[…] suggested I read Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. Since that time, I’ve developed a lifelong love for her novels, reading them with a highlighter in hand, notating her exqui site language. I re-read Song of Solomon in 2004 and found it even more riveting than the first time. The novel inspired my monologue, Ms. Morrison Speaks to Pilate from […]
OQ Winter 2022
[…] (April 27) marks the bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant. Celebrations will be held across the country, including Ohio—at his birthplace in Point Pleasant and his boyhood home in Georgetown, both sites managed by Ohio History Connection (and both sites on the Ohioana Library’s Ohio Literary Trail). Few Ohioans hold a place in American history as high as Ulysses S. Grant. […]
OQ Winter 2022
[…] (April 27) marks the bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant. Celebrations will be held across the country, including Ohio—at his birthplace in Point Pleasant and his boyhood home in Georgetown, both sites managed by Ohio History Connection (and both sites on the Ohioana Library’s Ohio Literary Trail). Few Ohioans hold a place in American history as high as Ulysses S. Grant. […]
OQ Fall 2023
[…] The history of Shaker Heights has, from its earliest days, been marked by the pursuit of utopia. In the nineteenth century, the unbroken wilderness was cleared for farms and the site of a religious colony of Shakers, who practiced a level of gender and racial equality uncharacteristic of their times as they sought to establish heaven on earth. The colony, […]
December 2017 Newsletter
[…] of the ceremony included a video greeting from Ohio governor (and author) John Kasich. The awards ceremony was streamed live by The Ohio Channel and can be viewed on their site: https://www.ohiochannel.org/ video/ohioana-awards-2017 to urge them to support books, reading, literature, and Ohioana in the state budget . . . your voices were heard! –Ohioana’s Board of Trustees, comprised of […]
December 2017 Newsletter
[…] of the ceremony included a video greeting from Ohio governor (and author) John Kasich. The awards ceremony was streamed live by The Ohio Channel and can be viewed on their site: https://www.ohiochannel.org/ video/ohioana-awards-2017 to urge them to support books, reading, literature, and Ohioana in the state budget . . . your voices were heard! –Ohioana’s Board of Trustees, comprised of […]
The 2024 Ohioana Book Festival Authors and Illustrators
[…] Metropolitan Library’s Main Library on Saturday, April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It will be a fun-filled day with panel discussions, conversations, readings, and activities, plus an on- site book fair with The Book Loft of German Village where you can shop for books by your favorite festival authors and get them signed! In addition to the main […]
Presenting the Ohio Literary Trail!
[…] on Ohio’s unique role in shaping culture and literature worldwide – the Ohio Literary Trail! Wagnalls Memorial Library in Central Ohio Ohioana compiled the trail map with more than 70 sites across the Buckeye state, paying tribute to the authors, poets, illustrators, libraries, and creative influencers of the written word who have called Ohio home. Tourists planning a literary-themed outing, […]
2016 Ohioana Book Festival Applications Due December 31
[…] the Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square. Once again, the festival will be packed with activities that include panel discussions, children’s and teen activities, and a book fair with an on- site Barnes & Noble store. We are accepting applications for participating authors until December 31, 2015; please click here for details and the application form. We’ll review applications in January […]
Ohioana Book Festival
[…] festival too!) Come to the Sheraton in downtown Columbus any time from 10:30 in the morning to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8. We’ll have 120 authors, foods trucks, activities for kids and teens, and plenty of panel discussions AND OF COURSE BOOKS for sale, courtesy of our on- site vendor, the famous Book Loft of German Village. See you soon!