Books

Baltimore County has rolled out a new mobile library that aims to introduce science, technology, creativity and traditional library offerings such as books to immigrant-heavy and underserved areas of Baltimore County, where libraries are scarce and hard to access.

Whether you’re a bona fide witch or just enjoy the witchy/new age aesthetic, here are the best places to shop for crystals, incense, herbs and other tools of the witch’s craft.

The Enoch Pratt Free Library saw more than 8,000 materials checked out on an average day and 1.192 million visits, according to the system’s latest annual report.

Ta-Nehisi Coates talked about Baltimore, writing, Palestine and more during an interview conducted by WYPR’s Tom Hall as part of the “Brown Lecture Series” at the Enoch Pratt Free Library.

Check out panel discussions, writing workshops, poetry readings, author talks and book signings at the Baltimore Book Festival in Waverly.

The setting for Classic Theatre of Maryland's production of "Macbeth" is Revolutionary War America. iAlong with a Hispanic heritage festival, a doggy dive-in and a Taylor Swift tribute show, the play is one of seven great things to do in Annapolis this weekend.

The Anne Arundel County library system announced it has become a Book Sanctuary, dedicated to protecting books from censorship and educating the public about book ban efforts

A local native and author got a reminder several years ago of the perils of social media politics when a celebrity insulted her to his followers. Expect more of that this election cycle.

Food historian Joyce White marks her first book, “Cooking Maryland’s Way: Voices of a Diverse Cuisine,” with a lecture and book signing Sunday. It’s one of seven great things to do in the coming week in the Annapolis area.

“This is the library they’re going to remember, but a thousand times better," Sonia Alcántara-Antoine, the CEO of the Baltimore County Public Library, said of the renovated Catonsville branch.

Speaking in her hometown of Baltimore Thursday night about her new book “The Art of Power,” House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi cracked jokes, told stories of her time in the House and reflected fondly on Charm City.

Queen Takes Book, an indie bookstore in Columbia, is hosting a Where’s Waldo scavenger hunt for 6-inch Waldo cutouts that are hiding all around Columbia. It’s an annual national summer event.

The Enoch Pratt Free Library system is seeking nearly $300 million to address critical building needs and provide state-of-the-art services for the community.

Just over a month away from its premiere, Apple TV+ released the first trailer for “Lady in the Lake,” the drama based on the 2019 novel by New York Times bestselling author — and Baltimore resident — Laura Lippman, staring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram.

County Executive Steuart Pittman's proposed budget includes $49 million to build a new Glen Burnie library to replace the existing one, which was opened in 1969 and is considered outdated.

Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama series has delighted children for nearly 20 years. The beloved author died of brain cancer in 2016, but her daughter Berol Dewdney embodies her mother’s message of empathy, compassion and the power of play in a Baltimore City Public Schools pre-K classroom.

“The Deceived Ones,” a new novel from Judith Krummeck, a longtime DJ on Baltimore classical radio station WBJC, turns Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night” into a very modern and very personal story.

Author Emily Barth Isler, daughter of former local broadcasting legend Andy Barth, comes home with a new book and life-saving message about kids and guns.

The week ending Thursday, May 2 is a great one to wander around some boats in Annapolis, take in a ballet classic or dig deeply into books with their authors.

Baltimore County poet Jennifer Sutherland's “Bullet Points” lyrically recounts a tragic fatal shooting and its aftermath.