Literary Cleveland's Plum City Reading Series brings the country's most interesting and groundbreaking authors to Cleveland to highlight the work of independent publishers while thoughtfully curating celebratory evenings of literature and community.
The theme of our March reading is Freedom in connection with the Cleveland Humanities Festival and Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison.
Join us Wednesday, March 18 at 7pm at Loganberry Books for readings from Kortney Morrow, author of the new poetry collection Run It Back, and Loung Ung, award-winning author of First They Killed My Father., and Elizabeth Zaleski, author of the new book The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure.
This installment of the Plum City Reading Series will take place Wednesday, March 18 at Loganberry Books (13015 Larchmere in Cleveland. Doors open at 6:30 and reading begins at 7pm to be immediately followed by an afterparty at the Literary Cleveland Offices (13002 Larchmere).
NOTE: In keeping with our mission, to ensure diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, the registration fee for this event is "Pay What You Can." We believe every writer, reader, storyteller, and literary enthusiast who wants to attend a Literary Cleveland event should be able to have that experience. "Pay What You Can" registration allows comfortable, affordable participation for everyone. We have suggested fees—you can pay one of them, or pay what you can. Your participation is the priority for us.
Kortney Morrow is a poet and writer creating from her studio in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work has received support from 68to05, The Academy of American Poets, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Prairie Schooner, Tin House, and Transition Magazine. Her debut poetry collection, Run It Back, was the winner of the 2024 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize, judged by Carmen Giménez.
Loung Ung is a bestselling author and human rights activist whose memoir, First They Killed My Father, was adapted into a critically acclaimed Netflix film. After surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide, Loung moved to the U.S. as a refugee and has since authored Lucky Child and Lulu in the Sky. Her upcoming graphic novel, Spirits of Survival, continues her journey of storytelling. A dedicated advocate, Loung served as a global spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World. She has traveled back to Cambodia over 50 times to support the nation's healing. Her work has earned her recognition as a "Global Youth Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum. When she isn't writing or lecturing, Loung and her husband, Mark Priemer, are the proud co-owners of Market Garden Brewery, Bright Side, Nano Brew and Market Garden Brewpub where she happily serves in her favorite role as the official food and beer taster.
Elizabeth Zaleski is the author of The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure. Elizabeth grew up in rural northeast Ohio, in Amish country. After living and traveling all over the country, she now lives in slightly less rural northeast Ohio, outside Akron. She works as an editor, and her essays have appeared in journals such as Hippocampus, The Normal School, and The Missouri Review.
Literary Cleveland's Plum City Reading Series brings the country's most interesting and groundbreaking authors to Cleveland to highlight the work of independent publishers while thoughtfully curating celebratory evenings of literature and community.
The theme of our March reading is Freedom in connection with the Cleveland Humanities Festival and Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison.
Join us Wednesday, March 18 at 7pm at Loganberry Books for readings from Kortney Morrow, author of the new poetry collection Run It Back, and Loung Ung, award-winning author of First They Killed My Father., and Elizabeth Zaleski, author of the new book The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure.
This installment of the Plum City Reading Series will take place Wednesday, March 18 at Loganberry Books (13015 Larchmere in Cleveland. Doors open at 6:30 and reading begins at 7pm to be immediately followed by an afterparty at the Literary Cleveland Offices (13002 Larchmere).
NOTE: In keeping with our mission, to ensure diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, the registration fee for this event is "Pay What You Can." We believe every writer, reader, storyteller, and literary enthusiast who wants to attend a Literary Cleveland event should be able to have that experience. "Pay What You Can" registration allows comfortable, affordable participation for everyone. We have suggested fees—you can pay one of them, or pay what you can. Your participation is the priority for us.
Kortney Morrow is a poet and writer creating from her studio in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work has received support from 68to05, The Academy of American Poets, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Prairie Schooner, Tin House, and Transition Magazine. Her debut poetry collection, Run It Back, was the winner of the 2024 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize, judged by Carmen Giménez.
Loung Ung is a bestselling author and human rights activist whose memoir, First They Killed My Father, was adapted into a critically acclaimed Netflix film. After surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide, Loung moved to the U.S. as a refugee and has since authored Lucky Child and Lulu in the Sky. Her upcoming graphic novel, Spirits of Survival, continues her journey of storytelling. A dedicated advocate, Loung served as a global spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World. She has traveled back to Cambodia over 50 times to support the nation's healing. Her work has earned her recognition as a "Global Youth Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum. When she isn't writing or lecturing, Loung and her husband, Mark Priemer, are the proud co-owners of Market Garden Brewery, Bright Side, Nano Brew and Market Garden Brewpub where she happily serves in her favorite role as the official food and beer taster.
Elizabeth Zaleski is the author of The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure. Elizabeth grew up in rural northeast Ohio, in Amish country. After living and traveling all over the country, she now lives in slightly less rural northeast Ohio, outside Akron. She works as an editor, and her essays have appeared in journals such as Hippocampus, The Normal School, and The Missouri Review.
