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Local Author Book Fair Dec 15th from 5:30 – 7:00
Join local authors for a book fair and book signing — or bring your own books to sign and sell! The event is happening December 15th, from 5:30 – 7:00 at the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library. Sign up to sell your books by emailing Kathy Davini at kdavini@clevelandlibrary.org
Keep readingWhere are our poets and essayists?
The critique group devoted to creative nonfiction and poetry has been operating in some form for twenty-five years now. As a group, we’ve seen lots of growth and success over the years. Recently our numbers have dwindled, so we’re putting out the word in case some of you are unaware of…
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Home Again: An evening of story, song, and belonging
Local author Mariah Friend and Ghanaian-born musician and Hamilton County educator Kofi Mawuko will headline Home Again: An Evening of Story, Song, and Belonging, a benefit for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Songbirds, 206 W. Main St. The evening pairs a reading…
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Winners: September Nonfiction Contest
Congratulations to Sherry Poff and Winston Grant, winners of the September 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest!
Keep readingEnjoy a selection of books from our authors!
Newest Submissions
The Memory Guardians: The House on Stone Street
Imagine being charged to preserve twelve decades of memories created by the occupants of one particular house. That was the task SueCarol Elvin assigned to a pair of figments of …Read More »
Strong Glass
Peggy’s life seems solid from the outside—successful career, stable marriage, hard-earned independence. But when her husband informs her he’s had enough and is leaving, everything she thought was secure begins …Read More »
Trevor the Notable G.O.A.T.: A Triumphant Tale of Music and Friendship for a Boy with Autism
Bursting with wit, warmth, music, and unexpected friendships, Trevor the Noteable GOAT is an inspiring story about embracing who you are, finding confidence, and discovering that your differences make you …Read More »
Mostly True: Stories with a Southern Sensibility
Mostly True, Stories with a Southern Sensibility, is a collection of creative, non-fiction short stories about Janie Dempsey Watts’s growing up in the South, moving away to California, and finally …Read More »
Yesterday Echoes
Yesterday Echoes is a lyrical meditation on memory, heritage, and the sacredness of place. Rooted in the Southern landscape of Kentucky and Tennessee, these poems explore the quiet beauty of everyday life …Read More »
Random Selection
Almost Everything, Almost Nothing
Almost Everything, Almost Nothing is a balm for busy and troubling times, immersing the reader in lyric landscape and birdsong, a tapestry as well as a kind of territory. Ballentine’s …Read More »
Rustle in the Leaves
21 poems in 21 days Challenge by Bookleaf Publishing Aim for the moon, you may land among the stars. Here’s 21 shots for growth.Read More »
Twelve Hours on the Block
Eli hoped to do his time and get back to living life outside prison. However, that hope faded when he watched a prisoner rip a guard’s heart out and toss …Read More »
The Light Tears Loose
The poems in The Light Tears Loose move from illustrations of light into dark – then darker –territory before it morphs back to light. Past and present circumstances often feel …Read More »
Learning Curve
Poems about immigration and assimilation over 50 years – from Oberkirch, Germany to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Learning CurveRead More »
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