BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/baltimore-md/literary.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - baltimore-md (literary) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Book Discussion DTSTART:20260905T141500Z DTEND:20260905T151500Z DTSTAMP:20260826T000425Z UID:31710-1788603300-1788606900@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selecti on\, “No Sense in Wishing”\, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 20 26 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies l ast. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One M aryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was mad e possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library. LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000425Z LOCATION:Harford County Public Library\, Edgewood Library\, 629 Edgewood R oad\, Edgewood\, MD\, 21040\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/saturday-morning-book-discussion/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Read With Pride: Spent by Alison Bechdel DTSTART:20260905T150000Z DTEND:20260905T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53251178642915 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Light Street Branch for Read With Pride\, a boo k club highlighting LGBTQ+ voices. All genders\, sexualities\, and identit ies including allies are welcome! The mission of the Read With Pride Book Club is to build community and promote awareness of diverse LGBTQ+ perspec tives.\n\nThe book club’s selection for September is Spent by Alison Bec hdel - "In Alison Bechdel's hilariously skewering and gloriously cast new comic novel confection\, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel\, running a pyg my goat sanctuary in Vermont\, is existentially irked by a climate-challen ged world and a citizenry on the brink of civil war."\n\n\nRegistration is recommended. To register\, please call 410-396-1096 or email lgh@prattlib rary.org. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/read-with-pride-spent-by-aliso n-bechdel X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee and Classics Book Club DTSTART:20260908T150000Z DTEND:20260908T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241612266452 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join our book discussion on the second Tuesday of each month. This book club is geared toward the classics - both the book kind and th e people kind. Our September 2026 book is The House on Mango Street by Sa ndra Cisneros. This novel is a classic coming-of-age story told through vi gnettes from the perspective of Esperanza Cordero\, a young Mexican-Americ an woman growing up in Chicago. Bring your travel mug filled with your fav orite coffee and your thoughts on this for discussion. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/coffee-and-classics-book-club- 1299 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writing the Truth: Lessons in Nonfiction Writing DTSTART:20260908T170000Z DTEND:20260929T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260815T002542Z UID:10005342-1788872400-1790697600@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The workshop is designed for beginning writers looking to gain a footing in non-fiction writing of different length and format\, from fi rst-person essays to long-form magazine writing and even book-length proje cts. You’ll learn both by reading and by writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T002542Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-the-truth-lessons-in-nonfiction-writi ng-3/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion DTSTART:20260908T220000Z DTEND:20260908T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T000450Z UID:31720-1788890400-1788894000@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:drink,literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of Books and Wine with our One Maryland One Book 2026 selection. Stop by the Snow Hill Library to pick up your bo ok\, then meet for a great discussion at Tides & Vine. Must be 21 LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T000450Z URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/one-maryland-one-book-discussion-13 / X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lois Romano: "An Inconvenient Widow" DTSTART:20260908T230000Z DTEND:20260909T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53124855813376 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Mary Lincoln was at the center of politics at a time when soci ety’s expectations for women were rigid and circumscribed. The product o f Southern aristocracy\, she grew up among an influential clan of politici ans and elites who founded Lexington\, Kentucky. Mary’s early exposure t o the male-dominated world of politics instilled in her a keen political a cumen and a fierce ambition. Proclaiming as a child that she was destined to become the wife of a president\, she played a crucial role in boosting her husband to greatness.\n\n \n\nBut her hopes for a triumphant experienc e at the pinnacle of power were lost to the Civil War and unfathomable fam ily tragedies. Still\, Mary persevered. She steadfastly supported the Unio n war effort\, visited encampments\, tended to wounded soldiers\, and gene rously donated money and gifts to refugees from slavery. She was an unconv entional\, larger-than-life character who dressed too ostentatiously\, gri eved too publicly\, suffered a shopping addiction\, and seemed unable or u nwilling to corral her emotions\, her temper\, and her opinions. She made enemies—influential men who wrote her story for her\, often unfairly. Af ter Lincoln was assassinated\, she was all but abandoned by the nation he had given his life to defend and preserve.\n\n \n\nFormer Washington Post writer and columnist Lois Romano rectifies the tortured legacy of Mary Tod d Lincoln\, who was failed at nearly every turn in her widowhood—by her family\, by her government\, by medical professionals ill-equipped to diag nose her mental illness\, and finally\, by history. Romano draws on hundre ds of archives\, letters\, and memoirs to provide the most complete portra it—of not simply of an inconvenient widow\, but of a brilliant and flawe d woman\, who possessed uncommon tenacity in the face of extraordinary adv ersity and personal torment\, and helped launch one of America’s greates t presidents.\n\n \n\nLois Romano will be joined in conversation by Baltim ore Banner Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nL ois Romano is a national journalist and New York Times bestselling author whose work has illuminated some of the most newsworthy figures and moments in American history and public life. Over the course of a distinguished career\, Lois has reported for the Washington Post\, Politico\, and Newswe ek\, earning a reputation for insightful storytelling\, meticulous researc h\, and a remarkable ability to bring political and historical figures viv idly to life.\n\n \n\nHer new book\, An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment\, Trial and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln\, has been widely praised for its f resh\, nuanced portrait of one of America's most misunderstood First Ladie s. Through exhaustive research and compelling narrative\, Lois invites rea ders to reconsider Mary Lincoln's life\, struggles\, and legacy with empat hy and historical perspective. The biography reflects her insight into the interplay between politics and the human condition\, revealing the comple x life of a First Lady who navigated personal turmoil and public scrutiny to play a central role at the most consequential moment in our nation’s history. The book's success has resonated with readers across the country \, earning Lois laudatory reviews in the New York Times\, Wall Street Jour nal\, and The New Yorker\, cementing her place among today's leading biogr aphers\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nAudrey Cooper is the editorial dir ector of the Venetoulis Institute\, the nation’s largest nonprofit organ ization devoted to saving local news. In this role she oversees the editor ial strategy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and also serves as Editor in C hief of The Baltimore Banner.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purcha se.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at th e Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt eve nt staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL interp retation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let u s know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Reading Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/lois-romano-an-inconvenient-wi dow X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Diffused Eroticisms: Love\, Friendship\, and Bisexuality in the Wr itings of Iris Murdoch DTSTART:20260908T230000Z DTEND:20260909T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T183345Z UID:10001421-1788894000-1788899400@umbc.edu CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Values presents Diffused Eroticisms: Love\, Friendship\, and Bisexuality in the Writings of Iris Murdoch\, a c onversation featuring Miles Leeson\, Reader in English Literature\, Direct or of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre\, University of Chichester\, and Ma rk Hopwood\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Philosophy\, UMBC. \nWhil e she is pre-eminent as one of the twentieth century’s great novelists a nd philosophers\, Iris Murdoch’s life as a poet has languished in the sh adows. Yet throughout her life she wrote\, revised and re-wrote a sizeable collection of poems\; publishing some but keeping many private and—ulti mately—shut in a chest in her attic. \nTheir recent discovery marks a si gnificant literary event. Ranging over nearly six decades\, these searing\ , confessional poems balance craft with playfulness\; psychological insigh t with Murdoch’s own personal feelings. As an autobiographical account\, they are unlike anything else. They shine a new light on Iris Murdoch’s turbulent relationships with men and women\, her decades-long marriage an d extraordinary life. \nAt this event\, Miles Leeson—co-editor of the re cently released Poems from an Attic (2026)\, a carefully edited collection of Murdoch’s posthumously discovered poems—will discuss Murdoch’s e xploration of the boundaries of poetry\, philosophy\, relationships\, and sexuality with Mark Hopwood\, UMBC faculty member and author of the book T he Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch (2025). The event will include time f or audience discussion and is free and open to all. \n\nMiles Leeson is Di rector of the Iris Murdoch Research Center at the University of Chichester \, UK. Among his many publications are Murdoch’s edited poems\, Poems fr om An Attic: The Selected Poems of Iris Murdoch (Penguin\, 2026)\, his ess ay collection\, Visiting Mrs Bayley and Other Essays (2026) and the forthc oming Oxford Handbook of Iris Murdoch due from Oxford University Press in 2028. He is the Lead Editor of the Iris Murdoch Review\, the ‘Iris Murdo ch Today’ series with Palgrave Macmillan\, and hosts the Iris Murdoch Po dcast. \nMark Hopwood is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UMBC. He is the author of The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch (2025) and co-editor of The Murdochian Mind (2022)\, and teaches classes in ethics\, political ph ilosophy\, 20th century continental philosophy\, and the philosophy of art . \n\nAdmission is free. Advance registration is recommended but not requi