Archive for April, 2009

Ohioana Book Festival in May Ohio Magazine

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Ohio magazine has once again featured the Ohioana Book Festival, in a fabulous article written by Jennifer Rogers.

“Author! Author!” includes interviews with OBF featured authors R.L. Stine and Peter Mansoor.

In the article, Stine says, “I love meeting my readers. It’s actually quite helpful to do so — I get to see what they look like, what they wear. It’s nice to see these people in person, since I’m at home writing for them all of the time.”

Mansoor, is also very enthusiastic. “I’m excited about this,” he says. “I think it’s a great opportunity for the people of Ohio to see authors in person and to ask questions.”

There will be plenty of opportunities to meet both R.L. Stine and Peter Mansoor at the Ohioana Book Festival. Check out the schedule for the day’s events here for times when Mansoor, Stine, and all of the other featured authors will be appearing.

“Author! Author!” appears in the May 2009 issue of Ohio magazine.

Thank you again to Ohio magazine and Jennifer Rogers for your continuing support of Ohioana and the Ohioana Book Festival.

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Schedule

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

The schedule for the Ohioana Book Festival is now up!  It can be viewed here: http://ohioanabookfestival.org/schedule/  (subject to change)

Exciting panel topics include Why We Write, What We Write and Incredible Journeys: Writing from Personal Experience. All of our featured authors will be doing readings and/or conversations.  In addition, all of the book fair authors will be doing short readings throughout the day. 

The kick-off of Choose to Read Ohio, followed by a CTRO authors’ roundtable, will also be featured.

The festival will be opened by Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland and will close with a book signing by all the featured authors.

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National Library Week

Monday, April 13th, 2009

April 12-18 is National Library Week, an annual celebration of libraries and librarians in the United States.

This year’s theme is “Worlds Connect @ Your Library.”

More information about NLW, including press releases, librarian toolkits, and a history of NLW can be found at the American Library Association’s website.

Ohioana is celebrating National Library Week with the kick-off of the Choose to Read Ohio Program, in partnership with the State Library of Ohio. More information can be found at the Choose to Read Ohio website.

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Choose to Read Ohio

Monday, April 13th, 2009

To promote reading across Ohio, the State Library of Ohio and the Ohioana Library are launching a new program called Choose to Read Ohio during National Library Week, April 12-18, 2009.

“The goal of Choose to Read Ohio is to encourage the reading of Ohio literature together across Ohio communities,” said State Librarian Jo Budler, in a press release. Ohioans of all ages will choose a book to read together, by an Ohio author of their choice, over a six week period anytime between National Library Week and the end of 2010. Readers are encouraged to get together and discuss these books to encourage Ohioans to “Read Together, Read Ohio, and Read for Life.”

The Choose to Read Ohio booklist has four current titles and one classic in the three categories of Children’s, Young Adult, and Adult. The Choose to Read Ohio website features many downloads and resources for groups who wish to participate in the program, including bookmarks and toolkits.

Several of the authors participating in the Choose to Read Ohio program will be appearing at the Ohioana Book Festival, including featured authors Jaime Adoff, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Ann Hagedorn. Louise Borden, Andrea Cheng, and Sharon Draper will also appear and participate in a round-table discussion about Choose to Read Ohio and their books.

Choose to Read Ohio partners also include WOSU Public Media, The Ohio Channel Government Television, Kent State University School of Library and Information Science, and Ohio’s Public Libraries. Together, the partners envision a statewide program that will promote reading and sharing quality literature across Ohio.

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Barnes & Noble Voucher

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Ohioana Book Festival partner and official bookstore Barnes & Noble is now offering a wonderful means of support of Ohioana and the book festival. Visit our media page for a link to a special voucher to be used in Barnes & Noble stores nationwide.

From May 7-9, customers may use this voucher at any B&N across the U.S., not just in Ohio. 10-20% of the cost of any merchandise purchased with the voucher will be donated to Ohioana for the festival. The voucher can also be used at the book festival itself. It is only eligible for in-store use, NOT online.

Thank you very much to Barnes & Noble for their continuing support of the book festival, and this unique fundraising opportunity.

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Ohioana Book Festival author podcasts

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Ohioana is thrilled to announce that, for the second year in a row, the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, part of the College of Humanities at The Ohio State University, will be present at the Ohioana Book Festival.

At last year’s book festival, several authors, including Marilyn Nelson, Karen Harper, Donald Ray Pollock, Gary Braunbeck, and Catherynne M. Valente, were interviewed by Doug Dangler of WCBE’s Writers Talk. These podcasts are available for download on CSTW’s website.

CSTW will again be conducting podcast interviews with the 2009 Ohioana Book Festival authors. Check out the CSTW website after the festival to download these new and exciting interviews with many of Ohio’s most talented authors.

Thank you to the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing for their continued partnership and support of the Ohioana Book Festival.

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Free download from Ohioana Book Festival author

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

METAtropolis, a new science fiction collection edited by and featuring a story from Ohioana Book Festival author John Scalzi, is available to download in audio format from Audible.com. This free download is only available for a limited time.

METAtropolis, which also features stories by authors Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Karl Schroeder, and Ohioan Tobias Buckell, is the story of “the dawn of uncivilization,” where big cities are dead or dying, and the battle over technology is often to the death.

METAtropolis has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, competing against Hollywood heavyweight films The Dark Knight, Wall*E, Hellboy II and Iron Man, and is the first audiobook ever to receive a nomination. Several of the stories are read by Battlestar Galactica actors Michael Hogan (“Colonel Tigh”), Alessandro Juliani (“Felix Gaeta”); and Kandyse McClure (“Anastasia ‘Dee’ Dualla”).

More information about METAtropolis and other works by John Scalzi can be found at his blog, Whatever.

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