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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