The New Book News reading series is well underway! We’re making the best of the lockdown by hosting readers with new books and engaging them in conversation about writing and book-making. Our readings are scheduled through the beginning of May. We’re grateful for such an enthusiastic response.
These Sunday readings livestream on Lit Youngstown’s YouTube channel.

February 21 at 7:00 PM EST Kelli Russell Agodon, Erica Bodwell & Jennifer Jean

February 28 at 7:00 PM EST Columbus Noir Anthology Featuring Kristen Lepionka, Yolonda Tonette Sanders & Andrew Welsh-Huggins

March 14 at 7:00 PM EST Frannie Lindsay, Fred Shaw & Kerry Trautman

March 21 at 7:00 PM EST Steve Brightman, John Compton & Barbara Marie Minney

April 18 at 7:00 PM EST Cassandra Atherton & Peter Johnson
These readings are archived on Lit Youngstown YouTube:

February 7 at 7:00 PM EST Cynthia Atkins, Darren C. Demaree & Gustavo Hernandez

January 31 at 7:00 PM EST Kevin Carey, Philip Metres & Kim Roberts

January 24 at 7:00 PM EST Indran Amirthanayagam, Cindy Bosley & Page Hill Starzinger

January 17 at 7:00 PM EST Ann Keniston, Larry Smith & Diane Wald

January 10 at 7:00 PM EST Alice Friman, Tina Kelley & Stephanie Strickland

December 20 at 3:00 PM EST Jan Beatty, Patricia Clark & Yvonne Zipter

December 13 at 3:00 PM EST Denise Duhamel, Jeff Friedman & Meg Pokrass

December 6 at 7:00 PM EST Kelly Bancroft, Nancy Krygowski & Heather Swan

November 22 at 4:00 PM EST Nin Andrews, Robert Miltner & Karen Schubert, Hosted by Molly Fuller.

November 15 at 7:00 PM EST B. Elizabeth Beck, Dion O’Reilly & Nancy Richardson

November 8 at 7:00 PM EST Bruce Bond, Lauren Camp & Megan Merchant

November 1 at 4:00 PM EST Elana Bell, Susana H. Case & Mervyn Taylor

October 25 at 7:00 PM EST Pamela Anderson, Jonathan Jackson, Jr. & Marjorie Maddox

October 18 at 7:00 PM EST Kathryn Nuernberger, Deborah Paredez & Michael Waters

October 11 at 3:00 PM EST Rick Bursky, John Gallaher & Elizabeth Powell

September 20 at 7:00 PM EST Cathryn Essinger, Kari Gunter-Seymour & Paula J. Lambert

August 30 at 3:00 PM EST Kelly Fordon, Mary Swan-Bell & Rachel Swearingen