Giffels wins Ohioana Book Award

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David Giffels

ormer BJ columnist David Giffels won the Ohioana Book Award for non-fiction for his book, “Furnishing Eternity,” about building a casket with his father. The Ohio Library Association sponsors the awards.

Another former BJ columnist, Thrity Umrigar, was a finalist for “The Secrets Between Us” in the fiction category.

Former BJ reporter Ted Gup won an Ohioana Award in 2011 for “A Secret Gift: How One Man’s Kindness and a Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden Story of the Great Depression.”

The 2019 Awards were handed out October 17.

The Ohioana Library is in Columbus.