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Outreach Programs of the 2013 Ohioana Book Festival

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Can’t wait for the 2013 Ohioana Book Festival? We’ve got you covered.

Some of the Book Festival authors will be participating in community outreach programming BEFORE the actual Festival – and you can attend their programs!

Thursday May 9

Teen author Rae Carson will be reading and answering questions at the Westland Area Library (located at 4740 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43228) starting at 5:00 p.m.

Novelist Carla Buckley attend a meet and greet book reading at the McConnell Arts Center (located at 777 Evening Street Worthington, OH 43085) starting at 7:00 p.m.

Journalists Sharon Short and Bob Hunter will be meeting fans at the Barnes & Noble at Lennox Town Center (located at 1739 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43212) beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Friday May 10

Novelist Emilie Richards will present at the Martin De Porres Center (located at 2330 Airport Drive Columbus, OH, 43219) from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Novelist Ellis Avery will talk with readers at Stonewall Columbus (located at 1160 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201)from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Broadcasts:

Wednesday May 8

Novelists Carla Buckley and Raul Ramos y Sanchez will chat on VOICECorps’ “The Morning Exchange” from 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon.

Not all of the outreach programming Ohioana arranges for the Book Festival is open to the public. We would like to thank Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus School for Girls, and Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center for hosting author programs for their students and patients.

Can’t wait for the Ohioana Book Festival?

Friday, April 27th, 2012

The 2012 Ohioana Book Festival is just over two weeks away, but you can join some of the Festival authors during their community outreach BEFORE the Festival! During the week leading up to the Festival, some of our authors will be reading, presenting, and be interviewed in programming that is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

On Thursday, May 3 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Join Robin Yocum as he reads from his new novel Favorite Sons at the OSU ReadAloud!
The Ohio State University – Thompson Library Room 202, Columbus, Ohio.

On Tuesday, May 8 from 4:00 -5:30 p.m. Nancy Petro will be reading from and discussing her book False Justice at the Ohioana Library and the State Library of Ohio – 274 E. First Ave., Columbus, Ohio

Wednesday, May 9 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Donald Ray Pollock will be at the Peggy McConnell Art Center, 777 Evening St., Worthington, Ohio reading from The Devil All the Time.

On Thursday, May 10 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Cartoonist Tom Batiuk will be at Laughing Ogre Comics, 4258 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio; from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Elise Meyers Walker will be discussing her book Look to Lazarus at the Lennox Center Barnes & Noble, 1739 Olentangy River Rd., Columbus, Ohio; and from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., mystery writer Les Roberts will be sharing Detective Milan Jacovich’s cases at the Easton Barnes & Noble, Easton Town Center, 4005 Townsfair Way, Columbus, Ohio.

OBF ON THE AIR!

You can listen to broadcasts with Ohioana Book Festival authors:

On Thursday, May 10 from 11 a.m. – 12 noon catch authors Tom Batiuk, Cinda Williams Chima, and Casey Daniels on WOSU-FM 89.7’s All Sides with Ann Fisher. At the same time,  Nancy Roe Pimm and  Donald Ray Pollock will be on VOICECorps‘ Morning Exchange with Amy Billerman. Both programs will air from 11a.m. – 12 noon and will also be recorded as podcasts!