Lit

Curtain Call: Author Dave Eggers welcomed to the Peristyle

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

Discussing his new novel Contrapposto Dave Eggers, award-winning writer and editor, visits the Toledo Museum of Art’s Peristyle Theater, Thursday, June 11. Eggers rose to...

City Pages: Former Jeep Union Steward Publishes First Poetry Collection

Jennifer Ellison

A Toledo autoworker channels working class grit and lived experience into his debut standalone poetry collection No matter the choices we make and the paths...

Book Notes June 2026

TCP Staff

Authors! with Natasha Lester: Main Library The Toledo Lucas County Public Library hosts Authors! with Natasha Lester, a discussion with the bestselling author about her...

Toledo-based author releases latest book called “Zombie Seagulls”

Kurt Anthony Krug

For years, Jim Bolone has wanted to publish “Zombie Seagulls and 13 Other Spine-Chilling Tales” (Mission Point Press $13), his collection of horror short...

Local Author’s Book Hits the Shelves

Jennifer Ellison

Toledo has a plethora of talented writers to call its own yet another has seen her work debut to the eager readers of the...

Coach Milli’s Beating the Odds Inspires Healing, Growth and Intentional Living

Kristi Sellers

New Book By Somica Alexander Blends Personal Testimony, Reflection And Empowerment To Help Readers Move Beyond Survival Mode For Somica Alexander, known by many as...

Book Notes May 2026

TCP Staff

Wild Reads Book Club: Toledo Zoo The Toledo Zoo hosts Wild Reads Book Club, a nature-inspired gathering for book lovers featuring engaging discussions, light drinks...

City Pages: Explore Toledo’s Extensive Jazz Scene

Julie Pompa

Toledo today is a very different place than in the 1950s, or the 1920s, but not everything changes over time. A different landscape and...

At the Corner of Memory and Belonging-Carryout at the Heart of the City

Melissa Lee

On May 5, the University of Iowa Press will release Carryout, a debut collection of linked short stories by journalist and writer Hasan Dudar....

Book Notes April 2026

TCP Staff

Authors! with Lindy Ryan – Dollface The Toledo Lucas County Public Library welcomes horror author Lindy Ryan, as part of the Authors! series, for a...

Ode To The Zipcode Finalists 2026

TCP Staff

Five digits can say a lot about who we are, and for 10 years, Toledoans have been turning their zip codes into artwork. The...

#5poets5parks

Christy Frank

A moment in the prairie On an early fall afternoon at Cannonball Prairie Metropark, poet Charles Malone started on the Leopard Frog Trail, admiring the...

City Pages: Toledo Author Deb Weilnau Has Stories That Heal

Melissa Lee

Deb Weilnau is a Toledo-area author, speaker and educator whose work demonstrates how resilience can be transformed into meaningful action. Through memoir, children’s literature...

Book Notes March 2026

TCP Staff

Authors! with Deborah Goodrich Royce Meet author Deborah Goodrich Royce for a discussion of her literary thrillers, including her upcoming release Best Boy. Known for award-winning...

Nick Petrie Brings The Dark Time to Toledo

Melissa Lee

Bestselling thriller author Nick Petrie will celebrate the launch of his newest novel, The Dark Time (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, March 10), with an appearance...

Mary Kubica Thrilled to Sign Latest Mystery Novel at The Toledo Library

Kurt Anthony Krug

Believe it or not, Mary Kubica, a New York Times bestselling author of 10 psychological thrillers – three of which have been optioned –...

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