red. \n\nThis event is presented by the Center for Ethics and Values and i s co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy\, the Dresher Center for th e Humanities\, the Department of English\, and the Department of Gender\, Women’s\, and Sexuality Studies. LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T183345Z LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD URL:https://umbc.edu/event/diffused-eroticisms-love-friendship-and-bisexua lity-in-the-writings-of-iris-murdoch/ X-SOURCE-NAME:UMBC X-SOURCE-URL:https://umbc.edu/stories/building-umbcs-esports-reputation-on e-win-at-a-time END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Y Book Club Meeting DTSTART:20260909T150000Z DTEND:20260909T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T000450Z UID:31691-1788951600-1788960600@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Book discussion LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T000450Z URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/y-book-club-meeting/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Woodlawn Senior Book Club DTSTART:20260909T170000Z DTEND:20260909T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T000425Z UID:31701-1788958800-1791988200@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Woodlawn Senior Center Book Club LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000425Z LOCATION:Woodlawn Senior Center\, 2120 Gwynn Oak Ave\, Gwynn Oak\, MD\, 21 207\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/woodlawn-senior-book-club/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Archival Research for Creative Writing DTSTART:20260909T200000Z DTEND:20261007T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260815T002542Z UID:10005343-1788969600-1791396000@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:An introduction to archival research through narrative writing and experimentation. Learn how to work with and historical resources\, in terpret gaps\, and reconstruct your own story as a public history tool. Th e workshop will include a presentation of examples from the instructor’s current research process\, featuring archival imagery\, documents and sto ry iterations. Participants will engage in exercises to think and write th rough their own narrative projects\, whether meant for personal memoir or public scholarship. Designed for emerging scholars\, writers\, and communi ty members interested in recovering underrepresented histories. LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T002542Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/archival-research-for-creative-writing/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry Book Club w/ Chet'la Sebree! DTSTART:20260909T230000Z DTEND:20260910T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T002451Z UID:10005307-1788980400-1788984000@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Poet Lore\, America’s oldest poetry journal and The Writer ’s Center welcomes poet Chet’la Sebree to our monthly Virtual Poetry B ook Club for a discussion of her collection\, Blue Opening. Chet’la is j oined by Book Club Host\, Hannah Grieco. \nWe encourage you to order a cop y of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online »  dir ectly from the publisher\, Zando. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP below. \n\nAn essayist and poet from the Mid-Atlantic\, Chet’la Sebree is th e author of the debut essay collection TURN (W)HERE: A Geography of Home a s well the poetry collections Blue Opening\, longlisted for PEN/Voelcker A ward for Poetry and a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize a nd the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry\; Field Study\, winner of the 2020 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets\; and Mi stress\, nominated for an NAACP Image Award. She’s an assistant professo r at the George Washington University and serves as a faculty mentor in Ra ndolph College’s MFA in Creative Writing program. \n\nAbout Blue Opening \n“A profound poetic talent.”—Ada Limón \nBlue Opening\, Chet’la Sebree’s brilliant\, illuminating poetry collection\, grapples with ori gins—of illness\, of language\, of the universe—as the speaker contemp lates whether she\, too\, can be a site of origin through motherhood. Navi gating chronic health challenges alongside grief and questions about the n ature of knowledge and religion\, she searches personal history and the co smos for answers to the unknowable. \nWith startling clarity and vivid ten derness\, Blue Opening calls into question not only where to begin\, but how to create\, across thirty-two poems that press the fluid boundaries o f form through sonnets\, prose poems\, odes\, and two unforgettable poetic sequences. As the speaker traverses loss\, possibility\, and the choice\, or often the lack of choice\, in the direction of her future\, she determ ines to press forward even as she is “unsure of what shape this language should take / and hulling\, from blue rock\, faith.” \n\nAbout Book Clu b\nThis is no run-of-the-mill book club. Visiting writers will read excer pts\, join the discussion\, and answer your questions about craft\, proces s\, the publishing industry\, and getting advice for our own writing! We ’ll hang and eat snacks with the authors and escape your doomscrolling. \nPoetry Book Club will meet on Zoom every second Wednesday of the mont h with a new poet. \nFiction Book Club will meet every third Sunday of the month in person at The Writer’s Center with a new author. \nCome bui ld community and read amazing books that the Big 5 didn’t have the sense to publish! \n\nIf you need an accommodation for this event\, please cont act us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, bu t advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writ ers with a $10 donation » LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T002451Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/poetry-book-club-w-chetla-sebree/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Havre de Grace Books at the Center DTSTART:20260910T140000Z DTEND:20260910T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T000425Z UID:31673-1789034400-1789038000@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Participants at least 55 years of age meet for a spirited book discussion. Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book select ion\, “No Sense in Wishing”\, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 2 026 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies last. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was ma de possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and th e Maryland State Library. Supported by the Havre de Grace Friends of HCPL. LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000425Z LOCATION:Havre de Grace Activity Center\, 351 Lewis Lane\, Havre de Grace\ , MD\, 21078\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/havre-de-grace-books-at-the-center/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:There’s a Story in Every Name with Dr. K. Zauditu-Selassie DTSTART:20260910T220000Z DTEND:20260910T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53548997915123 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This writing workshop explores the concept of naming and narra tion - the two basic speech acts. Guided by the premise that one’s name is their first language\, we will begin with the examination of the meanin g of each participant’s name and unlock ways of narrating and crafting a story that presents that unique self.\n\n \n\nDr. K. Zauditu-Selassie is a retired Professor of English in the Humanities Department at Coppin Stat e University. A 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cocody in Abidjan\, Cote d’Ivoire\, she has been a National Endowment for the Hum anities Dissertation fellow\, an NEH seminar and institute participant\, a National Council for Black Studies fellow at the University of Ghana\, Le gon\, a Fulbright-Hays fellow in Cairo\, Egypt\, a Fulbright-Hays seminar participant in the Republic of South Africa\, a New York University Schola r-In Residence\, a Mellon fellow at the Gorée Institute in Dakar\, Senega l\, and a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in the Republic of South Africa. Dr. Zaud itu-Selassie has lived\, studied\, lectured\, and traveled extensively thr oughout Africa\, South America\, and the Caribbean. \n\n\nShe is the auth or of “I Got a Home in Dat Rock: Memory\, Orisa\, and Yoruba Spiritual I dentity in African American Literature” in Orisa: Yoruba Gods and Spirit ual Identity in Africa and the Diaspora\, as well as several journal artic les including\, “Step and Fetch It: Zora Neale Hurston’s Reclamation o f African Ontology in Their Eyes Were Watching God\,” “Women Who Know Things: African Epistemologies\, Ecocriticism\, and Female Spiritual Autho rity in the Novels of Toni Morrison\,” and “Every Goodbye Ain’t Gone : Using Adinkra Symbols to Frame Critical Agenda in African Diasporic Lite rature.” She is also the author of a book of critical essays titled\, Af rican Spiritual Traditions in the Novels of Toni Morrison\, a 2009 publica tion which won the Toni Morrison Society’s 2010 award for the best singl e-authored book. Her latest publications are anthologized in both volumes One and Two of The Fire Inside\, an anthology edited by Victoria Kennedy\, the founder of Zora’s Den\, a Black Women’s Writing Collective. Her n ovel is titled The Second Line. Her forthcoming memoir is titled Caravan: The Amazing Adventures of a Negro Girl Straight out of Compton.\n\n \n\nRe gistration required. Walk-ins will be accepted until we have reached capac ity.\n\n \n\nAccessibility Information\n\nPlease note that this event is o nly accessible via stairs. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/theres-a-story-house-of-melo X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Inner Loop Author's Corner w/ Hasan Dudar! DTSTART:20260910T230000Z DTEND:20260911T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T182859Z UID:10005303-1789066800-1789070400@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The Inner Loop and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtua l chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by Hasan Dudar\, author of the short story collection Carryout. Hasan is in conversation with aut hor Madeleine Moss. \nCarryout is The Inner Loop’s Author’s Corner s potlight. The Inner Loop cultivates and promotes the distinctive literar y culture of Washington\, DC. Author’s Corner supports local authors ’ independently published books by spotlighting them in community progra mming and collaborations. \nRSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom). FREE and open to the public\, all time s Eastern \nWe encourage you to order a copy of the book from your local\, independent bookseller or online from Bookshop.org » \n\nHasan Dudar is the author of Carryout\, a short story collection out with the University of Iowa Press in May 2026. He is originally from Toledo\, Ohio\, and curr ently lives in Washington\, DC. \nMadeleine Moss grew up in Ithaca\, New Y ork\, and holds a degree in French literature from Cornell University. Sh e received her MFA in fiction from Washington University in St. Louis and currently lives in Strasbourg\, France. Her debut novel\, Mistranslation\, is forthcoming from the University of Iowa Press in September 2026. \n\nA bout Carryout \nIn the late 1970s\, Ziad Idilbi\, a Palestinian refugee fr om Lebanon\, marries Salma\, a Lebanese refugee escaping the war in Beirut . Resolving to start over for the very last