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    Sep. 15, 2017

    Ten years ago

    It’s a day of nostalgia for us at Ohioana because ten years ago today, September 15, 2007, the very first Ohioana Book Festival was presented, “A ‘Good Roots’ Celebration,” based on the book edited by Lisa A. Watts and published by Ohio University Press & Swallow Press. Ten contributors to the book, including Lisa, came to Columbus for that inaugural ... Read More
    Aug. 29, 2017

    Announcing an evening of fun and books: The 2017 Ohioana Awards!

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    Awards
    Join us for one of Ohioana’s most elegant evenings: the 76th Ohioana Awards on October 6. We’ll gather in the Statehouse Atrium on Friday, October 6,  from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and honor our writers and Ohioana’s grand tradition of recognizing some deserving and creative people. Tickets are $50 and available for purchase. The cost includes wine and hors ... Read More
    Jul. 23, 2017

    Book Festival 2018

    Even though 2018 seems like it’s far into the future, it’s practically tomorrow when it comes to the Ohioana Book Festival. Yes, we have begun planning for our 2018 event and we are once again reaching out to qualifying authors. The festival will be held on Saturday April 14, 2018, and we’re returning to the Sheraton Columbus Capitol Square. The ... Read More
    Jul. 14, 2017

    Ohioana Announces the 2017 Ohioana Awards

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    Awards
    The Ohioana Library has announced the winners of the 2017 Ohioana Awards, including seven book awards and the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant. First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 75 years has been honored, from ... Read More
    May. 31, 2017

    Tiffany McDaniel: The Summer That Melted Everything

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    Awards
    Writing
    In recognition of the five finalists in fiction for the Ohioana Book Award, we’re featuring a question and answer with each author over the next few weeks. This week’s post features Tiffany McDaniel. Tiffany  is an Ohio native whose writing is inspired by the rolling hills and buckeye woods of the land she knows. A poet and artist, she is ... Read More
    Apr. 26, 2017

    Ohioana Library Announces 2017 Book Award Finalists.

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    Awards
    The Ohioana Library is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2017 Ohioana Book Awards. First given in 1942, the awards are the second oldest state literary prizes in the nation and honor outstanding achievement by Ohio authors in five categories: Fiction, Poetry, Juvenile Literature, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Nonfiction. The sixth category, About Ohio/Ohioan, may also include books ... Read More
    Apr. 14, 2017

    One for the record books!

    The 11th annual Ohioana Book Festival is now part of history! From the people eagerly waiting to get in before the doors opened, the large and enthusiastic crowds at many panel discussions, the huge number of kids and teens in their special spaces, the lines of people waiting to check out at The Book Loft, and the fact that our two ... Read More
    Apr. 06, 2017

    Ohioana Book Festival

    It’s here! Hope you have time on Saturday to join us for the Ohioana Book Festival! It’s free! This is the 11th one, and we’re just as thrilled and psyched for this event as we were for the first one in 2007! (Isn’t the poster fantastic? It’s the creation of Lindsay Ward. She’s going to be at the festival too!) ... Read More
    Mar. 01, 2017

    The New Kid in Town

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    News
    It’s so exciting to have a new bookstore in town! Gramercy Books in Columbus suburb city Bexley opened its doors just about six weeks ago. What? Aren’t independent bookstores dead? Didn’t they get buried in the rise of the big box stores like Barnes & Noble and Borders? Yes and no. Borders, of course, is gone. And you can buy ... Read More