[…] Becquets (Breaking Wild), Cathy Guisewite (creator of the Cathy comic strip), Helen Ellis (American Housewife), Shawn Levy (Rat Pack Confidential), and several writers from the Belladonna comedy and satire web site. Kenney and Hinds are part of Thurber@125: A Year of Thurber events. Hinds’ event will include excerpts from Thurber’s “The Day the Dam Broke,” a lighthearted take on the […]

[…] Becquets (Breaking Wild), Cathy Guisewite (creator of the Cathy comic strip), Helen Ellis (American Housewife), Shawn Levy (Rat Pack Confidential), and several writers from the Belladonna comedy and satire web site. Kenney and Hinds are part of Thurber@125: A Year of Thurber events. Hinds’ event will include excerpts from Thurber’s “The Day the Dam Broke,” a lighthearted take on the […]

[…] collaborated with the Thurber Estate and written about the works of James Thurber for almost forty years. The founding literary director of Thurber House, Rosen recently started a new web site, www.jamesthurber.org. Working with Rosen on the exhibition is the museum’s curator-at-large, Carole Genshaft, who earlier this year was an Ohioana Award finalist for Aminah’s World , a book for […]

[…] by Kathryn Powers. For readers of all ages, you’ll find a number of new books reviewed and listed that are perfect for summer reading. Don’t forget to visit our web site to check out the thirty titles that we announced in May as finalists for the 80th anniversary Ohioana Book Awards. We just announced the seven winners as this is […]

[…] by Kathryn Powers. For readers of all ages, you’ll find a number of new books reviewed and listed that are perfect for summer reading. Don’t forget to visit our web site to check out the thirty titles that we announced in May as finalists for the 80th anniversary Ohioana Book Awards. We just announced the seven winners as this is […]

[…] day or period of celebration, 2. An organized series of events, typically held annually in the same place. Ohioans love festivals. According to Kristian Campana, who runs a wonderful web site called Ohio Festivals (www.ohiofestivals.net), there are more than 2,300 festivals in the state! From arts and crafts, music and drama, sports and nature, cooking and food, wine and beer—there […]

[…] community’s development, particularly in terms of its business activities with the outside world, demonstrates its success and influence in the nineteenth century. Though the Society dissolved in 1898, today its site is a significant historical attraction. Zoar is based on ample primary source material, some never before utilized by historians, and illustrated with thirty historic photographs. Grunenwald, Jill. Reading Behind […]

[…] the awards ceremony live, and the program will air statewide in the coming weeks via cable on public television stations. It can also be viewed on The Ohio Channel’s web site at ohiochannel.org. Our thanks to all who attended, and a special thanks to the sponsors and contributors whose generous support made the event possible. Finally, thanks and congratulations once […]

[…] s o n’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. Pickenpaugh uses diary entries and prison records to paint a picture of daily […]

[…] for April 23 and list community events where you can see your favorite authors before the festival. You can also get the latest news and information on our new web site: http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival/ In This Issue The Director’s Chair …………………….1 2016 Ohioana Book Festival…………1 New Books ………………………………….3 Coming Soon …………………………….12 February 2016 Connecting Readers and Ohio Writers FICTION Dan Andriacco Chuck […]