Award-winning author J. Everett Prewitt joined us for our inaugural Northcoast Writers’ Showcase.
He discussed why he writes, how libraries have helped him and Literary Cleveland — a local nonprofit that offers classes and events for writers and readers.
Rebekah Frumkin, author of the spectacular The Comedown, visited our region earlier this month.
While here, she discussed what makes a story worthwhile to her, struggled to think of a single happy story that she enjoys, and explained how her philosophy degree helps her as a writer and storyteller.
If you’re looking for a reading recommendation, Frumkin also named books she loved so much that she wished she’d written them, including Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Zadie Smith’s White Teeth, Hanya Yanagihara’s The People in the Trees and James Hannaham’s Delicious Foods.
Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft creator Tom Batiuk joined us last month for our inaugural Northcoast Writers’ Showcase.
He discussed how he became a cartoonist and his favorite stories from 46 years of creating comics strips.
He also explains why cartoonists need knowledge “a mile wide and an inch deep.”
Emmy Award-winning news anchor Romona Robinson joined us last month for our inaugural Northcoast Writers’ Showcase.
She discussed what inspired her to write her autobiography, A Dirt Road to Somewhere.
Robinson also told us what chapter was the most painful to write… and about the time a 500-pound bear bit her.
“One of the interesting things about midwives … they make great heroines, because they walk a razor’s edge between life and death. Mostly life, but occasionally not.”
Retired midwife and author Patricia Harman visited us earlier this week. She discussed:
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