Jeannie Vanasco Confronts the Man Who Raped Her
Baltimore author Jeannie Vanasco’s recently published memoir, Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl, dwells in the desire for a lived-out apology and underscores the nonlinearity of healing.
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A Writers Workshop is Coming to Lucille Clifton’s Baltimore Home
The Clifton House will be a hub for creatives across Baltimore to hone their craft
The Clifton House will be a hub for creatives across Baltimore to hone their craft through low- to no-cost programming, including writing workshops, arts programs, and history workshops.
Required Reading for Artists: Barbara Bourland’s Fake Like Me
A New Novel Explores the Battles that Play Out in Every Artist’s Head While Deliciously Skewering the Art World
Barbara Bourland's novel about a young female artist earnestly making paintings in NYC in the early ‘90s captures all of the magical pain of being an artist
An interview with Shawna Potter of War on Women about her new book, “Making Spaces Safer”
Potter provides a valuable resource which is adaptable for individuals and organizations alike in combating harassment and violence.
Sharon Flake’s “The Skin I’m In” Turns 20
Author Sharon Flake comes to Baltimore to speak about diversity in young adult literature at CityLit Festival
Sharon Flake writes about Black teens, and when I was a teen, it felt like she was one of few authors actually writing about us.
National Poetry Month with DewMore Baltimore
The literary nonprofit amplifies youth voices with upcoming poetry festival
Founded in 2013 by poets/artists Olufunmike Woods, Kenneth Morrison, and Slangston Hughes, DewMore Baltimore began as a platform for community engagement but then it evolved to focus on poetry.
Three Questions for “Decolonial Daughter” Author Lesley-Ann Brown
Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to Her European Son reflects on the lifelong process of decolonization
Brown shows us how decolonizing is more than a cultural buzzword. It’s a lifelong process. It’s also an internal one.
The Perfect Books for Everyone on your Gift List
A BmoreArt Holiday Gift Guide by Julia Fleischaker, Owner of Greedy Reeds Bookshop
For anyone who likes to give books as gifts (or, you know, read them) 2018 has offered an embarrassment of riches.
