Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood, Ohio
Nardine Taleb is a speech-language pathologist and a writer. She worked as a prose editor at Gordon Square Review for several issues. She is the author of warda, published in 2023 by Passengers Press. […]
Jen Jones Donatelli has worked in various forms of media and entertainment for nearly 20 years. Her resume spans feature films, award shows, talk shows, sitcoms, red carpet reporting, and print/online journalism for outlets […]
While Police Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is investigating the murder of advertising executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) he sees a portrait of her and falls in love. Laura’s friend and mentor, […]
The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love. Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they […]
Step back into the golden age of American electric railways. Manny Marotta is a 20th century historian who, in 2025, collaborated with famed Northeast Ohio railway historians Tom Patton and Dennis […]
A sequence of strange events and a murder propel Chief Inspector Gamache toward a terrible realization. Something more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching. […]
Jenna Martínez is a finalist for the 2025 Jack McCarthy Book Prize, a 2023–2024 Literary Cleveland Breakthrough Writing Resident, and a recipient of the 2023 Unidos Por El Arte Grant. […]
William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy of wit, romance, and misunderstandings gets a fresh, modern spin in this black-and-white adaptation by Joss Whedon. Set in a contemporary home but performed entirely in […]
The first novel in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy portrays a fictional past, present, and future wherein Earth encounters an alien civilization. The extraterrestrials hail from a nearby system of three Sun-like stars orbiting one another, a representative example of the three-body problem in orbital […]
Joy King is an author, actress, and motivational speaker inspiring audiences with stories of healing and resilience. As an actress, she has appeared in Hulu’s Eenie Meenie and worked alongside award-winning actors such as Nicholas Hoult and Pete Davidson. Hope is […]
"Grandpa, why do the Browns always lose?" Compelled by a Cleveland Browns-induced frustration, author and grandfather Dave Eifert turned to writing as catharsis, and in the process, unearthed the sole reason why the Browns always lose: they are cursed. Join the author for an interactive discussion about the team, the curse and its mysterious origins as detailed in his […]
Nardine Taleb is a speech-language pathologist and a writer. She worked as a prose editor at Gordon Square Review for several issues. She is the author of warda, published in 2023 by Passengers Press. […]