Heidi Daniel and the Enoch Pratt Free Library
Libraries as places of possibility regardless of social class enabled Daniel to experience a larger world outside the one she lived in and imagine a variety of prospects that life might hold for her. That capacity drives her vision for the Pratt.
Fleishman Is in Trouble, Three Women, and Queenie
If there are any men who want to understand the way a woman’s mind and body works, kindly add these three books to your list.
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.
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.
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
Potter provides a valuable resource which is adaptable for individuals and organizations alike in combating harassment and violence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
