Literary/Lectures

The Mercantile Library

AIA Cincinnati | 1308 Race St., Ste.104, Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-421-4661

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American Sign Museum | 1330 Monmouth Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45225. 513-541-6366

  • Sept. 3, 7 p.m. “Full Circle: The Golden Era, Decline and Renaissance of the American Carousel”

Angelico Project | 6616 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230

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Athenaeum of Ohio | Bartlett Center, 6616 Beechmont Ave. Cincinnati, 45230

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Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center | 620 Greenup St., Covington, KY 41011. 859-431-0020

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Barnes & Noble | 513-972-5146

Author Discussions (virtual):

  • Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Charlotte McConaghy “Wild Dark Shore”
  • Sept. 29, 3 p.m. Ann Cleeves “The Dying Light”
  • Oct. 6, 6 p.m. Barbara Kingsolver “Partita”
  • Oct. 13, 6 p.m. Bonnie Garmus “Peck & Peck”

Behringer-Crawford Museum | 1600 Montague Rd., Covington, KY 41011. 859-491-4003

  • Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. NKY History Hour (virtual)

Bookmatters Book Fair | Hi-Wire Brewing, Norwood

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Books by the Banks | Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, downtown.

  • Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebration of local authors

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio | 7162 Reading Rd., Suite 600, Cincinnati, OH 45237. 513-672-3702

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Christ Church Cathedral | 318 E. Fourth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-621-1817

  • Sept. 24, noon-1 p.m. Community Issues Forum

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library | 800 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-369-6900

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Cincinnati Art Book Fair | The Carnegie, Covington

  • Aug. 2027. Celebration of books about art

Cincinnati Art Museum | 953 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-721-2787

3rd Saturday, 11:30 a.m. & 3rd Sunday, 10:30 a.m. See the Story:

  • Sept. 19 & 20. Susan Vreeland “Luncheon of the Boating Party”
  • Nov. 21 & 22. Benjamin Mee “We Bought a Zoo”

Cincinnati Museum Center | 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203. 513-287-7000

  • 4th Tuesdays. Live Virtual Speakers Bureau Presentations (virtual)

Cincinnati Preservation | John Hauck House, 812 Dayton St., Cincinnati, OH 45214.513-721-4506

4th Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Preservation in the Park (Bellevue Pavilion):

  • Sept. 24. Paul Debono: “Ohio Plays: History of Cincinnati Black Baseball”

Cincinnati Storytelling Festival | Know Theatre, Over-the-Rhine

  • Nov. 12-14. National and international storytellers

Cincinnati Zoo | 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45220. 513-281-4700

  • March-April: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Barrows Conservation Lectures

Cincy Bookstore Crawl

  • Oct. 2-4. Independent bookstore crawl on both sides of the river

Clifton Cultural Arts Center | 3412 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati OH 45220. 513-497-2860

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Contemporary Arts Center | 44 E. Sixth St., Cincinnati, OH 513-345-2941

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Fitton Center | 101 S. Monument St., Hamilton, OH 45011. 513-863-8873

Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. Celebrating Self Series:

  • Oct. 7. Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie: “A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams”
  • Nov. 4. Tom Tsuchiya
  • Dec. 2. Allyson West: “Christmas Movies”
  • Jan. 6. Amanda Bull Chafin: “Tech Talk”
  • Feb. 3. Frances McGee-Cromartie: “Patriot Cause”
  • March 3. Nick St. Pierre: “Behind the Mascot‘s Mask”
  • April 7. Hughes Norton: “Rainmaker”

Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council

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Grail in the US | 931 O’Bannonville Rd., Loveland OH 45140

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Harriet Beecher Stowe House | 2950 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45206. 513-751-0651

  • 3rd Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Open mic with Zeda Stew
  • Oct. 14, 7 p.m. Voices for Truth seminar series: Toni Morrison Essays “Imagination & Memory”
  • Oct. 25, 4 p.m. Semi-Colon Club book discussion: “Lovecraft Country”

Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion | 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220. 513-221-1875

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Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati Museum Center, Union Terminal. 513-487-3055

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Irish Heritage Center | 3905 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226. 513-533-0100

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Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati | 8487 Ridge Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236

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Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | 8499 Ridge Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236