time\, the couple opens a corn er store in Toledo\, Ohio\, across from the General Motors factory\, where Toledo’s Arab community intermingles with the working class. Over the d ecades\, whether it’s bigotry (pre- and post-9/11)\, financial ruin\, or terminal illness\, the Idilbis find themselves on life’s outskirts\, at tempting to build something new. \nAchingly poignant and slyly funny\, the linked stories in Carryout follow the Idilbis and their children as they teeter on the brink of catastrophe. Walid\, the youngest child of Ziad and Salma\, navigates the heartbreaks of youth as well as the colorful charac ters who haunt his parents’ corner store. As he grows up into a writer\, Walid’s gaze fixes on his father and the long shadow of displacement an d occupation. Mustafa\, the eldest son\, is forever trying to outrun the d isasters that seem to seek him out\, while Nawal\, the only daughter\, is dumped by a friend and hatches a scheme to win her back. Unsure whether to run toward each other or away from each other\, the characters in Dudar ’s exquisite debut suffer the absurdities and indignities of life in Ame rica with wry obstinance and striking wisdom. \n\nIf you need an accommoda tion for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will att empt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us of fer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation » LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T182859Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/inner-loop-hasan-dudar/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rare Book Open House: H. L. Mencken’s Library DTSTART:20260911T150000Z DTEND:20260911T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53169526260165 CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:As a voracious reader and notable literary critic\, H. L. Menc ken amassed a massive library that includes inscribed copies\, first editi ons\, and letters from the authors themselves. Ahead of this year’s Menc ken Day\, stop by the Special Collections Reading Room located in the Anne x to see highlighted rare books from H. L. Mencken’s personal library ho used at the Central Library. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Special Collections Reading Room - The Annex URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rare-book-open-house-h-l-menck ens-library X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IvyKids Saturday: Nature Book and Activity featuring author Hannah Salyer DTSTART:20260912T130000Z DTEND:20260912T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T121841Z UID:10007357-1789203600-1789207200@baltimorecountymoms.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Author Hannah Salyer grew up in Maryland\, which is where she fell in love with the natural world! Join us for a storytime and nature ac tivity in celebration of her new book: We Are the Keystones. \nWe’ll mee t out on the patio to learn about some important animals\, and then set ou t into the gardens behind the shop! LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T121841Z LOCATION:The Ivy Bookshop\, 5928 Falls Road\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21209\, Uni ted States URL:https://baltimorecountymoms.com/event/ivykids-saturday-nature-book-and -activity-featuring-author-hannah-salyer/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Baltimore County Moms X-SOURCE-URL:https://baltimorecountymoms.com/2025-farmers-markets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mencken Day 2026 DTSTART:20260912T140000Z DTEND:20260912T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53169618889935 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Honoring the memory\, career\, and bequest of Baltimore journa list\, satirist\, social critic\, and scholar Henry Louis Mencken. The day consists of three parts:\n\nA pop-up exhibit featuring the Mencken Collec tion in the Special Collections Reading Room from 10am - 4pmThe Mencken So ciety Annual Meeting at 10:30amThe Mencken Memorial Lecture from 2pm-3pm. 10:30 am\, Mencken Society Annual Meeting (open to the public) \n\n2:00 pm \, 2026 Mencken Memorial Lecture delivered by historian Andrew Holter (liv e and streaming) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium and Special Collections Read ing Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/mencken-day-2026 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pushing Genre Boundaries: More Than Memoir DTSTART:20260912T150000Z DTEND:20260912T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T062810Z UID:10005346-1789210800-1789218000@writer.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This workshop considers how big the genre of creative nonficti on can be by looking at the ways writers expand\, explore\, and break open different forms and sub-genres. We’ll read a few short samples of conte mporary writers who are pushing boundaries\, then get into some prompts th at lead us toward our own innovations in telling true stories. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T062810Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/pushing-genre-boundaries-more-than-memoir/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ekphrastic Fantastic: Responses and Conversations with Art DTSTART:20260912T150000Z DTEND:20260912T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T122750Z UID:10005347-1789210800-1789221600@writer.org CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:Ekphratic Poetry or poetry in conversation with art can seem f ormulaic\; see a piece of art and use elements of it in a poem I am making . But why stop there? In this generative workshop\, participants will be e ncouraged to embody their piece of art (visual\, music\, or dance) as a me ans of saying what only they can say about that piece of art. Students wil l learn many different approaches to ekphrasis and will leave with a draft of a new poem. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T122750Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/ekphrastic-fantastic-responses-and-conversati ons-with-art/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SFBRs Annual OMOB Review DTSTART:20260912T150000Z DTEND:20260912T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T000450Z UID:31690-1789210800-1789218000@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Book Review of the OMOB\, Visit to the Urban Bookstore in Balt imore LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T000450Z URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/sfbrs-annual-omob-review/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hunger Action Month Reading DTSTART:20260912T180000Z DTEND:20260912T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260823T002458Z UID:10005310-1789221600-1789227000@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:EC Poetry and Prose\, The Writer’s Center\, Poet Lore\, and Poetry x Hunger are partnering to raise funds in honor of Hunger Action Mo nth! \nEach September\, Hunger Action Month unites millions to raise aware ness and provide nutritious food to neighbors facing hunger. Join us at Th e Writer’s Center on September 12th\, 2026 at 2pm for a reading of write rs against hunger. \n100% of your donation goes directly to the Maryland F ood Bank helping hungry children\, working families\, older adults\, and M aryland’s Under-resourced Communities throughout the state. \nFREE & ope n to the public. RSVP below. \nDonate in advance of the event using this link>>> \n\nAbout Poetry X Hunger\nPoetry X Hunger is bringing a world of poets and their poems to the anti-hunger cause. We are using poetry to rai se awareness\, compassion and funding. And\, speaking of funding\, by hold ing poetry fundraisers\, we magically turn poetry into food. In recent yea rs\, we’ve raised thousands of US dollars for anti-hunger organizations. \nAbout EC Poetry & Prose\nWe are a collective of poets and writers who b elieve in the power of language to convey truth and promote peace. Our mem bers are spoken word artists\, published authors\, and emerging writers. O ur founder and partners are from Howard\, Anne Arundel\, and Frederick Cou nties\; members reside throughout the state. \n\nIf you need an accommodat ion for this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will atte mpt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange f or some accessibility services. \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us off er more programs to support writers with a $10 donation » LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T002458Z LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815 \, United States URL:https://writer.org/event/hunger-action-month/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BOOKFEST PREVIEW: CityLit Stage presents Claudia Rankine - Triage - Among the Rubble DTSTART:20260912T220000Z DTEND:20260913T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T183206Z UID:14778-1789236000-1789246800@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:BOOKFEST PREVIEW\nClaudia Rankine presents “Triage” in con versation with Kaye Wise Whitehead \n6:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nSNF PARKWAY Thea tre\nBaltimore\, MD 21201 \nClaudia Rankine has widened contemporary liter ature with her consciousness-raising\, genre-defying works. In her first b ook after her celebrated American trilogy\, presented with full-color visu als\, Rankine shifts into sustained narrative\, memory\, criticism\, and e ssay to offer her most personal and emotionally resonant writing yet. Clau dia returns to the CityLit stage (She was featured in the 13th CityLit Fes tival for Citizen in 2016) in partnership with Red Emma’s as a preview t o this year’s Baltimore Book Festival. Dr. Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehea d\, executive director of the Karson Institute for Race\, Peace\, and Soci al Justice\, will join her in conversation about her new work\, Triage. \n Triage follows the turbulent friendship between two composite characters\, the narrator and the theorist\, self-identified sisters struggling to def ine their wounded histories and their shared but separate lives. During co llege\, they invent a game of collapse: Every time they see each other\, t hey have to stop and fall to the ground. As their kinship continues off an d on for decades\, “collapse” takes on new meanings that are seen and felt in the violence of their pasts\, artworks depicting couches where som eone might ease their exhaustion\, the ongoing devastation in Gaza\, and t he antagonism of their conversation and their love for each other. \nTriag e is an argument for the necessity of grieving and the demand for action i n our time of relentless loss. “No matter our posture\,” Rankine write s\, “we are all among the rubble.” This is a book for those\ncomplicat ed but beautiful friendships we come to rely on to unsettle us\, to make u s better. \nThis is the first event of a special preview weekend held on S eptember 12 and 13th for the annual Baltimore Book Festival\, which takes place in Waverly on September 19th and 20th. This event is FREE\, but regi stration is required. RSVP to be guaranteed admittance. You are welcome to preorder your copy of the book for pickup at the event. \nBrought to you by CityLit Project and Red Emma’s as part of the 2026 Baltimore Book Fes tival. \nREGISTER\nSTAY INFORMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T183206Z LOCATION:SNF PARKWAY Theatre\, 5 W North Avenue\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 2 1201 URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/bookfest-preview-claudia-rankine/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Submit-O-Thon! DTSTART:20260913T170000Z DTEND:20260913T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T002537Z UID:10005311-1789304400-1789318800@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Submit your Work for a Cause!