The 30th Year of the City's Annual Literary Celebration in Photos
The 2026 Baltimore Book Festival took place September 19 and 20 along Greenmount Avenue, centered on 30th, 31st, and 32nd Streets. It was free and open to all.
Ed Berlin's Newest Book Chronicles Baltimore Through His Personal Collection of Art and Artifacts
Berlin, a Charm City native and longtime resident who for eight years owned one of the city’s most visible and popular bookstores, captures the essence of Baltimore's special something.
Acclaimed Author Comes to Town September 12th as a Preview to the 2026 Baltimore Book Festival
Writers are often asked to place our work into neat and clearly defined boxes. Fiction or nonfiction. Poetry or prose. Then there is Claudia Rankine.
On the Last Review Before a Book Goes to Print
"The designer’s role in the book chain is to make something people want to keep. What happens next belongs to everyone else."
"Uncovering Antioch" Will Send You on a Treasure Hunt to the Baltimore Museum of Art's Antioch Court
Catch Robert Kanigel discuss his new book "Uncovering Antioch" August 26th, 6 p.m. at The Ivy Bookshop.
Issue 21 Explores Models for the Future in Baltimore that are Human-Centered and Build Community
Who owns the future? In Baltimore, the creatives have a much greater role to play.
The Image Activist and Author of "tenderheaded" Among Headliners at the 23rd Annual CityLit Festival
Themed “Bearing Witness: Literature as a Revolutionary Act” the CityLit Festival lands at the Maryland Center for History and Culture on Saturday, April 11.
From Serving as the CEO of Enoch Pratt to the 14th Librarian of Congress and Beyond, Hayden's Life-Long Dedication to Access (and Inspiration) Matters More Than Ever
Hayden served as the 14th Librarian of Congress, the first woman and the first Black person to be appointed to the position, until she was abruptly removed from her post by the current administration, along with over 100,000 other civil servants during the first half of 2025.
The Poet's Powerful Third Collection Takes on the Shadows, Beauty, and Beckoning Windows of Midlife
All is up for re-inspection: aging, body issues, the slippery cracks inside marriage, being a stepmother, a mother, a wife, a complicated woman. Hazen reflects on the meaning of everything passing through her world.
What a Year of Preparing for the Largest Annual Writing Conference in the Country Has Revealed to Me About Our City
What do writers in Baltimore need? And how might AWP be an opportunity to realize it? To find the answer (or answers), I’ve spent the past year volunteering with a large, diffuse, grassroots group of writers, poets, and lit orgs in Baltimore who are all excited about the same question.
The Poet's Newest Collection Is a Triumphant (and Heartbreaking) Ode to Not Giving Up
As with all of the author’s finest work, meaning often is not explicit, but instead buried within sonic language like a treasure to discover.
Milad Discusses What Inspired "Shabtis Gather" and Her Partnership with BmoreArt on the New, 200-Page Publication
"When thinking about the medium of a book, it can be very intimate. One person, or a couple of people, can experience it at a time. The physicality was really important to me, because I wanted people to have that kind of direct, tactile experience."
The Definitive Design Textbook's Seventh Edition Diversifies the Canon
The idea of a master narrative and the Eurocentric bias of earlier editions of this text have been pressured, and forced to make room for multiplicity and inclusivity. The history of graphic design appears here fresher, livelier, and more relevant.
Baltimore's Pope of Trash on Multiple Maniacs, Icon Status, and more
As America deindustrialized, John Waters and his keen observations of Baltimore's decadence have become a chief export.
China Martens' Debut Novel is a Striking Polaroid of Early Noughties Mayhem and Motherhood in Baltimore
Martens is a focused storyteller who delivers a strong narrative. The book is achingly heartfelt yet a whole lot of fun, a heady read by a writer who knows her craft and lets it fly.
BmoreArt’s Not to Miss List
This weekend, September 12-14, indulge in your lit-love with the return of the Baltimore Book Festival. With over 80 authors and six stages, the sheer number of events, readings, and panels on the itinerary could fill a library in itself. Here are a few recommendations from our team.
Plant Stylist and Social Media Influencer Reigns King of the Urban Jungle
A Baltimore native and a creative force, Carter is changing the way people think about greenery in their homes, encouraging the masses to bring nature indoors.
Beautiful New Book Blends the Baltimore-based Author's Visual Works with Fiction
Deborah English's illustrated fiction is more high art than a graphic novel, more expansive than an illustrated work.
UMBC’s newly launched Maurice Berger CADVC Program Fund pledges to support work on the histories of race, representation and justice in visual culture
Berger’s notion of us was always an expansive one, so it’s fitting that his legacy continues to grow, even after his death.
