Literature
The Ohio University English Department’s Program in Creative Writing Presents: The 38th Spring Literary Festival
Baker Center Theater 1 Park Place, Athens, OH, United States +1 moreThe Ohio University English Department plans to hold 2024 Spring Literary Festival on the Athens campus on March 20-21. Authors scheduled to attend include Lily Hoàng, Chigozie Obioma, and Mary Szybist. March 20th – Baker Center Theater 7:30 pm: Mary Szybist Lecture 8:30 pm: Lily Hoàng Reading March 21st – Walter Hall Rotunda 10 am:... Read More
The Ohio University English Department’s Program in Creative Writing Presents: The 38th Spring Literary Festival
Baker Center Theater 1 Park Place, Athens, OH, United States +1 moreThe Ohio University English Department plans to hold 2024 Spring Literary Festival on the Athens campus on March 20-21. Authors scheduled to attend include Lily Hoàng, Chigozie Obioma, and Mary Szybist. March 20th – Baker Center Theater 7:30 pm: Mary Szybist Lecture 8:30 pm: Lily Hoàng Reading March 21st – Walter Hall Rotunda 10 am:... Read More
Silver Screens and Golden Dreams: A Social History of Burmese Cinema
Baker Center Room 231 Ohio University Campus BuildingJoin us for an engaging discussion with author Jane Ferguson on her book, Silver Screens and Golden Dreams: A Social History of Burmese Cinema. In a tour-de-force study of sixty years of cinematic entertainment, the book traces the veins of Burmese popular movies across three periods in history: the colonial era, the parliamentary democracy period,... Read More
Author Event with David Brennan
65 s court st athens ohio 45701 65 S Court St, Athens, OH, United StatesJoin us on April 27th to meet with local author David Brennan here at Little Professor to discuss his new book, "Baby Gangs of Athens". This hilarious book explores the secret lives of babies in Athens, culminating in the annual Baby Gangs Drag Race! Event begins at 11AM.
Hiking Waterfalls Ohio: Author Presentation and Book Signing with Mary Reed
The Plains Public Library 14 S. Plains Road, The Plains, OH, United StatesLocal author Mary Reed's latest book is Hiking Waterfalls Ohio, which provides trailhead directions, trail descriptions, maps, and full-color photos of more than 50 waterfall hikes in the Buckeye State. Join Mary for a slide show and Q&A about the hikes in the book, followed by a book signing.
The Underground Railroad in Ohio
The public is invited to a Summer Lecture series event hosted by the Ross County Historical Society. Author and native Ohioan Kathy Schulz will be reading from her new book, The Underground Railroad in Ohio. The event will take place Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 on the grounds of the Ross County Heritage Center located... Read More
Athens Public Library Author Talk – Dr. Janice Collins: Books to Inspire
Our guest speaker is Dr. Janice Collins, a Kopenhaver Fellow and an Associate Professor at the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. She earned a Ph.D. in Communications from the Scripps College of Communications at Ohio University, specializing in Media Management and Critical Cultural Theory with an Associate Certification in Women's Studies. Salt... Read More
Athens Public Library Author Talk – Dr. Janice Collins: Books to Raise Consciousness
Athens Public Library 30 Home St, Athens, OH, United StatesOur guest speaker is Dr. Janice Collins, a Kopenhaver Fellow and an Associate Professor at the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. She earned a Ph.D. in Communications from the Scripps College of Communications at Ohio University, specializing in Media Management and Critical Cultural Theory with an Associate Certification in Women's Studies. 250... Read More
Visiting Fiction Writer: Jeanne Thornton
Galbreath Chapel (College Green)Jeanne Thornton is the author of the novel The Dream of Doctor Bantam and the collection The Black Emerald, both shortlisted for the Lambda Literary award. She is also the copublisher of the independent press Instar Books and the writer and illustrator of the webcomics, Bad Mother and The Man Who Hates Fun. She is a 2015 Lambda Literary Fellow in fiction... Read More
Visiting Poet: Sara Henning
Galbreath Chapel (College Green)Sara Henning is the author of the poetry collections Burn (Southern Illinois University Press, 2024), a 2022 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Editor’s Selection; Terra Incognita (Ohio University Press, 2022), winner of the 2021 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize; and View from True North (Southern Illinois University Press, 2018), winner of the 2017 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition... Read More