[…] 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!
A Statement from Ohioana
[…] at Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library, drew a record 4,400 attendees. They represented a wide and diverse audience of readers from Columbus and beyond, and 68% who took our on- site survey said it was their first festival. Reaching new audiences was an important goal in moving the festival to the Main Library. We recognize we can do more to […]
The 2023 Ohioana Book Festival Authors
[…] Metropolitan Library’s Main Library on Saturday, April 22, 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 […]
Directory of Church Newspaper Clippings
[…] of Atwater sesquicentennial/renovation ) Author/Photographer: unsigned – Newspaper: Unknown – City: Atwater – 10/4/1965 – # of pages: 1. Denomination: Atwater Congregational 49. Church to G et Recognition? As historical site? ( Hist.site preservation com to decide designation) Author/Photographer: Kevin Kerrigan – Newspaper: unknown – City: Talmade – – # of pages: 1. Denomination: Talmadge Congregational 50. A Historic Church […]
OQ Spring 2016
[…] Pickenpaugh, Roger. Johnson’s Island: A Prison for Confederate Officers. Kent State Univ. Press (Kent, OH) 2016. PB $18.95. In 1861, Lt. Col. William Hoffman was tasked with finding a suitable site for a Union prison. The following spring, that prison opened on Johnson’s Island in Lake Erie, near Sandusky. Pickenpaugh uses diary entries and prison records to paint a picture […]
OQ Summer 2017
[…] pay her respects to Penny. A year earlier to the day, Penny escaped the same party with more on her mind than Hadley ever fathomed. While Hadley is visiting the site of Penny’s death, her boyfriend, Ben, realizes his BMW is missing and retaliates by posting revealing photos of her online. They are pictures she doesn’t even remember sending him. […]
OQ Spring 2019
[…] doing work in New York state that interested them. Among the first opportunities was to work with Peg Calestro and Lu Vorys in the creation of a new building and site for the Metropolitan School, a private, progressive community school. As part of seeking funding, I met with good people like Dareth Gerlach, Bob Lazarus ( both became long-time board […]
OQ Spring 2020
[…] love the people and the land where it is set. The title road is not well- maintained over the years. The rutted roadway winds up a mountain to a home site developed and abandoned multiple times over the years. When Lux and Dessie decide to build their home on this spot, they encounter di”culties that eventually cause them to return […]
OQ Fall 2020
[…] the center to northeast of the Buckeye state, know of Malabar Farm, his famous experimental farm, though those who have heard of it might think of it more as the site of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall’s famous wedding than of a noted writer’s residence. And these days it might be better known, even to Ohioans, as a state park. […]