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Reading Cleveland: Dive into Northeast Ohio's Rich Literary Scene
It's time for some summer reading, and Northeast Ohio is stocked with great reads, reading events and literary culture to enjoy. By Cleveland Magazine Staff
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3 Cleveland-Based Book Influencers to Recommend Your Next Read
As BookTok and Bookstragram continue to guide the literary scene, Zoranne Host, Nahomy Ortiz-Garcia and Mikey Feinman have the best recommendations to help you stock your bookshelf and max out your library card. Lainey Novak
8 Northeast Ohio Book Clubs To Check Out
Meet up at bookstores, pubs, libraries and more at these Greater Cleveland book clubs. No matter your pace or genre, there's a welcoming group ready to turn the page with you. By Christina Rufo
Author Les Roberts Retired Cleveland Detective Milan Jacovich, But He Keeps Writing
The 87-year-old author of the popular Cleveland-based Milan Jacovich private detective novel series opens up about his career and upcoming work. By Vince Guerrieri
Cleveland Public Library’s Main Library Is a Place of Firsts
The impressive Downtown building has educated and welcomed Clevelanders for a full century, offering insights into local history, architecture and literature. By Annie Nickoloff
From the Rust Belt to the Bookshelf: How Two Cleveland Presses Champion Local Authors
Both Gray & Company and Kent State University Press have built business on producing work for Northeast Ohio-based readers. By Maura Zurick
Reading Cleveland: Dive into Northeast Ohio's Rich Literary Scene
It's time for some summer reading, and Northeast Ohio is stocked with great reads, reading events and literary culture to enjoy. By Cleveland Magazine Staff
Superman Soars Over Cleveland in New Movie
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Cleveland! Don’t miss these Downtown landmarks in the new Superman movie, which was filmed in the city in the summer of 2024. By Ava Jelepis
The 81 Essential Cleveland Novels
These stories may be fiction, but they are all set in a real place: Northeast Ohio. Read novels from the 1800s to 2025 that use our home as their home. Edited by Annie Nickoloff
Toni Morrison’s Literary Legacy Lives On in Northeast Ohio
The Lorain native is honored in various spaces across the region for her greater contributions to literature as a Black woman. By Julia Lombardo
With Libby, Kanopy and Sora, Cleveland’s OverDrive Captures New Generations of Readers
From legal document floppy disks to the hugely popular Libby reading app, locally headquartered OverDrive has become a literary tech giant. By Annie Nickoloff