Library unveils starry 2025–26 Writers Center Stage slate

The big picture: Presented by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation and CWRU, proceeds support CCPL, one of the nation's busiest library systems.

Zoom in: This year's lineup includes award-winning novelists, genre-bending imaginative fiction writers and acclaimed New Yorker contributors with bestselling titles in popular psychology and history.

• Ian McEwan — Friday, Sept. 26
• Malcolm Gladwell — Tuesday, Oct. 28
• Liz Moore — Monday, Nov. 3
• R.F. Kuang — Thursday, March 5, 2026
• Patrick Radden Keefe — Tuesday, April 28, 2026
• N.K. Jemisin — Tuesday, May 12, 2026

💭 Sam's thought bubble: Was this list curated for my wife? She's read every Kuang and Jemisin title in circulation and finished Moore's "The God of the Woods" last month.

• We're "Atonement" heads, and Keefe's "Say Nothing" has been on my reading list since its publication.
• We'll be attending a handful of these.

Stop by: All events will be at Case Western Reserve University's Maltz Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. Individual tickets ($25-$35) and season subscriptions ($175-$275) are on sale now.

• The $275 "Benefactor" package includes premium seats, access to pre-show receptions, free parking in the Maltz lot and complimentary books.

📚 Book clubs of five or more members get 10% off with code BOOKCLUB25.