Upcoming Book Discussions
Be a Builder Brother
Garden Valley Thursday, March 30 | 3:30 pmLet's see if we can take a milk carton and turn it into a birdhouse using the book Builder Brothers: Big Plans by the famous TV twins Drew and Jonathan Scott. We will brainstorm, make plans, maybe make mistakes, and then make it work.
1st Annual Mini Con: A Fandom Series
Online Event presented by South Brooklyn Thursday, March 30 | 4 pmOur free, family-friendly "convention" includes comics, films & TV, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, anime, gaming, and a great chance to show off your favorite cosplay, too. This is the place to be every Thursday in March!
Monthly Book Club
Harvard-Lee Wednesday, April 05 | 4 pmJoin us the first Wednesday of every month to talk about what we’re reading and choose our next read! Call Harvard-Lee to obtain a copy of the next book for the group.
OLBPD Adult Book Discussion
OLBPD Thursday, April 06 | 1 pmDB 106851 The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Please call OLBPD at 1-800-362-1262 for information on participating in the discussion.
Get Graphic Book Club
Off-Site Location (Read Description) Thursday, April 06 | 6:30 pmJoin the Ohio Center for the Book at Bookhouse Brewing (1526 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113) for our Get Graphic Book Club! Come grab a drink and grab a seat for a discussion of Jordan Crane's "Keeping Two."
Tremont Think and Drink Book Club
Jefferson Monday, April 10 | 7 pmJoin us for an engaging book discussion while enjoying your favorite beverage at Lincoln Park Pub, 2609 W 14th St, Cleveland, OH 44113. We will discuss the following great reads:
March 13: Lost & Found: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz
April 10: In the Weeds : Around the World and Behind the Scenes With Anthony Bourdain by Tom Vitale
May 8: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman
Anisfield-Wolf Award Book Club
Off-Site Location (Read Description) Tuesday, April 11 | 6:30 pmPaula by Isabel Allende (2017 Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Winner). The Ohio Center for the Book in collaboration with Ursuline College is sponsoring discussions of Anisfield-Wolf Book Award-winning memoirs this spring. Dr. Valentino Zullo, Postdoctoral Fellow in English and the Public Humanities at Ursuline College, will lead the conversations at Bookhouse Brewing (1526 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113). No registration required. We hope to see you there!
No Pressure Book Club
Rockport Tuesday, April 18 | 1 pmStill haven't finished that book, no problem! We still want to hear about it; Share wih other readers what you are currently reading and other exciting reads added to your list.
Navigating Family Secrets and Healing Intergenerational Trauma: A Reading and Conversation with Cassandra Lane
Main Library (Downtown), 2nd Floor – Learning Commons Tuesday, April 18 | 6 pmAs part of the 2023 Cleveland Humanities Festival, Cassandra Lane will read from her memoir We Are Bridges, followed by a conversation with Dr. Michele Tracy Berger, Director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. Cassandra Lane is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. We Are Bridges weaves the story of Lane's great-grandfather’s lynching with her experience of becoming a mother, attempting to unearth the lives of her ancestors and provide her child with a family record. She confronts the limits of the archive as she weaves together the present day with the imagined lives of her great-grandparents. In this haunting, poetic debut, Lane dares to construct a new story for herself and her family–one that encapsulates both the brutal inheritances of the past and the hope of Black futures to come.
The theme of the 2023 Cleveland Humanities Festival is WELLNESS. The Festival is a collaborative event celebrating the great cultural institutions of the city of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, dedicated to humanistic inquiry. Learn more and explore the full list of festival events at case.edu/artsci/chf/.
The 2023 Cleveland Humanities Festival is presented with the generous support of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.Sword & Sorcery Frostfire (Author Visit)
East 131st Street Saturday, April 22 | 1 pmJoin us in celebrating the one year anniversary of author Ethan Avery's debut young adult novel, Sword and Sorcery: Frostfire. This enjoyable fantasy adventure draws the reader in and offers insights about opportunity and personal growth.
Book Talk: Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America by Daniel Black
Rice Saturday, April 22 | 4 pmCANCELLED BY BRANCH MANAGER DUE TO STAFFING CHANGES
A piercing collection of essays on racial tension in America and the ongoing fight for visibility, change, and lasting hope.Monthly Book Club
Harvard-Lee Wednesday, May 03 | 4 pmJoin us the first Wednesday of every month to talk about what we’re reading and choose our next read! Call Harvard-Lee to obtain a copy of the next book for the group.
Get Graphic Book Club
Off-Site Location (Read Description) Thursday, May 04 | 6:30 pmGrab a drink and grab a seat for a discussion of Julie Doucet's Time Zone J
Presented at Bookhouse Brewing (1526 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113) by the Ohio Center for the BookTremont Think and Drink Book Club
Jefferson Monday, May 08 | 7 pmJoin us for an engaging book discussion while enjoying your favorite beverage at Lincoln Park Pub, 2609 W 14th St, Cleveland, OH 44113. We will discuss the following great reads:
March 13: Lost & Found: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz
April 10: In the Weeds : Around the World and Behind the Scenes With Anthony Bourdain by Tom Vitale
May 8: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman
Anisfield-Wolf Award Book Club
Off-Site Location (Read Description) Tuesday, May 09 | 6:30 pmDust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston (1943 Anisfield-Wolf Award Winner). The Ohio Center for the Book in collaboration with Ursuline College is sponsoring discussions of Anisfield-Wolf Book Award-winning memoirs this spring. Dr. Valentino Zullo, Postdoctoral Fellow in English and the Public Humanities at Ursuline College, will lead the conversations at Bookhouse Brewing (1526 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113). No registration required. We hope to see you there!
No Pressure Book Club
Rockport Tuesday, May 16 | 1 pmStill haven't finished that book? No problem! We still want to hear about it;. Share wih other readers what you are currently reading and hear about other exciting reads to add to your list.
Book Talk: An Autobiography of Skin by Lakiesha Carr
Rice Saturday, May 20 | 2 pmA dazzling and masterful portrait of interconnected generations in the South from a singular new voice, offering a raw and tender view into the interior lives of Black women. It is at once a powerful look at how experiences are carried inside the body, inside the flesh and skin, and a joyous testament to how healing can be found within—in love, mercy, gratitude, and freedom.
Read Ohio Book Discussion: Trashlands
Main Library (Downtown), 2nd Floor – Literature Department Saturday, May 20 | 3:30 pmJoin the discussion of Alison Stine's visionary novel, Trashlands.
For more details, visit ohiocenterforthebook.org.