Books

Jada Pinkett Smith’s hometown appearances in Baltimore are either sincere or the most spectacular pieces of performance art ever. Either way, we’re tuned in.

Will Smith surprised the audience at Jada Pinkett Smith's Baltimore book talk, saying his “dreams were largely built on the foundation of Jada’s sacrifices.”

The challenges were driven by Moms for Liberty, a conservative group focusing on parents’ rights.

Familiar portrayals of traumatic and tragic elements of Billie Holiday’s life can miss the point of her story: Eleanora Fagan from Baltimore had a singular voice and a lasting musical and cultural impact.

You could listen to great progressive bluegrass this weekend or hear a stirring symphonic requiem for Holocaust victims, You could buy a book to support literacy, get info on home improvement or catch an artists’ roundtable. Here are some of the best things to do in Annapolis through Oct. 5.

John Blake’s heartbreaking, hopeful memoir explores how the biracial author dealt with racism not only in his native city, but from his mother’s family.

From Irish traditional music to a classical music concert and the 33rd annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival, there’s plenty to do in Annapolis this coming week.

Enoch Pratt Free Library reminded residents of Carroll County that no matter what happens in their school districts, Marylanders always have access to banned books.

Readers told us the best Baltimore books to read.

You could join the cinematic chase for a great white shark, help open the Maryland Renaissance Festival or mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. It’s a crazy busy week in Annapolis, here are some tips on the best events through Aug. 30.

After weeks of attempts, a Canadian safecracker finally opened the mysterious old safe at Red Emma’s bookstore.

You could see a one-woman show by a new Annapolis theater company, play some serious pickleball at the mall, or snag one of the few remaining seats for the final performance of Melissa Ethridge’s summer concert tour. There's lots to do in the week ahead.

As a photo intern at The Baltimore Banner this summer, I set out to find bookstores in the city that I could explore and get lost in. Here are a few that pulled me in.

Baltimore's Laura Lippman talks about her book "Prom Mom," life after divorce and why we all want to think we're the good guy.

Share you favorite Baltimore reads with us.

What lies inside the deep, dark safe on the second floor of Red Emma’s in Waverly? The bookstore’s worker-owners are inviting the public to try cracking the code.

Annapolis is one of those places where there is always something to do. Here are seven of the best.

Whether it’s the return of Annapolis Summer Garden Theater, the opening of the pool at Truxtun Park, or the annual Memorial Day Parade, there are always interesting things to do in Annapolis. Here are seven of them.

The late resident and former Maryland Poet Laureate embraced the city’s earthiness, Blackness and strength in her work.

Book-banning and other censorship efforts were a threat to journalistic freedom 100 years ago, and they still are today, DeWayne Wickham, The Banner’s public editor, says.