Best Overall – Capturing the List: The Birth of Photography by Ashleigh Schieszer
The University of Cincinnati Libraries celebrated the International Edible Books Festival for the 15th year on April 4, 2017.
Twenty-one students, librarians, and staff submitted entries that ranged from children’s books to literary classics to popular fiction and were made of cakes, cookies, candy, and even beans. Each entry was judged and awarded a bookmark. The winners are:
- Most Photogenic – Ten Little Ladybugs by Melissa Cox Norris
- Most Original – City of Bones by Michelle Burhans
- Most Humorous – How to Eat Fried Worms by Tate Snyder
- Most Whimsical – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Sami Scheidler
- Most Creative – The Manual of Detection by Jenny Mackiewicz
- Most Beautiful – Uncle Monarch and the Day of the Dead by Elaine Ignatius
- Most Magical – Charlotte’s Web by Michelle Wagner
- Most Honorable – Lord of the Rings: One Ring to Rule Them All by Nicole Beletis
- Most Adorable – Green Eggs and Ham by Sara Mihaly
- Most Clever – The Creature from the Black Legume by Linda Newman
- Most Gruesome – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Jack Norris
- Most Deadly – Girl on the Train by Holly Prochaska
- Most Surprising – Twisted by Olga Hart
- Most Mysterious – Heart of Darkness by Ben Kline
- Most Scandalous – Fifty Shades of Grey by Jessica Burhans
- Most Checked Out – Pizza for Breakfast by Lorna and Jerry Newman
- Most Fun – Me Cookie by Sam Norris
- Best Overall – Capturing the Light: The Birth of Photography by Ashleigh Schieszer
- Best Student Entry – I Spy by Tate Snyder
Attendees enjoying the treats at Edible Books
Congratulations to all the edible books creators. View the entries and the winners on the UC Libraries Facebook page. See you next year for Edible Books 2018!
It’s that time of year again. Winter is *hopefully* leaving and making room for spring. March brings a lot to look forward to, especially for the Irish-American community. Every year since 1991, the president has declared March to be National Irish Heritage Month. But what does Irish heritage mean? One University Honors class is on a mission to find the answer to that question. It turns out that “to be Irish” means a lot more than having red hair, drinking beer, and being one with a short temper. Led by professor Kevin Grace, along with Debbie Brawn of University Honors, 20 students will travel to Ireland over spring break to get an in-depth look at the country from where so many Americans emigrated. The weeks leading up to the study tour were filled with readings of Irish-American literature, such as Angela’s Ashes and Irish America: Coming Into Clover, as well as the viewing of films and many discussions about what Irish heritage means. 