\nEach autumn\, thousands of lit mags and journals open their portals/queues/websites to read your work. We know that submitting on your own can be a slog\, so let’s get it done\, together! \n \nThe Writer’s Center is hosting our first ever Submit-o-t hon\, a marathon-like afternoon where you commit to submitting your work f or 4 hours\, and enlist your friends and family to support you along the w ay! \nThe donations you raise will help pay for \n\nOur public programming (including readings\, panels\, and craft chats)\nBi-monthly open mics\nQu arterly mixers\nCreative writing workshops\nScholarships\nAnd more!\n\nAs a fundraiser\, you’ll receive a one month free subscription of Chill Su bs  and an optional  30 minute submission crash course on best tips for submitting! \nYou’ll spend your time submitting to a minimum of 20 liter ary journals and magazines to get your work out there! \nIn return for you hard work\, we will have prizes like mugs\, gift certificates\, and more! \nOnce you’ve registered\, you will receive an email with a personal fu ndraising page to send to your loved ones.  \n\nWatch an Informational Vi deo\nLearn all the logistics of this fundraiser! \nWATCH HERE >>>\n\nWhat to Expect:\n12:30-1pm: Sign in\, Pick a spot\, Receive your ChillSubs Bene fit\n1-5 pm: Quiet time to submit work\n1-1:30pm: (optional) Tips and Tric ks for a great submission\n5pm: Prizes Awarded and Reception Begins!\n\nOn ce you’ve registered\, you will receive an email with a personal fundrai sing page to send to your loved ones.  \n\nIf you need an accommodation f or this event\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt t o fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for so me accessibility services. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T002537Z LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815 \, United States URL:https://writer.org/event/submit-o-thon/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Turning Your Writing Practice into a Creative Offering DTSTART:20260913T170000Z DTEND:20260920T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T062747Z UID:10005348-1789304400-1789918200@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In this two-part workshop series\, you’ll first explore how to build a restorative\, sustainable writing practice rooted in your value s\, interests\, and natural creative rhythms. Then on day two\, you’ll l earn how to thoughtfully shape your writing into a creative offering\, ide ntifying the messages you want to share\, the audience you hope to reach\, and the platforms or projects that best align with your goals. Whether yo u’re beginning your writing journey\, returning after time away\, or loo king for fresh direction\, you’ll leave with practical tools\, greater c reative clarity\, and a deeper sense of purpose for both your writing prac tice and your creative life. Please note: If you’ve previously taken GG ’s standalone workshop\, Writing as a Restorative Practice\, the first d ay of this series covers much of that same material. The second day offers new content focused on shaping your writing into a creative offering and sharing it with intention. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T062747Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/turning-your-writing-practice-into-a-creative -offering/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Booked For Baltimore County: Jesmyn Ward DTSTART:20260913T180000Z DTEND:20260913T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T180006Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53240958507159 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Booked for Baltimore County Public Library: Jesmyn Ward\nSunda y\, September 13\, 2026 2 p.m. | Kraushaar Auditorium\n\nJoin us for Booke d for Baltimore County Public Library: Jesmyn Ward on Sunday\, September 1 3 at 2 p.m. at Goucher College for an unforgettable afternoon with one of America’s most acclaimed literary voices. A two-time National Book Award winner and celebrated author of Salvage the Bones\; Sing\, Unburied\, Sin g\; and Let Us Descend\, Ward’s powerful storytelling explores family\, identity\, resilience and the human experience with extraordinary depth an d grace.\n\nThis program is presented by Foundation for Baltimore County P ublic Library with support from Baltimore Community Foundation\, Maryland 250 Commission\, Bonnie Clarke\, Point Breeze Credit Union\, Goucher Colle ge\, APGFCU\, and The Ivy Hotel. Book sales are available before and after the program.\n\nTickets are available August 13 at 2 p.m. ET. LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T180006Z LOCATION:Kraushaar Auditorium URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/jesmyn-ward-booked-for-baltimore-coun ty X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:(Wet Ink) Experimentation in Flash Fiction DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTSTAMP:20260825T122629Z UID:10005349-1789344000-1791244799@writer.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Discover how creative constraints can unlock surprising new po ssibilities in your writing. In this four-week generative workshop\, we wi ll explore how playing with time\, form\, and omission can change stories and move them beyond the familiar. Through close reading\, discussion\, an d in-class exercises\, participants will experiment with techniques to pla y with their stories. By the end of the workshop\, participants will have several new drafts as well as a toolkit of exercises and strategies for fu ture work. Participants should come prepared to write and to read a small selection of flash fiction between sessions\; no advance preparation is re quired for the first class. LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T122629Z LOCATION:Wet Ink URL:https://writer.org/event/wet-ink-experimentation-in-flash-fiction/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club Presents: Dog Man Movie DTSTART:20260914T213000Z DTEND:20260914T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52888058832395 CATEGORIES:film,literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Dog Man (2025) as part of our Graph ic Novel Book Club\, a monthly book club for young graphic novel enthusias ts. \n\n \n\nMovie: Dog Man\n\n \n\nWhen a dog and a police officer are in jured together on the job\, a life-saving surgery changes the course of hi story. Half dog\, half man\, Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve as he d oggedly pursues his arch-nemesis: the feline supervillain Petey the Cat. B ut the rivalry between Dog Man and Petey is upended by the arrival of an a dorable kitten clone of Petey\, Lil Petey.\n\n \n\n2025 | Rated PG | 93 mi nutes | Trailer LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Johnston Square\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/dog-man-movie X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20260914T223000Z DTEND:20260914T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53735845533745 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time. \n\nWe will open the semester on September 14 with a n in-depth look at how to access and navigate our newest database\, NexusU ni\, as well as new Library Guides to support your research and writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cafe Muse Literary Salon DTSTART:20260914T230000Z DTEND:20260915T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T064056Z UID:10005144-1789412400-1789417800@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The Writer’s Center welcomes the Café Muse Literary Salon f or a reading featuring writers  Luther Jett and Julia Kolchinsky. The eve ning begins at 7 PM with Michael Davis live on classical guitar. The readi ngs begin at 7:30 PM with opening remarks by a Café Muse co-host. \nFREE & open to the public. RSVP on the Cafe Muse Website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEnjoying our free events? Help us offer more programs to support writers with a $10 donation » LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T064056Z LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815 \, United States URL:https://writer.org/event/cafe-muse-literary-salon-sep-26/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writing the Feature-Length Screenplay DTSTART:20260914T230000Z DTEND:20260915T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T122645Z UID:10005357-1789412400-1794864600@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In this 10-week intermediate to advanced workshop\, writers wi ll complete a feature-length screenplay from outline to first draft. Parti cipants are expected to arrive with a developed idea they are ready to wri te. The course begins with a brief review of key screenwriting principles —premise questions\, structure\, and character—before quickly moving i nto reviewing written pages the second week. Writers will be expected to g enerate approximately 10 pages per week\, building toward a complete 90-pa ge screenplay by the end of the course. Class sessions will focus on readi ng and discussing student work\, with guided feedback designed to strength en narrative momentum\, deepen character arcs\, and support each writer th rough the challenges of finishing a full draft. By the end of the workshop \, participants will have a completed feature-length screenplay and a clea rer understanding of how to sustain and execute a cohesive cinematic story . LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T122645Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-the-feature-length-screenplay-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Wheaton Adult Book Discussion DTSTART:20260915T150000Z DTEND:20260915T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T000425Z UID:31732-1789470000-1789473600@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of this year’s OMOB title by cultur e writer and critic Lawrence Burney\, essays on the black music diaspora\, belonging\, and Baltimore. LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000425Z LOCATION:Montgomery County Public Libraries\, Wheaton Library\, 11701 Geor gia Ave\, Silver Spring\, MD\, 20902\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/wheaton-adult-book-discussion/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dot Day Crafternoon DTSTART:20260915T193000Z DTEND:20260915T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53249703896937 CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:Did you know September 15th is International Dot Day? Join us for a read-aloud of The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds\, then create some zany\, dot-themed masterpieces of your own! LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Pennsylvania Avenue\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/dot-day-crafternoon X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:College Writing Portfolio Workshop DTSTART:20260915T210000Z DTEND:20260915T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T002918Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53885706719502 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we will review the CWP process\, discuss gu idelines\, and explore effective strategies for developing your portfolio. Writing Center tutors will be available to work with you one-on-one.