Shelf Life strives to make reading accessible, affordable August 12, 2021By Jim Woods for TDS Photos by Danielle Sawat, provided by Shelf Life Danielle Sawat loves books. She...ArtsBooksCommunityfeaturedSmall Businesses·3 mins read·562 views
‘One Year in Loveland’: Elizabeth’s Bookshop celebrates first anniversary with joy and community August 9, 2021By H.L. Comeriato, Devil Strip Staff Reporter Rachel Elizabeth Cargle is filled with gratitude. Behind a table lined...ArtsBlack BusinessesBooksCommunityfeaturedSmall Businesses·4 mins read·348 views
New book documents Akron’s gas balloon history May 31, 2021by Kyle Cochrun Hands Off!: Epic Adventures of the Balloon Flyers of Akron, is one of those charming...ArtsBooksCommunityCulturefeaturedLocal history·3 mins read·185 views
Local comic book writer shows “Confidence” with Kickstarter Campaign May 20, 2021By Allyson Smith Todd Zverloff’s love for comic books started with a gift from his uncle when he...ArtsBooksfeatured·3 mins read·150 views
David Hawkins pens book inspired by his father April 19, 2021Reporting and writing by Zinga Hart David Hawkins is a Highland Square native and interior designer who recently...ArtsBooksfeatured·3 mins read·480 views
Book review: The Panic Years March 18, 2021The Panic Years examines the pleasures and politics of motherhood from a feminist lens By Lyndsey Brennan British...BooksHell RaisersUncategorized·5 mins read·80 views
‘Wolves and Flax’ uses a family archive to illustrate 19th-century Cuyahoga Falls February 15, 2021Reporting and writing by Kyle Cochrun In April 1802, the seventh U.S. Congress passed the Enabling Act of...BooksfeaturedLocal history·4 mins read·571 views
Akron photographer to release her ‘Portraits of a Pandemic’ as a book November 12, 2020Reporting and writing by Abbey Marshall Autumn Bland remembers how she felt when she first saw the century-old...ArtsBooksCOVID-19featuredUncategorized·3 mins read·472 views
In new book, David Giffels travels Ohio to understand the U.S. September 8, 2020Reporting and writing by Nahla Bendefaa An annual festival in a city recovering from a mass shooting. A...ArtsBooksfeatured·4 mins read·571 views
Michael Buckley’s new book | Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox May 21, 2020Lauren Dangel Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox might sound like an edgy indie band, but it’s actually the...ArtsBooksfeatured·3 mins read·115 views
Celebrated graphic novelist revisits deadly Kent State shooting at 50th anniversary April 23, 2020In ‘Four Dead in Ohio’ Akron native and author of ‘My Friend Dahmer’ Derf Backderf depicts lives of...ArtsBooksfeatured·5 mins read·549 views
‘If This Wallpaper Could Talk’ September 30, 2019Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from If This Wallpaper Could Talk, a forthcoming book about Akronites...Booksfeatured·3 mins read·310 views
This New Tarot Deck and Essay Collection Celebrate Northeast Ohio Wildlife October 29, 2018by Rosalie Murphy In Rust Belt Arcana: Tarot and Natural History in the Exurban Wilds, available Oct. 30...ArtsBooksfeatured·4 mins read·256 views
‘Our love is all we have’ | Reflecting on ‘Furnishing Eternity’ February 5, 2018by Heather Braun, special to The Devil Strip 02/05/2018 I was holding my signed copy of David...ArtsBooksfeatured·3 mins read·315 views
Main Library Speaker Series: Malu Halasa November 6, 2017A Jordanian Filipino Journalist Traverses Family Ties by Claude Christensen 11/06/2017 A small, predominantly Christian town in Jordan...ArtsBooksEventsfeatured·3 mins read·77 views