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Meet the Columbus Black-Owned Bookstore Collective

Tracy Ramey of Tastes & Tomes will join fellow collective members Barbara Bailey (Eqstesi by B.E.E.) and Megan Turner (Rooted Books) in a panel discussion at Zora’s House from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, as part of the inaugural National Black Bookstore Day.

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Maggie Smith is content not having all of the answers

The Columbus poet’s new collection, ‘A Suit or a Suitcase,’ confronts more existential concepts such as aging, time, memory, and the durability (or not) of self.

Go estate sailing with Columbus author Kate Davis 

‘Bring Cash: A Guide to Estate Sales in the Midwest and Beyond,’ out now, serves as both a how-to guide for those new to the pastime and an endearingly rambling love letter to the people, places, and events that helped to nurture the passion in Davis.

Marcus Jackson finds beauty in life’s simple things

The Columbus poet, who will read this week as part of ‘Rhapsody & Refrain’ at Streetlight Guild, addresses a range of big ideas in poems where the language is frequently stripped to the studs.

Brian Canini takes stock of 25 years in self-publishing

The Columbus comics artist will unpack lessons learned over the last quarter-century in a weekend talk at SPACE.

Sarah Schulman believes solidarity movements would benefit from embracing imperfection

‘If we can reconceptualize solidarity as a series of errors and self-criticisms and changing paths, I think it becomes something much less scary for people,’ said the author, who will discuss ‘The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity’ at Thurber House on Thursday, March 26.

‘Rollerderby’ creator Lisa Carver takes a rare look back

Attendees will portray everyone from Courtney Love to Carver’s mother in reenacting interviews from the landmark zine at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters on Friday, March 27.

Angelo Thomas finds blue skies on the other end of the rainbow in ‘Somewhere…’

The filmmaker will join artist Rebecca Butterworth in celebrating the release of their new ‘Wizard of Oz’-inspired comic at Laughing Ogre from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14.

Lesley Jenike scrapes away the veneer with ‘City of Toys’

In her new essay collection, out today (Monday, March 9), the Columbus author said she opens up ‘in a way I don’t in my everyday life.’

Fifteen years in, Ken Eppstein remains committed to Nix Comics

‘There’s just the improbability of 15 years, and all of the things that have to happen to end up where I am now, doing what I’ve done, and doing what I continue to do.’