The Towpath
Author Jonathan Walter pays homage to the legend and history of Northeast Ohio and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in The Towpath, a time-travel suspense thriller.
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Cleveland’s Riverside Cemetery
Author Jamie Lynne Owens is a fifth-generation staff member of Riverside Cemetery and has committed herself to the historic preservation of this Cleveland landmark.
Poet’s Night
Five local writers will recite published poems along with new work in an hour that promises to inspire and entertain.
One in Six Million: The Baby by the Roadside and the Man Who Retraced a Holocaust Survivor’s Lost Identity
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The Girl Who Walked on Ice
On Lake Erie’s secluded Sandy Stone Island, Sarah, a woman in her thirties, remains bound to the island by an unshakable phobia born from a tragic accident in her youth. Winter envelops the island as Sarah’s estranged sister, Alice, begins sending cryptic text messages, stirring memories of the day a storm forever altered their lives. […]
The Best Haiku International Anthology
Did you know Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright wrote small? Writing coach Steve FitzGerald will discuss new and old forms of "small" writing, including traditional and American haiku, vignettes, Aesop's Fables, flash fiction, micropoetry and parables. He'll lead the audience through the writing of two haiku -- that based on previous group efforts […]
Holiday Headlock
Author Terry Armstrong and his wife were watching a Hallmark Movie when he observed, “They’ve never made one with a pro wrestler as the main character.” “There’s likely a reason for that,” she answered, and Holiday Headlock was born. Dedicated to his grandma, a lifelong wrestling fan, the author will discuss his newly published rom-com […]
The Descended
If you doubt self-published authors' credibility, join the club. Michelle Park Lazette did too, but she's doing the thing anyway. Join Park Lazette for a conversation about her debut novel, The Descended; why she stopped querying literary agents after pitching over one-hundred and fifty people; and what she has learned through copious and methodical tracking […]
101 Things to Do in Cleveland
101 Things to Do in Cleveland is Gary Sikorski’s fourth photographic guide. The author, a freelance photographer, restauranter and one of the world’s foremost experts on facial muscle exercise, has traveled extensively and photographed virtually every country in Western Europe, as well as parts of South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hawaii. Join the native Clevelander as […]
The Sly-Fanner Murders
The Cleveland Police Department never gave up the hunt for six suspects involved in a payroll robbery-gone-bad on New Year’s Eve Day in 1920. The senseless double-murder, carried out by members of Cleveland’s infamous Mayfield Road Mob, ended with three in the electric chair, one sent to prison for life, another getting 30 years of […]
Out of the Crash
In Out of the Crash, Caroline Beasley is forced to rethink her life’s trajectory when her teenage son is arrested for the hit-and-run that kills a beloved local mom. As she grapples with regret over neglecting her family and fear of her son going to prison, she’s desperate to strike a balance between truth, justice, […]
Mr. Moser’s Neighborhood: The Intersection of Cleveland and Vaudeville
Recall Otto Moser’s pub on East 4th Street? Remember his amazing old photo collection of actors, comedians, acrobats, singers, dancers and magicians that lined the walls? Those images tell the story of Vaudeville—America’s first choice for live entertainment in the era before cinema. During this presentation we’ll discover who those celebrities were, why they all […]