The Reading Room CLE

09/01/2026

We can't wait for Friday!

08/31/2026

"Hey Story Club Cleveland , I'm going to be late for our co-working day because I'm at a pop-up micro cafe run by a coffee roasting food activist in Kinsman.

In my defense: it's delicious. You would also make this choice."

08/31/2026

We had such a great time at the Book Fest Kickoff! Thanks to Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards for bringing us all together, and thanks to our volunteers Julie Hudson and Steven Webster for staffing the table all day!

08/25/2026

UPDATE: NO MORE APPLICATIONS PLEASE

WE HAVE ENOUGH
SO MANY
NARWHAL HORN IS OVERBURDENED WITH RESUMES
IT IS CREATING TOO MUCH DRAG
CANNOT STEER

(Applicants will be contacted ASAP)

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We are hiring.

General nonprofit administrative work, onsite in the bookstore, starting at 4 hours a week, Thursdays or Fridays between 12 and 7.

$25/hr, contract, W-9. Just money, no benefits.

This is a herd of unicorns, headed by an extremely clumsy and oversized narwhal, and no one likes doing the filing. If you're more of a draft horse type, but you can get along with a bunch of skittish cryptids, send a resume and brief email introducing yourself to [email protected].

If you're tempted to use AI to write the email, we are not a fit. If you're tempted to sidestep the process above by contacting the Bookseller in some other way, we are not a fit. Everyone has a sharp pokey horn around here; plan accordingly.

Photo from WWF.

08/17/2026

This exhibit and the lectures and workshops that have gone along with it have been great. If you haven't made it there yet, GO!

08/16/2026

08/14/2026

You can find our art and so many of our friends’ art at Forest City Vault! Stop by Parallel Universe Books while you’re there!

08/14/2026

Congratulations, Charisse!

Stories in Motion: A New Chapter for Lake Erie Ink

This August, Charisse Bailey officially stepped into the role of Executive Director after five years as Lake Erie Ink’s Director of Programs.

A familiar face to many of our young writers, families, teaching artists, and community partners, Charisse is excited to steward LEI’s next chapter—building on what we’ve created together while making room for what’s next.

Our mission remains at the heart of it all: creating spaces where young people discover their voices, build confidence, and find belonging through creative expression.

Every story is always in motion—and so is ours. We can’t wait to write this next chapter with you.

See Charisse out in the community this fall? Come say hello!