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Cleveland Book Week

Presented by The Cleveland Foundation at multiple locations, Cleveland OH

Sep 18 - 28 2019

Series of special events to celebrate the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and promote Cleveland as a literary destination

Presented by the Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Book Week (Sept. 18-28, 2019) celebrates present and past Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winners, highlights nationally recognized literary talent and offers free literary and literacy-themed events for the community. The fourth annual Cleveland Book Week is anchored by the 84th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards ceremony, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26 in the KeyBank State Theatre at Playhouse Square. This year’s winners are:

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Website: https://www.clevelandfoundation.org/news/book-week/

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An Evening with Sonia Sanchez
Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Kent State University, Kiva Auditorium
Cleveland Public Library presents Writers & Readers: Michael “Killer Mike” Render & Soledad O’Brien
Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.
Maltz Performing Arts Center
A Celebration of Russell Atkins
Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.
Karamu House
On the Water with Tracy K. Smith
Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m.
William G. Mather on North Coast Harbor
Writers Center Stage: Jane Mayer & Frank Rich
Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Maltz Performing Arts Center
84th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Presented by the Cleveland Foundation
Project 400: Our Lived Experience Conference Keynote: Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Friday, Sept. 27 at 9:15 a.m.
Cleveland State University, Wolstein Center
Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul: Andrew Delbanco
Friday, Sept. 27 at noon
The City Club of Cleveland
An Evening with Tommy Orange
Friday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m.
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Ohio City
Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
East Cleveland Public Library