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Don't blink

Malcom Gladwell speaks at the Michigan Theater

Memoir mentoring

Instructor Lori May will hold a memoir workshop at Owens Community College.

Brains left over

In the business of writing—editing, securing agents and publishing deals—it’s all too easy to lose track of the simple joy of writing.

Mazel tov on the books

What do song parodies, art forgers and Superman all have in common?

Thirteen years of writing

Lovers of the written word, November is yours to celebrate.

Tell-a-thon

The Frogtown Storytelling Guild marks its 13th year of Tellabration featuring stories for grown-ups, ranging from legends to romantic sagas.

Changing history

Jeff Greenfield has worn many hats during his storied career—including speechwriter, essayist, political pundit and television host—but perhaps his favorite occupation is author of alternative histories.

The write stuff

November brings “thirty days and nights of literary abandon,” according to the organization promoting National Novel Writing Month.

A literary exploration of the afterlife

Just in time for the bewitching season, author and ghost hunter John Kachuba will bring his phantasmal expertise to the table.

Salvage Tales

The short story may be the most finely-tuned (and hard-to-master-) literary medium.

A monumental occasion

On December 18, George Clooney will release the historical drama film Monument Men.

A prisoner of poetry

Many of those sentenced to a maximum security prison come out with lessons learned.

Streets are alive

Toledo-area writers and poets have been commissioned to take advantage of the Poetry Sidewalks project...

Are you a poet?

Toledo's favorite poetry night, Poetry Tuesdays at the Collingwood Arts Center...

Pieces of the past

Kiosks will be on display in the Kent, Sanger, Birmingham, and Maumee branches and then rotate to other branches