\n\nQ uestions? writingcenter@goucher.edu LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T002918Z LOCATION:Athenaeum\, 325 URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/college-writing-portfolio-workshop-74 57 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reading with Elizabeth Acevedo DTSTART:20260915T230000Z DTEND:20260916T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181648Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53075652552849 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The Kratz Center for Creative Writing at Goucher College is pr oud to present National Book Award winner Elizabeth Acevedo. \n\nSeptember 15\, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Buchner Alum House\n\nJoin us as we celebrate the publication of Anger Is Only a Shadow\, the latest book from Elizabeth Ac evedo\, bestselling author and winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature\, the Pura Belpré Award\, and the Carnegie medal.\ n\nThe event is free and open to the public. Books provided by The Ivy Boo kshop. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181648Z LOCATION:Buchner Hall of the Alumnae/i House URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/reading-with-elizabeth-acevedo X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz: "The Ballad of the Fugitive William Pa rker" DTSTART:20260915T230000Z DTEND:20260916T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53169635621070 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The year\, 1851. The place\, a Quaker farming community turned Underground Railroad stronghold\, where a Maryland enslaver had journeyed in pursuit of four men who’d fled his plantation years before. In a few hours\, he’d be dead…and twenty-seven men from the village of Christi ana would be rounded up and put on trial. Not for his murder\, but for tre ason—for waging war against the United States\, at a time when it was a crime against the government to obstruct an enslaver looking to reclaim hi s “property.”\n\n \n\nThis is story of what happened in Christiana tha t September morning—and in the ensuing “trial of the century\,” whic h saw the president himself advise the prosecution on strategy and a sitti ng congressman serve as lead attorney for the defense. But The Ballad of t he Fugitive William Parker is also a much larger tale\, one spanning decad es\, following a whole startlingly diverse community of abolitionists in t heir fight to convince their fellow Americans of the subversive idea that now found itself on trial: that the nation ought to live up the ideals it was founded on\, and respect all men as equals.\n\n \n\nIt’s a story tha t whisks readers from the quiet farmlands of Lancaster County—where a se lf-emancipated man named William Parker\, whom legend had it bullets could not kill\, rallied his neighbors to ride out each night to battle the sla vecatchers who stalked their countryside—to Philadelphia’s genteel Soc iety Hill\, where socialite Harriet Forten Purvis had the ear of the mayor (and a cellar filled with fugitives). It’s stylish\, propulsive\, intim ately human tale of bravery\, ingenuity\, and hope—and of ordinary peopl e with little in common who came together to stand against injustice…and won.\n\n \n\nCristin O'Keefe Aptowicz will be joined in conversation by a uthor & Johns Hopkins University professor Lawrence P. Jackson.\n\n \n\nAb out the Author: \n\nCristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is the New York Times bests elling author of Dr. Mütter’s Marvels\, as well as eight collections of poetry. A seventh generation Pennsylvanian\, she lives in Philadelphia wi th her husband\, the novelist Ernest Cline\, and their children.\n\n \n\nA bout the Moderator: \n\nLawrence Jackson is a biographer and critic whose work has appeared in Harper’s Magazine\, n+1\, and Best American Essays. He teaches English and history at Johns Hopkins and founded the Billie Ho liday Project for Liberation Arts.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo atten d in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for p urchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Prat t event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL i nterpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. I f you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/cristin-okeefe-aptowicz-the-ba llad-of-the-fugitive-william-parker X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Writing Song Lyrics DTSTART:20260916T000000Z DTEND:20260916T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T122751Z UID:10005351-1789502400-1793743200@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:We all practice the results of the lyricist’s trade whenever we sing a song we know\, but in this course we’ll look into how those c hoices are made\, and get some practice at generating our own lyrics.This course starts the participant on the practice of putting words together wi th music. Writing a song lyric requires matching syllables in words with m elody notes to be sung in time over a rhythm. We start with short phrases and build up to complete lyrics. By the end participants will have generat ed a lyric for a familiar existing song\, and at least one lyric which can be set by a composer to produce a complete work. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T122751Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/writing-song-lyrics-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Abingdon Afternoon Book Discussion DTSTART:20260916T180000Z DTEND:20260916T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260826T000425Z UID:31672-1789567200-1789570800@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selecti on\, “No Sense in Wishing”\, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 20 26 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies l ast. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One M aryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was mad e possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library. LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000425Z LOCATION:Harford County Public Library\, Abingdon Library\, 2510 Tollgate Road\, Abingdon\, MD\, 21009\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/abingdon-afternoon-book-discussion- 2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Havre de Grace Evening Book Discussion DTSTART:20260916T220000Z DTEND:20260916T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T180431Z UID:31674-1789581600-1789585200@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selecti on\, “No Sense in Wishing”\, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 20 26 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies l ast. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One M aryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was mad e possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library. Supported by the Havre de Grace Friends of HCPL. LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T180431Z LOCATION:Harford County Public Library\, Havre de Grace Library\, 120 N. U nion Ave\, Havre de Grace\, MD\, 21078\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/havre-de-grace-evening-book-discuss ion-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reading and Responding to Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons DTSTART:20260916T230000Z DTEND:20261001T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T002928Z UID:10005354-1789585200-1790800200@writer.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Join the tribe that loves word play to explore Gertrude Stein ’s Tender Buttons.\n  \nWe will write response poems and learn from the strategies of this early Modernist poet who still intrigues well into the Post Modernism of today. Let’s investigate and play with Stein’s word s such as\, “The sudden spoon is the same in no size” or “grass gree diness” or “a white hunter is nearly crazy.” A copy of From the Bell y: Poets Respond to Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons will be included in this course offering. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T002928Z LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815 \, United States URL:https://writer.org/event/reading-and-responding-to-gertrude-steins-ten der-buttons/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Art of Family Narrative DTSTART:20260916T230000Z DTEND:20261008T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260830T063027Z UID:10005353-1789585200-1791406800@writer.org CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:“The histories of families cannot be separated from the hist ories of nations\,” writes Susan Griffin at the beginning of a book that sets her family’s story into the context of the Second World War. Works hop participants will learn about different nonfiction forms that feature robust\, compelling family narratives. Each session will include writing p rompts and in-class time to respond to the prompts.By the end of the works hop\, participants will be able to identify and use narrative elements tha t render a story vivid\, concerned\, and fulfilled. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T063027Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/the-art-of-family-narrative/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From Novice to Novelist DTSTART:20260916T230000Z DTEND:20260917T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T183255Z UID:10005352-1789585200-1792616400@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:This workshop deconstructs and demystifies the novel-writing p rocess for struggling and/or aspiring writers. We’ll go all the way from getting the nub of an idea to getting your book into the hands of expecta nt fans. Along the way\, you’ll learn how to stay organized\, write in t he voice of other genders\, the art of rewriting\, and how to overcome you r writing and marketing fears. By the end of our time together\, you’ll be prepared to begin work on a novel and will be equipped with the skills to perfect it. The sessions will include time for writing and for being cr itiqued. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T183255Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://writer.org/event/from-novice-to-novelist-4/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rambling Readers DTSTART:20260917T140000Z DTEND:20260917T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51101150940055 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join a novel walking book club that covers more than novels! C ome as we share whatever book we are reading or listening to lately to sha re passions\, narratives\, clever information\, or artistry. Let’s learn from each other! \n\n \n\nWalking outside is the ultimate exercise and a n ideal way to socialize and relieve stress. So engage your physical\, soc ial\, and mental/intellectual health in one go!\n\n \n\nRendez-vous outsid e Central Library. From there\, we will make our way around Mount Vernon P lace\, walking a stretch before occasional pauses to take turns speaking. Expect to be back at the library in one hour. This event recurs every thir d Thursday of the month.\n\n \n\nFor questions or optional registration\, contact the Business\, Science\, & Technology Department (BST) at bst@prat tlibrary.org or (410) 396-5317. \n\n \n\nLibrarians from BST and the Ficti on departments will be facilitating. