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11. Reliable fundraising in unreliable times : what good causes need to know to survive and thrive, Kim Klein. I checked this book out as a potential source and inspiration for writing grants. I’m investigating grant writing to continue the computer classes I had been teaching. Not sure if it was good for that purpose, [...]
Breaking night : a memoir of forgiveness, survival, and my journey from homeless to Harvard, by Liz Murray. Wow. I didn’t think anything could be harder to read than Halse Anderson’s “Wintergirls.” This autobiography was well written, even lyrical, and the view so honest– but it is very hard to read at times because it [...]
Kim Stagliano, author of “All I Can Handle: I’m No Mother Theresa” will sign copies of her book July 23 at the Learned Owl bookstore, 204 N. Main St. in Hudson. For details, call 330-653-2252. In All I Can Handle: I’m No Mother Teresa, mother, wife and down-to-earth human beingKim Stagliano tells the inspiring, heartwarming, and utterly hysterical story of [...]
Mystery writer Les Roberts will speak and autograph copies of his new book, The Cleveland Creep, on Saturday July 23, 2011 from 1-2 pm at Borders Books & Music; 335 Howe Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. The event is free and open to the public. The Cleveland Creep (hardcover / $24.95 / 264 pages) is the [...]
Largely Literary Theater Company co-founders Sara Showman and Mark Dawidziak will present a spirited program of ghost stories at the Books for Africa Library Project’s annual fundraising dinner. The event begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, in the St. Bernard Church Social Hall. The church is in downtown Akron, at the intersection of Broadway [...]
Kim Howdyshell of Cuyahoga Falls will have a booksigning July 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Berean Christian Store, 143 Rothrock Road # A, in Copley. Howdyshell will be available to sign copies of her Christian Life book, Becoming Wives Who Please God: Our Goal, Our Aim, Our Desire.
On July 6, Diane Stresing will bring the newly updated edition of her hiking book, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles to the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N Main St, Hudson) for a autographing and Q & A session, beginning at 7 p.m. This popular collection of day hikes in the Cleveland area (including Akron and [...]
On June 21, New York Times Bestselling author Linda Castillo will join the Learned Owl Book Shop’s Book Club in a Bar to talk about her series of thrillers. These gritty police procedurals are set in a fictional Ohio Amish community. The talk kicks off at 7 p.m., upstairs at the Old Whedon Grille (200 N [...]
5. Ash, by Malinda Lo. This is a different take on the Cinderella story. There are many common elements with the well-known fairy tale: Ash, or Aisling, is a happy, contented girl until her mother and, later, her father dies. Her stepmother makes Ash a servant to pay off her father’s debts. Ash serves both the [...]
Northern Ohio Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrator Presents “The Picture Book Uncovered” May 20 through 22. The event will be at the Holiday Inn Cleveland – South, 6001 Rockside Road in Independence. Call 216-524-8050 Ext. 298 for reservations – Note “N Ohio SCBWI Reserved Block” Join SCBWI for a weekend to uncover the secrets of creating, [...]