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Joseph-Beth Booksellers | 2692 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45208. 513-396-8960

  • Sept. 25, 7 p.m. Discussion: Alexis Nikole Nelson “Happy Snacking Don’t Die!”
  • Sept. 28, 7 p.m. Discussion: Andy Beshear “Go and Do Likewise”
  • Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Discussion: Karen Garloch “Stray Voltage”
  • Oct. 8, 7 p.m. Discussion: Sophia Huneycutt “The House Built on Alligator Bones”
  • Oct. 9, 7 p.m. Discussion: Travis Baldree “Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel”
  • Oct. 10, 7 p.m. Discussion: Peter King “The Game”
  • Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Discussion: Asa Drake “Beauty Talks” • Carolina Hotchandani “The Book Eaters” • Felicia Zamora “Murmuration Archives”
  • Nov. 17, 7 p.m. Discussion: Judge (Ret.) Pierre H. Bergeron and Shannon Price “The Jury’s Out”
  • Dec. 1, 7 p.m. Discussion: Sheila Williams “Daughters of the Wind”

Lloyd Library and Museum | 917 Plum St., Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-721-3707

  • Oct. 21, 7-8 p.m. Panel: Annette Januzzi Wick: “Chestnuts: The Comeback Kids?”
  • Nov. 4, 7-8 p.m. Discussion: John Munsell: “Agroforestry: A Multifunctional and Resilient Landscape Pathway” (virtual)

Mayerson JCC | 8485 Ridge Ave., Amberley. 513-761-7500

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Mercantile Library | 414 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-621-0717

  • Sept. 14, 6 p.m. Discussion: Kari Gunter-Seymour “All That Teethes Within”
  • Sept. 17, 6 p.m. Memoir Lecture: Roxane Gay
  • Sept. 22, 6 p.m. Discussion: Sarah Stankorb “Damned If She Does”
  • Sept. 23, 6 p.m. Discussion: “London Falling”
  • Oct. 5, 6 p.m. Discussion: Jonathan Cheng “Korean Messiah”
  • Oct. 7, 6 p.m. Words & Music Lecture: Carrie Brownstein
  • Oct. 13, 6 p.m. Discussion: Scott Anderson “King of Kings”
  • Oct. 15, 6 p.m. Science & Nature Lecture: Zoë Schlanger
  • Oct. 20, 6 p.m. Discussion: Pauletta Hansel “Understory – A Women’s History of Appalachia”
  • Nov. 7, 6 p.m. Niehoff Lecture: Min Jin Lee (Hyatt Regency)
  • Nov. 13, 6 p.m. Discussion: Walter Stahr “William Howard Taft”
  • Nov. 19, 6 p.m. Discussion: Preeti Parikh “Blue Selvage”

Miami University Regionals

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MORTAR | 1329 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

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National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. 513-333-7500

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NextUp Cincinnati (formerly the Network of Executive Women)

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Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY 41099

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Ohio Library Council

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Originary Arts Initiative | originaryartsinitiative@gmail.com

  • Mondays, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Writer’s Table with Dick Hague (virtual)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

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Over-the-Rhine Museum | 513-813-7309

  • Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-noon. Ohio Open Doors: OTR Museum Sneak Peek and planning discussion with Architectural Restoration (12 Findlay St.)

Poetry at Artifact | Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., Cincinnati, OH 45223

  • First Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Poetry Night (Urban Artifact)

Roebling Books & Coffee | 601 Overton St., Newport, KY 41071

  • Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m. Discussion: Denise Derya Brandt “Istanbul Dreaming”

Skirball Museum | Hebrew Union College, 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220

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Swell | 2936 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45225

  • Literary events, salons, visual arts

Taft Theatre | 317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

  • Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. Professor Brian Cox

Urban Appalachian Community Coalition | 329 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220

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WAVE Foundation at Newport Aquarium | One Levee Way Suite 1103, Newport, KY 41071

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The Well | 2868 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45225

  • Thursdays, 6 p.m. Mindful Poetry local gathering

Women of Appalachia Project

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Women Writing for a Change | 6906 Plainfield Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236. 513-272-1171

  • 2nd Tuesday, 6 p.m. Open mic night

Word of Mouth Cincinnati | MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

  • Final Sunday, 6 p.m. Open poetry mic

World Affairs Council

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