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Food for Thought: Passion Play (December 11 Noble Creature)
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. We meet each month Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at Noble Creature, 126 E. Rayen. Haven't read the book yet? No worries. The December title is Passion Play  by Sarah Ruhl. This book is available at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, and POP Arts, Book, Culture via Bookshop . "PASSION PLAY Pen American award; The Fourth Freedom Forum Playwriti
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Food for Thought: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (November 13 Noble Creature)
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion. We meet each month Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at Noble Creature, 126 E. Rayen. Haven't read the book yet? No worries. The November title is the graphic memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Â by Roz Chast. This book is available at the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, and POP Arts, Book, Culture via Bookshop. https://bookshop.org/ "Told through four-color cartoons, family
Oct 241 min read
Food for Thought:Â Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy By Margaret Sullivan (October 9 Noble Creature)
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. We meet each month Sept.-May,...
Sep 152 min read
Food for Thought '25-'26 Titles
Food for Thought kicks off a new series! As a literary arts nonprofit, we like to mess around with all kinds of books, and this year's...
Aug 141 min read
Food for Thought: Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (September 11 Noble Creature)
Food for Thought kicks off a new series! You are welcome to join us each month or select a few books that fit into your busy schedule. We...
Aug 132 min read
Chat with Author Rebe Huntman (Online August 7)
Lit Youngstown's recent board member Rebe Huntman's memoir just came out and we see so many of you reading it. We thought it might be fun...
Jun 281 min read
Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz (May 8 Noble Creature)
*The April book discussion is postponed Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean...
Mar 261 min read
Food for Thought: Bad Land by Jonathan Raban (March 13 Noble Creature)
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. We meet each month Sept.-May,...
Feb 141 min read
Food for Thought:Â Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (February 13 Noble Creature)
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. We meet each month Sept.-May,...
Jan 142 min read
Food for Thought:Â Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (January 9 *new location* Noble Creature)
Join us for Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion, sponsored by the Raymond J. Wean Foundation. We meet each month Sept.-May,...
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Food for Thought: If This Were Fiction: A Love Story in Essays by Jill Christman (December 12 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion meets each month, Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at the Main Library, 305...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
Food for Thought: Trash Lands by Alison Stine (November 14 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion each month, Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at the Main Library, 305 Wick...
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Food for Thought:Â Death Prefers the Minor Keys by Sean Thomas Dougherty (October 10 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown's Food for Thought book discussion meets each month, Sept.-May, at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at the Main Library, 305...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
Food for Thought: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Sept 12 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown hosts a monthly book discussion at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday, September-May, at the Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., in the...
Aug 25, 20241 min read
Food for Thought: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Sept 12 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown hosts a monthly book discussion at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday, September-May, at the Main Library, 305 Wick Ave., in the...
May 19, 20241 min read
Food for Thought: Ohio (May 9 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown's series of book discussions center around the literary element of place. We meet at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at the...
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Food for Thought: What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us (Mar 14 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown's next series of book discussions will center around the literary element of place. We meet at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday...
Feb 21, 20241 min read
Food for Thought: Just Us (Feb 8 Main Library)
Lit Youngstown's current series of book discussions centers around the literary element of place. We meet at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday...
Jan 20, 20241 min read
Food for Thought: The Office of Historical Corrections (Jan 11)
This series of book discussions centers around the literary element of place. We meet at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at the Main Library,...
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Food for Thought: Historic Theaters (November 9)
This series of book discussions will center around the literary element of place. We meet at 5:30pm on the 2nd Thursday at the Main...
Nov 2, 20232 min read
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