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Sidewalk URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rambling_readers_1644 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fallston Books at the Center DTSTART:20260917T180000Z DTEND:20260917T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T000450Z UID:31675-1789653600-1789657200@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selecti on\, “No Sense in Wishing”\, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 20 26 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies l ast. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One M aryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. This project was mad e possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Library. LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T000450Z LOCATION:Veronica “Roni” Chenowith Activity Center\, 1707 Fallston Roa d\, Fallston\, MD\, 21047\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/fallston-books-at-the-center/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney DTSTART:20260917T183000Z DTEND:20260917T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T120430Z UID:31785-1789655400-1789659000@www.mdhumanities.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection\, No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T120430Z LOCATION:Kent County Public Library\, North County Branch\, 119 N. Main St reet\, Galena\, MD\, 21635\, United States URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/one-maryland-one-book-discussion-no -sense-in-wishing-by-lawrence-burney/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Maryland Humanities X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.mdhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Best Book Club DTSTART:20260917T210000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53178828342361 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library and join friends in a book discussion! LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Brooklyn URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/brooklyns-best-book-club-1683 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Visual Language of Poetry DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T003051Z UID:10005338-1789668000-1789675200@writer.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Delve into a poem’s visual language. Participants will learn techniques that poets use every day to form undeniably poignant work. Gen erative writing exercises and examples will encourage participants to view their writing in a new way. With multiple works written in-workshop\, pla ce your pieces in a small portfolio. This workshop emphasizes the poetic l ine and varying syntax. Participants will leave with more strategies to be gin a poem and vary their syntax. LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T003051Z LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815 \, United States URL:https://writer.org/event/the-visual-language-of-poetry/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Writer's Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://writer.org/event/beth-konkoski END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ke Huy Quan: "Never Say Die" DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T002759Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53425731838228 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:**THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT** \n\n \n\nIn this stunning and com pulsively readable memoir\, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and th e Temple of Doom\, The Goonies\, and Everything Everywhere All at Once\, K e Huy Quan\, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to 80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history. \n\n \n\n Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood adventure began when he was twelve years old\, a mere five years after his family escaped Communist Northern Vietnam and s ettled down to a relatively peaceful life in L.A.’s Chinatown. After att ending an open call audition on a whim\, he was unexpectedly swept up in t he wild world of filmmaking: learning to swim from Harrison Ford on the se t of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\, receiving trucks full of toys from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for his birthday\, meeting Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker\, and making lifelong friends on the set of The G oonies.\n\n\n \nA star of two of the most beloved movies of the ‘80s\, t here appeared to be no limit to Ke’s rise. But just a few years later\, the roles had dried up and it seemed like Hollywood no longer had a place for him. He eventually left acting to work odd jobs behind the scenes for directors like Wong Kar Wai. His confidence was badly shaken\, but his lov e of performing never abated. It wasn’t until decades later\, when he wa s 49 years old\, that he stepped back in front of the camera to star in a strange little indie film called Everything Everywhere All at Once\, which surprised everyone with its incredible box-office and awards season succe ss. To call Ke’s Oscar-winning performance a triumphant return would be an understatement.\n\n\n \nIn this moving\, inspirational memoir\, Ke pain ts a vivid self-portrait\, telling both heart-wrenching and funny stories of his early rise\, slow fall from the spotlight\, the resilience that kep t him going through his darkest times\, and his eventual resurrection on o ne of the biggest stages in Hollywood. Never Say Die is the story of Ke’ s extraordinary life\, a love letter to the movies and people that shaped him\, and a powerful testament to never giving up on your dreams.\n\n \n\n Ke Huy Quan will be joined in conversation by Karsonya Wise Whitehead\, ho st of Today with Dr. Kaye on WEAA 88.9 FM.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nK e Huy Quan is an Oscar-winning actor who immigrated to the United States a s a child and grew up in Los Angeles. Discovered at an open casting call w ith no acting experience\, he was cast at age 12 as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\, followed by his role as Data in the belove d adventure classic\, Goonies. As opportunities became limited\, he steppe d away from acting to study at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts\, graduati ng in 1999\, and later worked behind the scenes as an action choreographer and assistant director. After more than two decades away from acting\, he returned to the screen in Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Academy Aw ard–winning Everything Everywhere All At Once\, earning widespread accla im along with the Academy Award\, Golden Globe\, and SAG Award for Best Su pporting Actor. He has since appeared in Season 2 of the Disney+ series Lo ki\, starred in Universal’s Love Hurts\, and voiced Gary De’ Snake in Disney’s animated film Zootopia 2. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife \, Echo.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator:\n\nKarsonya Wise Whitehead is the ho st of Today with Dr. Kaye on WEAA 88.9 FM. She is the founding director of The Karson Institute for Race\, Peace & Social Justice\, as well as a com munication and African and African American Studies professor at Loyola Un iversity.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nDoors will open to registered att endees at 6 pm. Seating for registered attendees in Central Hall is first come\, first served. All registered in-person attendees will receive a fre e copy of the book while supplies last. There will not be a book signing following the program. Free parking vouchers are available to program atte ndees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after th e program. All bags\, backpacks\, briefcases\, etc. entering and exiting t he library will be subject to inspection by security personnel. No large b ags.This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with acces sibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees th roughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-076 2. LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T002759Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Central Hall URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/ke-huy-quan-never-say-die X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Baltimore Book Festival DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTSTAMP:20260729T234823Z UID:14749-1789776000-1789948799@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:festival,literary DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T234823Z LOCATION:Waverly Main Street\, 418 E 32nd Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\ , United States URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/baltimore-book-festival-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Carroll Book Festival DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260919T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T234820Z UID:10000784-1789812000-1789833600@carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org CATEGORIES:festival,literary DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to present the first ever Carroll Book Festiv al on Saturday\, September 19\, 2026 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The day wi ll build upon Carroll County\, Maryland’s reputation as being a communit y of readers who support authors. \nCheck back soon for more information! And visit: https://www.carrollbookfestival.org/ \n\nActivities including: children’s character breakfast\, ticketed author events\, book signings \, book-related vendors\, author panels\, book sales\nSetting: Carroll Cou nty Farm Museum\, a scenic preserved farmhouse and grounds just a short dr ive from Baltimore and Washington DC. The rolling hills and park-like venu e make for a one-of-a-kind setting for a book festival.\nProjected attenda nce: 5\,000+\n\nWe need your help to make our dream a reality. Right now\, we are gathering supporters to help us secure authors and sponsorships to offset event costs. Please help us ensure that literacy remains a priorit y in our community and let us know how you can help today. Proceeds will b enefit literacy needs in Carroll County. \nCarroll Book Festival is presen ted by Carroll County Public Library in partnership with Park Books on Mai n\, Carroll County Economic Development\, Last Word Bookstore\, and the Tw o Sides to the Story Podcast. