‘He was going to change the world’: Friends and family remember the life of Tomás Pacheco
The Columbus writer, who died on June 16 at age 24, leaves behind a legacy that those interviewed said will endure long after his passing.
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The urgency of the moment leads Christopher Sunami to ‘Free Your Mind’
The Columbus philosopher and author hopes to spark a larger conversation with his new collection, which he’ll celebrate with a release event at Clintonville Books on Wednesday, July 1.
Hanif Abdurraqib named recipient of the 2026 Weston International Award
The celebrated Columbus poet and author is the latest winner of the literary award for nonfiction, given each year by the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
How to disappear temporarily with Darren Demaree
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of his new collection, ‘Got There: Poems on Vanishing,’ with a reading at Prologue Bookshop on Wednesday, June 10.
Isaac Fitzgerald finds himself on the trail of Johnny Appleseed
The author will discuss his new book, ‘American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed,’ in conversation with the poet Maggie Smith at WOSU Ross Community Studio on Tuesday, May 19.
Cynthia Amoah to explore concepts of identity, lineage in Aminah Robinson residency
The Columbus poet has big plans for the next couple of months that she’s slated to work in Robinson’s former home on the East Side, but she’s going to start by taking things room by room.
Akhim Yuseff Cabey unpacks the human collateral of racism in ‘Get Funky, Get Swoll’
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of his debut collection in conversation with Marcus Jackson at Prologue Bookshop on Friday, May 8.
Erin Osmon brings it back home with ‘Won’t Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America’
The Indiana-born, Nashville-based music journalist will discuss her new book in conversation with Columbus poet Maggie Smith at Prologue Bookshop tonight (Monday, May 4).
Sara Abou Rashed demands action with ‘Theories of Return’
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of her debut collection at the McConnell Arts Center on Thursday, April 30, reading alongside Mandy Shunnarah and Scott Woods.
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.
The urgency of the moment leads Christopher Sunami to ‘Free Your Mind’
The Columbus philosopher and author hopes to spark a larger conversation with his new collection, which he’ll celebrate with a release event at Clintonville Books on Wednesday, July 1.
Hanif Abdurraqib named recipient of the 2026 Weston International Award
The celebrated Columbus poet and author is the latest winner of the literary award for nonfiction, given each year by the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
How to disappear temporarily with Darren Demaree
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of his new collection, ‘Got There: Poems on Vanishing,’ with a reading at Prologue Bookshop on Wednesday, June 10.
Isaac Fitzgerald finds himself on the trail of Johnny Appleseed
The author will discuss his new book, ‘American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed,’ in conversation with the poet Maggie Smith at WOSU Ross Community Studio on Tuesday, May 19.
Cynthia Amoah to explore concepts of identity, lineage in Aminah Robinson residency
The Columbus poet has big plans for the next couple of months that she’s slated to work in Robinson’s former home on the East Side, but she’s going to start by taking things room by room.
Akhim Yuseff Cabey unpacks the human collateral of racism in ‘Get Funky, Get Swoll’
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of his debut collection in conversation with Marcus Jackson at Prologue Bookshop on Friday, May 8.
Erin Osmon brings it back home with ‘Won’t Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America’
The Indiana-born, Nashville-based music journalist will discuss her new book in conversation with Columbus poet Maggie Smith at Prologue Bookshop tonight (Monday, May 4).
Sara Abou Rashed demands action with ‘Theories of Return’
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of her debut collection at the McConnell Arts Center on Thursday, April 30, reading alongside Mandy Shunnarah and Scott Woods.
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.