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At work: hardworking news journalists. At home: omnivorous fiction readers. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed most this year and here are the titles they shared.
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With decades of law experience, Pete Kirsanow enjoys the thrill of writing military fiction. His latest novel, "Zero Option," centers on U.S. agents dispatched to stop a suspected assassination plan. -
Bill Hershey was a journalist for the Akron Beacon Journal and the Dayton Daily News, but served first as a Peace Corps volunteer in the late 1960s. -
Richey Piiparinen details how he sees his path and that of the city he loves are inextricably linked. His memoir is titled, “Octopus Hunting.” -
NPR host Sara McCammon talks about her memoir, “The Evangelicals.” McCammon is a national political reporter for NPR. -
The renowned author discusses her new non-fiction best-selling book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” that grew out of her nature journal. -
Aging and the passage of time factor into Cleveland poet George Bilgere new collection tited “Cheap Motels of My Youth.” -
Bill Kelly, co-founder of Cleveland Book Week, caught Patterson's the attention when was he was in town to promote his 2022 memoir “The Stories of My Life." -
Author Sarah Gristwood looked at diary entries made by women throughout history to get a unique perspective on the experience of women throughout history. -
In her new book "The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our wild Neighbors", Erika Howsare examines this long relationship. -
Monica Youn, Ned Blackhawk, Teju Cole and Maxine Hong Kingston are this year's recipients of the Cleveland-based prize.