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T234820Z LOCATION:Carroll County Farm Museum\, 500 S. Center Street\, Westminster\, 21157\, United States URL:https://carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org/event/carroll-book-festival/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Carroll County Farm Museum X-SOURCE-URL:https://carrollcountyfarmmuseum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CityLit Stage presents Funny Ladies: Stars of Comic Fiction Talk S hop DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260919T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T183149Z UID:14821-1789812000-1789815600@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:comedy,literary DESCRIPTION:Funny Ladies: Stars of Comic Fiction Talk Shop \n10:00 am – 11:00 am\nCityLit Stage\nEast 31st Street & Barclay Street\nBaltimore\, MD 21201 \nThree acclaimed women authors talk about their latest books\, the craft of humor\, and the role of comic fiction in the current social and political landscape. What makes something funny? Why is humor important? H ow does absurdity function both as entertainment and as a form of commenta ry on serious matters? The books under discussion range widely in focus\, from the world of literary event planning to the interior lives of the soc ial media generation to the surreal landscape of the afterlife. This meeti ng of great comic minds promises to be inspiring\, profound\, and laugh-ou t-loud funny. Novelist Susan Coll\, whose newly published novel\, Word Sal ad\, “is a moving\, thoughtful exploration of the complicated nature of grief and the power that books have to help us find ourselves when we’re lost\,” writes national bestseller Grant Grinder. Coll is the events ad visor at Politics and Prose Bookstore. Amy Fusselman‘s latest book\, Clo ud Six\, which Literary Hub named A Most Anticipated Book of the Year\, is a comic novel about an unfortunate couple navigating the lowest tier of h eaven. Baltimore’s Sydney Rende’s short story collection has been call ed “an invaluable tip-sheet to the way we live now\, I Could Be Famous c aptures perfectly the hazards of young womanhood in a world where everyone is desperate to be looked at\, but wary of being seen.” (Jonathan Dee\, author of Pulitzer Prize Finalist The Privileges). Betsy Boyd\, director of Creative Writing and Publishing Arts MFA program at the University of B altimore\, joins us as moderator. Her fiction has been published in Kenyon Review\, American Short Fiction\, Five Points\, and StoryQuarterly. \nSus an Coll\, whose ninth novel\, Word Salad\, a comedy of manners\, “remind s us that sometimes things have to completely fall apart for them to perfe ctly come together.” Her previous books include Bookish People\; The Sta ger\, a New York Times and Chicago Tribune Editor’s Choice\; and Accepta nce\, which was made into a television movie starring Joan Cusack. Her wor k has appeared in publications including the New York Times Book Review an d the Washington Post. She is the events advisor at Politics and Prose Boo kstore\, and the former president of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.\nsusanco ll.com\nInstagram: @susan_keselenko_coll \nAmy Fusselman is the author of six books of fiction and nonfiction. Her latest book\, Cloud Six\, is a co mic novel about an unfortunate couple navigating the lowest tier of heaven . Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, the Wash ington Post\, and many other outlets. She lives with her family in New Yor k City.\namyfusselman.com \nSydney Rende is the author of the short story collection\, I Could Be Famous. A reality TV enthusiast since that fateful night in 2007 when LC called Spencer Pratt a Sucky Person\, she will chal lenge anyone who argues that reality TV isn’t high art. A writer and edi tor from Baltimore\, Maryland\, her work has been deemed a “terrific deb ut” by George Saunders: “Eleven fast\, sharp\, funny stories laced wit h a deep\nunderstanding of the corrosive effect our fame-hungry attention economy has on real connection between people. Rende is such a witty\, eng aging writer\, with an intuitive understanding that the short story is in the world to delight\, engage\, and enlarge the reader.” Her work can be found at the New York Times Style Magazine\, Carve Magazine\, Joyland\, a nd elsewhere.\nwww.sydneyrende.com\nInstagram: @sydneyrende \nBetsy Boyd ’s fiction has been published in Kenyon Review\, American Short Fiction\ , Five Points\, StoryQuarterly\, Shenandoah\, and elsewhere. Her short sto ry “Scarecrow” received a Pushcart Prize. Betsy directs the Creative W riting and Publishing Arts MFA program at the University of Baltimore and is the recipient of two Maryland State Arts Council awards\, an Elliot Col eman Writing Fellowship\, a James A. Michener Fellowship\, and residencies through Fundación Valparaíso\, the Virginia Center for the Creative Art s\, the Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Artists\, and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. \n                  \nVisit the News Section for detailed information. \nSTAY INFORMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T183149Z LOCATION:31st Street Stage\, 31st Street & Barclay Street\, Baltimore\, MD \, 21218\, United States URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/funny-ladies-stars-of-comic-ficti on-talk-shop/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Baltimore Book Festival DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260920T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T001909Z UID:10014956-1789812000-1789930800@peabodyheightsbrewery.com CATEGORIES:festival,literary LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T001909Z LOCATION:Peabody Heights Brewery\, 401 East 30th Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\, United States URL:https://peabodyheightsbrewery.com/event/baltimore-book-festival/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Peabody Heights Brewery X-SOURCE-URL:https://peabodyheightsbrewery.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pratt Page-Turners Book Club DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53242719602120 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of Positive Obsession: The Life and T imes of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris.\n\n \n\nThis program has a hybrid format. Participate either in person or on Zoom.\n \n\n \n\nAs the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of scienc e fiction\, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen\, she crea ted stories speculating on the devolution of the American empire\, using i t as an apt metaphor for the best and worst of humanity: our innovation an d ingenuity\, our naked greed and ambition\, our propensity for violence a nd hierarchy. Her fiction charts the rise and fall of the American project —the nation's transformation from a provincial backwater to a capitalist juggernaut made possible by chattel slavery\, to a bloated imperialist su perpower on the verge of implosion.\n\n \n\nIn this outstanding work\, Sus ana M. Morris places Butler's story firmly within the cultural\, social\, and historical context that shaped her life: the Civil Rights Movement\, B lack Power\, women's liberation\, queer rights\, Reaganomics. Morris revea ls how these influences profoundly impacted Butler's personal and intellec tual trajectory and shaped the ideas central to her writing. Her cautionar y tales warn us about succumbing to fascism\, gender-based violence\, and climate chaos while offering alternate paradigms to religion\, family\, an d understanding our relationships to ourselves. Butler envisioned futures with Black women at the center\, raising our awareness of how those who ar e often dismissed have the knowledge to shift the landscape of our world.\ n\n \n\nFor help obtaining a copy of the book or more information about th e book club\, please email fic@prattlibrary.org.\n\n \n\nFree parking vali dation stickers will be available to program attendees who park at the Fra nklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) while supplies last. Take a ti cket when you enter the garage\, and ask Pratt event staff for your parkin g validation sticker prior to or after the program. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/pratt-page-turners-book-club-1 105 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poe's Death in Baltimore Bus Tour (limited dates) DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T234819Z UID:10000336-1789815600-1789828200@www.poeinbaltimore.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Baltimore\, October 1849. Edgar Allan Poe is discovered alone\ , clad in filthy rags\, confused and gravely ill\, with no clear account o f how he came to be there. Within days\, he is dead. The master of mystery leaves behind a final story no one can fully explain. As we travel throug h Baltimore\, you’ll stand in the places tied to his last days and explo re the line between documented fact and enduring legend.\n \nExplore the enduring mystery surrounding Poe’s tragic end on a special Bus Tour of E dgar Allan Poe’s Life and Death in Baltimore. Bus Tours are offered ever y month\, April Thru October. Additional tour option includes prix-fixe lu ncheon at Baltimore’s original Annabel Lee Tavern (May thru Sept only.)\ n\n\n\n\n\nTours include stops at important Poe Places around Baltimore\, including: \n\nPickup at the Baltimore Visitor Center\, 401 Light Street i n Inner Harbor\nThe Hospital where Poe died\nWestminster Hall & Burying Gr ound including two Poe graves\nThe Poe Statue\nTour of The Edgar Allan P oe House & Museum\nReturn to Vistor Center\n\nPlease note that Poe House i s an historic site and not ADA accessible (there is no elevator or ramp to the second floor.) \n\nTours leave from the Baltimore Visitor Center\; ch eck dates for available tour times. Meet your guide 10-minutes before your tour time inside the Baltimore Visitor Center at the gift shop register\; refunds will not be granted to late arrivals.\n\nDates are limited: 3rd S aturday each month\, April – September. For October dates see our festiv al schedule (released July 1) \nBOOK YOUR TOUR(You will be taken to our Pe ek Ticketing System) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T234819Z LOCATION:The Baltimore Visitor Center\, 401 Light Street\, Baltimore\, MD\ , 21223\, United States URL:https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/event/poe-death-in-baltimore-bus-tour-l imited-dates-2/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Poe Baltimore X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/museum/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CityLit Stage presents The Knotted Path of Becoming: Stories That Test the Human Spirit DTSTART:20260919T153000Z DTEND:20260919T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T183149Z UID:14829-1789817400-1789821000@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The Knotted Path of Becoming: Stories That Test the Human Spir it \n11:30 am – 12:30 pm\nCityLit Stage\nEast 31st Street & Barclay Stre et\nBaltimore\, MD 21201 \nWhy do we avoid topics that could bring us clos er together with a wider understanding? We sidestep the hard\, uncomfortab le issues out of politeness\, awkwardness\, or fear—but they’re the ve ry subjects that build connections\, heal deep wounds\, and move the needl e in important ways. We open this session with The Moth-like storytelling that includes author Phill Branch’s tale\, the shame of failing at boyho od\, and what it means “to feel ruined from the start.” Three storytel lers will share testimonies of heartbreak\, the courage in navigating diff icult conversations\, and the resilience of the human spirit. \nBranch kno ws well the power of humor in broaching heavy subjects. In praise of Branc h’s book The Double Dutch Fuss\, Roy Wood\, Jr. (The Man of Many Fathers ) notes: “When wielded responsibly\, humor can heal and also educate. Ph ill exhibits this ability with great profundity as he shows us how fathers shape us even when they don’t know how to love us well.” Diana Veiga —whose one-woman show I’m Just Doing My Job premiered at the Capital F ringe Festival in 2022—reveals how working at the public library is alre ady a tough job – now add a tougher customer\, mix in a difficult conver sation\, and stir. Heather Moyer joins us representing Mortified\, a multi -modal storytelling show produced by Alexandra Hewett\, where brave adults share embarrassing things they created as kids (old diaries\, letters\, l yrics & more) in front of total strangers. Moyer is a communications profe ssional and one of the founding members of the Baltimore Improv Group. Jes s Solomon serves as moderator in conversation with Branch to discuss diffi cult conversations with equal parts insight\, depth\, and humor. She is a Baltimore-based organization development practitioner and comedian who spe nds her days in boardrooms and her nights on stage.