by booksellerquinn | Apr 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s April, so I went to the poetry section and started picking out books by their covers. Soon, I had a stack of eight books by authors I knew little about. That is not difficult, because while I read a lot of books, poetry is not one of my go to...
by booksellerquinn | Feb 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Laura DeLaney New Bookstore Manager I’m Laura DeLaney, the new bookstore manager at the Reading Room CLE. I want to talk with you about the books you have read and enjoyed, and introduce you to new friends. I have worked in books for over twenty years, and truly...
by Quinn | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We at the Reading Room CLE are, like everyone, deeply saddened by the current pandemic. At our Board's annual meeting in March 2020, we passed the following plan:For the duration, we will focus on helping our neighbors cultivate habits of happiness at home. Our...
by Quinn | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
In recent years, many prisons, both private and public, have restricted prisoners' access to books. We want to do something about that. The situation: Prison inmates are being denied books under a variety of pretexts. Sometimes hardbacks are said to be used to smuggle...
by Quinn | Dec 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are you interested in contributing to our blog’s recurring feature, Reader Advisory? This is a short, five-item book list from experts on a wide variety of topics. Send us a message at [email protected] with your proposed topic, and we will send you the form to...
by Quinn | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our writing group, The Writing Room CLE, meets twice a month, at Common Grounds Coffee and at the Collinwood Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. Our group is slightly different from others, in that instead of being focused on creation or critique, we work to...
