River of Heaven
Past and present collide in Lee Martin's novel of a man, his brother, and the dark secret that both connects and divides them. Haunting and beautifully wrought, River of Heaven weaves a story of love and loss, confession and redemption, and the mystery buried with a boy named Dewey Finn." "On an April evening in 1955, Dewey died on the railroad tracks outside Mt. Gilead, Illinois, and the mystery of his death still confounds the people of this small town." "River of Heaven begins some fifty years later and centers on the story of Dewey's boyhood friend Sam Brady, whose solitary adult life is much formed by what really went on in the days leading up to that evening at the tracks. It's a story he'd do anything to keep from telling, but when his brother, Cal, returns to Mt. Gilead after decades of self-exile, it threatens to come to the surface.--BOOK JACKET.
An Interview with Dr. Carolyn S. Brodie
2009 Ohio Advocate of Literacy Award Winner
The 25th Annual Virginia Hamilton Conference
An Interview with Judith Mansour-Thomas, Executive Director of The Lit: Cleveland's Literary Center
2009 Winner Ohio Advocate of Literary Arts Award
Ohio Advocates of Literacy and the Literary Arts Award Winners Announced
The LIT and the Virginia Hamilton Conference have been awarded the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library's Ohio Advocates of Literacy and the Literary Arts Awards.
An Interview with Brad Meltzer
The Ohio Center for the Book interviewed Brad Meltzer about his newest novel, The Book of Lies, influenced by the life of Cleveland Ohio native Jerry Siegel, the creator of Superman. Meltzer is a #1 bestselling author of The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, and The Zero Game. He will discuss and sign The Book of Lies on Wednesday, September 10th at 7 p.m.
Angela Johnson, Ohio's Featured Author at the National Book Festival
The Ohio Center for the Book is proud to feature Children’s Author Angela Johnson at the 2008 National Book Festival. One of the most prolific and celebrated American children’s authors, Angela Johnson has written over 40 books for youth of all ages.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The Cleveland Public Library participates in The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award by nominating up to three novels each year for the Award. Nominations are made by 115 libraries in capital and major cities in 38 countries throughout the world.
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