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    My first book launched the week the world shut down. I’m ready for my do-over.

    My first novel represents my ability to do something new even at this late age, while enjoying this author journey differently this time.
    After losing money at a disastrous Baltimore book festival, they’re starting their own
    After the A Million Lives book festival resulted in broken promises and scandals, a local book pop-up owner and event planner are stepping into the fray to launch their own event.
    Amber and Matt Hodgson, whose Bookish Signs and More produces beautiful, digitally printed book edges, want to pour that same passion into their new book festival.
    Trump hush money trial lawyer named acting librarian of Congress, replacing Carla Hayden
    Blanche replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
    Blanche replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian whom the White House fired last week.
    Carla Hayden let Lizzo play a Founding Father’s flute. Is that why Trump fired her?
    Carla Hayden, the nation’s first female and first Black Librarian of Congress, fired Thursday by Trump, "will remain a Maryland treasure," her fellow Maryland librarians say.
    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
    Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to hometown of Columbia for Books in Bloom
    Bestselling author Laurie Frankel returns to her hometown of Columbia for the ninth annual Books in Bloom on Saturday.
    Author Laurie Frankel at her childhood home in Columbia.
    Broken promises, Fyre Festival vibes: A Million Lives Book Festival was a disaster
    A Million Lives Book Festival was supposed to celebrate fantasy authors, narrators and influencers at the Baltimore Convention Center last weekend. Instead, they dealt with the book version of Fyre Festival.
    An attendee checks out the Million Lives Book Festival.

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    Baltimore County Public Library takes a page from the Pratt with marquee author series
    The Baltimore County Public Library is taking a page from the Pratt library’s playbook and engaging the public with lively talks, much-needed services and even some parent-and-me desks so you can take your child to the library and get some work done.
    Bestselling authors Erik Larson, Jennifer Weiner, and Percival Everett are three of the upcoming speakers at the Baltimore County Public Library's author series.
    In Annapolis, reading Maya Angelou was a small act of rebellion
    Eight hours and 15 minutes. That’s how long it takes to read Maya Angelou's “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” out loud. That’s how long a small act of rebellion takes.
    Kaylee Jones, a student at Annapolis High School, reads from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" on April 12, 2025 in Annapolis, MD. The book was banned from the Naval Academy library.
    7 (or so) things to do in Baltimore County, from bluegrass to mining history
    It’s a good time to start getting out of the house and enjoying all Baltimore County has to offer outdoors.
    My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase.
    White Marsh library will close until late summer
    The White Marsh branch of the Baltimore County Public Library will close after business hours March 29 for renovations to its meeting room and bathrooms.
    An exterior view of the White Marsh branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. The white building is relatively short, with large glass windows.
    Schumer’s book tour stop in Baltimore postponed for ‘security reasons’
    Sen. Chuck Schumer is postponing an event in Baltimore for his upcoming book due to “security reasons,” according to an email from Enoch Pratt Free Library.
    Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer gives a television interview at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.

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    What if Biggie, Aaliyah and other music legends were still alive? Local author imagines new ending.
    Maryland author Mark Swartz's "The Music Never Died" imagines a world where some of music's greatest artists live on in intriguing ways.
    An illustration of Notorious B.I.G. and Yoko Ono from Mark Swartz's “The Music Never Died: Tales From the Flipside.”
    The female body has been ignored by science. ‘Eve’ shows why it shouldn’t be.
    Author and researcher Cat Bohannon will be in Baltimore to discuss “Eve,” her nonfiction book on the intricate history of the importance of the female body in human evolution.
    Cat Bohannon is the author of "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution."
    Can this free Baltimore County bookstore get more kids reading?
    Our Kids Read opened last month in the Eastpoint Mall.
    Ashley Johnson, right, and her children pick out books at the Our Kids Read Baltimore Literacy Hub, which offers three free books to every kid who walks in the door.
    The City That Helps: Baltimore rallies around Black bookstore under racist attack
    Local Black bookstore Urban Reads has been habitually racially harassed, but Baltimore showed up for the shop in many ways.
    Tia Hamilton, owner of Urban Reads Bookstore, in her Waverly business.
    Storytellers are keeping alive the Black history we don’t learn in school
    A writer and communications expert created an annual literary event to celebrate Black history and the way it resonates in our lives.
    Children's book author Michelle Knight, seen here at a previous Black History Month Literary Weekend, will also be at one of this year's events.

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    Storytellers are keeping alive the Black history we don’t learn in school
    A writer and communications expert created an annual literary event to celebrate Black history and the way it resonates in our lives.
    Children's book author Michelle Knight, seen here at a previous Black History Month Literary Weekend, will also be at one of this year's events.
    Oprah wants you to read this Baltimore author’s new novel
    Baltimore author and Johns Hopkins associate professor Eric Puchner’s new novel, “Dream State,” is the latest selection for Oprah’s Book Club.
    Baltimore author Eric Puchner's newest novel, "Dream State," is the latest pick for Oprah's Book Club.
    The Y2K era in Baltimore: Author Colette Shade on the suburbs, JNCOs and coffee
    Colette Shade is the author of the new book “Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything.”
    Local author Colette Shade poses with an issue of WIRED magazine in a funky, Y2K-style chair. Her book is a collections of essays that are a mashup of memoir and reportage.
    Maryland’s Diamond Comic Distributors had a monopoly. How did it go bankrupt?
    Hunt Valley’s Diamond Comic Distributors had a monopoly in the industry, yet slip-ups during the pandemic and delayed deliveries pushed it into bankruptcy last week.
    A customer shops at Atomic Books in Hampden on Friday, January 17, 2025.
    This local author wants you to drown your creative doubts with a flood of joy. Here’s how.
    Local author Amy L. Bernstein wants you to feed your starving creative soul by wrangling your doubt monster.
    "Wrangling the Doubt Monster" author Amy L. Bernstein.
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