holiday Healthy meals
December 13: Cookies

Boku No Anime Club
Garden Valley
Saturday, November 09 | 3:30 pm
Watch two episodes of an anime with your peers, then discuss the art style, story, characters and more.

True Crime Discussion Group
Main Library (Downtown), Off-Site location (see description)
Tuesday, November 12 | 7 pm
Join us at Masthead Brewing Company for our after-hours True Crime Discussion Group! On the second Tuesday of each month, we talk about a different true crime case. Each case has a suggested read, but if you prefer to learn about true crime though podcasts or documentaries, this is the group for you, all formats are welcome!  Masthead Brewing Company is located at 1261 Superior Ave in Cleveland (Google Maps).
2024 Discussion Schedule:
September: Cleveland's Lost Girls
Suggested Read: The Lost Girls by John Glatt
October: The REAL Amityville Horror
Suggested Read: High Hopes: The Amityville Murders by Gerard Sullivan
November: The NXIVM Sex Cult
Suggested Read: Don't Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman
December: The JonBenét Ramsey Murder
Suggested Read: Unsolved: The Jonbenet Ramsey Murder: 25 Years Later by Paula Woodward 

Boku No Anime Club
Garden Valley
Saturday, November 16 | 3:30 pm
Watch two episodes of an anime with your peers, then discuss the art style, story, characters and more.