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Meet and Meditate with Author Mallika Chopra

TCP Staff

In Mallika Chopra’s chronicle, Living with Intent: My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace and Joy, she shares her experience finding balance in her life.

The History of Karate and The Masters Who Made It

TCP Staff

Gathering Volumes Bookstore welcomes author, Mark Cramer, for a celebration on his new book release, The History of Karate and the Masters Who Made It.

TMA’s Art Book Club Checks Out ‘A Natural History of the Senses’

TCP Staff

The 1990 non-fiction book combines scientific fact with lore and history, telling a dynamic story on our abilities to smell, taste, hear, touch and see.

The Steinem Sisters Collection

Erin Marsh

With the widespread discussion of the Time’s Up Movement and #MeToo, the addition of the Steinem Sisters Collection to the Toledo Lucas County Public Library (TLCPL) is relevant and timely.

Literary Trivia Night at Gathering Volumes

Jayce Rubel

Know a lot about books? Have a team of friends or family that enjoy competition? Literary Trivia night at Gathering Volumes is an excellent...

Good Things Come In Threes at Gathering Volumes

Athena Cocoves

Meet multiple authors during one exciting afternoon at Gathering Volumes as three visiting authors Kristen Lepionka, Lara Lillibridge, and Ken Schneck read from and...

Banana Mob Rule: Produce, Blackmail and the Mafia in Ohio

Jon Ruggiero

Weird historical tidbits like this fill the pages of Ohio’s Black Hand Syndicate: The Birth of Organized Crime in America, a new book published by Arcadia Press, that looks at the rise of organized crime in Ohio, thanks to the John Amicon Brothers and Company fruit store in Marion.

Nathan Elias’ ‘Glass City Blues’, A Chapbook of Poems

Athena Cocoves

In “Night Ride Along the River,” Nathan Elias writes: “I could have died / coasting down / River Road, / firing your gun /...

H.A. Bryan Book Reading and Signing Event

Courtney Probert

Local author H.A. Bryan’s book Healing in the Woods, showcases twins Annie and Drew, outcasts at school who are bullied by fellow classmates.

Cocklebur Press Poetry Reading with A.S. Coomer

Courtney Probert

The Cocklebur Press, an independent publisher of poetry, will feature writer and musician A.S. Coomer at the June poetry reading.

Art Book Club Discusses History of the Senses

Courtney Probert

Have you ever wondered how to engage your senses through art and the natural world? Not just by seeing––but utilizing all of your senses.

‘Caps, Capes, and Caring’ Book Launch at Mulford Library

TCP Staff

Explore their unique history with memories and stories from nearly 100 Toledo nursing school graduates in a new UT Press title authored by five nurses.

Cocklebur Press Releases First Book—Point of Departure

TCP Staff

Celebrate the first of, what will likely be, many books to come, with an evening of party and poetry. BYOB. Cash donation required.

Ekphrastic Poetry Awards Ceremony

Morgan Kovacs

Spend the evening listening to the participants read their work and celebrate the written art form.

Turning the Page: People Called Women

Kelly Thompson

New owner, big plans for feminist bookstore.

Book Signing with Charlie Rowell

TCP Staff

Meet with author Charlie Rowell for a book signing of his newest release, “My Cousin, Charlene,” a legal thriller set in Toledo.

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