\nwww.themoth.org/stori es/if-the-suit-fits \nPhill Branch is a writer\, live performance storytel ler\, and regional Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. He is a 2025 recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Creativity Grant and received the Cou ncil’s highest honor\, the Individual Artist Award\, for Theater (Solo P erformance) in 2019. He was the GrandSLAM Champion of The Moth in D.C. in 2018 and has since traveled all over the country and overseas to tell stor ies with the organization. Branch was a 2014 Lambda Literary Nonfiction Em erging Voices Fellow and is the founder and Creative Director of Baltimore Story Fest\, a showcase for live\, personal storytelling. An alumnus of t he American Film Institute\, Branch has an MFA in Screenwriting. He earned his BA in Mass Media Arts at Hampton University and later returned as a p rofessor in the English department to teach writing and develop the Film S tudies program. Branch is a Resident Artist at the Howard County Center fo r the Arts in Maryland.\nphillbranch.com \nInstagram: @phillbranch \nDian a Veiga is a writer\, storyteller\, and comedienne. Born and raised in Sil ver Spring\, MD\, she is a graduate of Spelman College and works for the D C Public Library. Diana has performed storytelling and stand-up throughout the DC area from the Lincoln Theater to the DC Improv. Her one-woman show \, I’m Just Doing My Job\, premiered at the Capital Fringe Festival in J uly 2022.\ndianaveiga.com\nInstagram: @dianaveigatells \nHeather Moyer is a communications professional and one of the founding members of the Balti more Improv Group. A Midwest native\, Heather has now been in Baltimore fo r 22 years and loves it. They have been performing and teaching improv com edy since 2001. Heather lives in SW Baltimore with their wife and kiddo. \ nJess Solomon is a Baltimore-based organization development practitioner a nd comedian who helps social impact leaders navigate the tension between i mpact\, culture\, and resources by day\, then goes home and writes jokes a bout it. Founder of Mabley Comedy Club and principal of the multidisciplin ary studio Culture Rules Everything\, she works at the intersection of str ategy\, facilitation\, and systems-level culture design.\nwww.culturerules everything.com\nInstagram: @jesssolomazing \n              \nVisit the News Section for detailed information. \nSTAY INFORMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T183149Z LOCATION:31st Street Stage\, 31st Street & Barclay Street\, Baltimore\, MD \, 21218\, United States URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/the-knotted-path-of-becoming-stor ies-that-test-the-human-spirit/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CityLit Stage presents Inferno of Justice: Burn Down The Master's House DTSTART:20260919T170000Z DTEND:20260919T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T182616Z UID:14831-1789822800-1789826400@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Inferno of Justice: Burn Down The Master’s House \n1:00 pm – 2:00 pm\nCityLit Stage\nEast 31st Street & Barclay Street\nBaltimore\, MD 21201 \nTrue justice isn’t found in fixing broken systems\; it’s a bout complete restructuring. Referencing Audre Lorde’s quote\, “The ma ster’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” Deemed bold\, brutal\, and unflinching\, Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane is a w ork of historical fiction about enslaved people who fought back against un imaginable cruelty. Ibram X. Kendi calls it “a resistance story for the ages.” A powerful tale\, “Yes\, this book will make you uncomfortable\ , but discomfort is the extravagant price of truth\,” says Cane\, whose work challenges the way history has been written\, falsified\, or erased\, and how collective opposition is possible. “With shades of Kindred\, Ja mes\, and The Prophets\, this story belongs to a long tradition of resista nce that traces back to 1526\,” writes Keith Boykin\, “when enslaved A fricans burned down their captors’ settlement in what is now South Carol ina.”  What one reader shared about this fascinating debut work: “A M UST READ …I can’t emphasize enough. It’s four short stories inspired by real-life enslaved people who dared to fight back … the characters a re incredible. I’m going to think about this the rest of my life.” \n “Burn Down Master’s House reclaims the lost voices of American slavery \,” writes Angie Thomas\, “and fearlessly confronts myths that whitewa sh history.” In this session\, two-time New York Times bestselling autho r and award-winning journalist Cane discusses writing about resisting oppr ession with activist and founder of Busboys and Poets Andy Shallal\, who r ecently published his memoir: A Seat at the Table: The Making of Busboys a nd Poets. \nClay Cane is a two-time New York Times bestselling author\, aw ard-winning journalist\, radio host\, and political analyst. He is the hos t of The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Urban View\, channel 126\, and his wor k has been featured in The Washington Post\, CNN.com\, and BET. Over the c ourse of his career\, Cane has interviewed Vice President Kamala Harris\, Beyoncé Knowles\, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett\, Denzel Washington\, an d many others. He is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller B urn Down Master’s House: A Novel and The Grift: The Downward Spiral of B lack Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult\, also a New York T imes bestseller. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers University with a B. A. in English and African American Studies\, Cane is originally from Phila delphia.\nclay-cane.com\nInstagram: @claycane \nAnas “Andy” Shallal is an Iraqi-born artist\, activist\, social entrepreneur\, and founder/CEO o f Busboys and Poets\, a restaurant\,  bookstore\, and performance venue i n the Washington Metropolitan area. He opened the first location in 2005 a s part restaurant\, part agent for social change. With nine locations in W ashington\, DC\, Maryland\, and Virginia\, Busboys and Poets has become a home for progressives\, artists\, creatives\, and intellectuals. Shallal i s a 2018 Frederick Douglass 200 award winner for those who best embody Dou glass’ spirit\, a TEDx speaker\, and the founder of several peace and ju stice organizations. His memoir\, A Seat At the Table: The Making of Busbo ys and Poets\, has been called “A fast-moving memoir” by Ralph Nadar\, “magnificent” by Alice Walker\, and “a singular story\, told here w ith the focus on big ideas and love of community that have propelled him o ver the years\,” by Publishers Weekly. He is on the board of trustees fo r the Institute for Policy Studies\, Palestine House of Freedom\, DAWN\, t he Anacostia Coordinating Council\, and a founding member of Think Local F irst DC\, a local business association serving in advisory and leadership roles to advance progressive business and labor practices. Shallal receive d his B.S. in biology from Catholic University of America and an MBA from The Robert Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland in Colle ge Park.\nbusboysandpoets.com\nInstagram: @andyshallal\nX: @andyshallal \n       \nVisit the News Section for detailed information. \nSTAY INFORM ED LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T182616Z LOCATION:31st Street Stage\, 31st Street & Barclay Street\, Baltimore\, MD \, 21218\, United States URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/inferno-of-justice-burn-down-the- masters-house/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CityLit Stage presents Queering Baltimore Lit DTSTART:20260919T183000Z DTEND:20260919T193000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T002942Z UID:14887-1789828200-1789831800@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Queering Baltimore Lit\nProduced by fifth wheel press & Mason Jar Press\n \n2:30 pm – 3:30 pm\nCityLit Stage\nEast 31st Street & Barcl ay Street\nBaltimore\, MD 21201 \nBaltimore’s queer and trans artists ar e a huge part of the city’s literary brilliance. Join two Baltimore-base d publishers for a live reading showcasing queer dynamos\, featuring autho rs\, editorial board members\, and contributors to fifth wheel press antho logies and Mason Jar Press‘ Jarnal. Featured readers include writer and drag king Zoe Leonard\, The Workshop Prince and a Kundiman fellow\, who wi ll also serve as the moderator: Alison Lubar\, queer\, biracial Nikkei poe t\, educator and author of two full-length poetry books\, The Other Tree a nd Metamourphosis: T. Mae Moll\, the Lambda Literary Award winner for Out of Step: A Memoir and the executive poetry editor for Mason Jar Press: Fil ipino poet and author of Patrilineal and Prey\, Aldrin Badiola (he/him) wh o is also the editor-in-chief of Artists from Maryland: Ashley Elizabeth ( she/her)\, teacher and a Pushcart-nominated author of the full-length coll ection A Family Thing and four chapbooks\, including red line and CHARM(ed ). Co-produced by Sarah Daniels\, the new publisher and executive director of Mason Jar Press who writes fiction under the pseudonym Persephone King \, and nat raum—editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press and author of origi n trilogy and this book will not save you—this reading highlights some o f Baltimore’s best queer and trans writers who will read work spanning a variety of topics such as LGBTQ+ issues\, family and legacy\, and identit y. \nfifth wheel press is an independent community-focused publisher of ar t and writing by queer\, trans\, and gender variant creators. Mason Jar Pr ess is an independent publisher of fiction\, poetry\, nonfiction\, and lit erary art that mixes it up. They amplify fresh voices and promote bold wor k that pushes the boundaries of literary norms\, and they believe literatu re should not only sustain readers but also inspire their curiosity to exa mine the status quo. \n​Zoe Leonard (he/they) is The Workshop Prince\, a writer and drag king from Phoenix\, Maryland. He is a Kundiman fellow and holds a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College.​The Workshop Prin ce is a writer and drag king from Baltimore. His work explores the interse ction of poetry and performance.\nzoe-leonard.com\nInstagram: @zoe_leonard .theprince \nAlison Lubar is a queer\, biracial Nikkei poet and educator w ho teaches literature to teenagers\, writing to adults\, and yoga to all a ges. They’re the author of two full-length poetry books\, The Other Tree \, winner of Harbor Editions’ 2023 Laureate Prize\, and Metamourphosis\, as well as four chapbooks: Philosophers Know Nothing About Love\, queer f east\, sweet euphemism\, It Skips a Generation\, and a microchap\, America n Kintsugi. Alison is also a board member for Philadelphia’s Blue Stoop and Contributing Editor for just femme & dandy.\nwww.alisonlubar.com\nInst agram: @theoriginalison\nX: @theoriginalison \nDr. T. Mae Moll is a queer & trans writer & educator in Baltimore. She is the author of Out of Step: A Memoir (Lambda Literary Award) and You Cannot Save Here (Jean Feldman Po etry Prize). Mae’s poetry has also received the Adele V. Holden award fo r creative excellence and the Bill Knott Poetry Prize. She has been a fina list for the Baker Awards\, and her work has been nominated for the Pushca rt Prize and Best of Net. Mae is the executive poetry editor for Mason Jar Press\, and serves on the board of directors for CityLit Project.\ntmaemo ll.com\nInstagram: @tmaemoll \nAldrin Badiola (he/him) is a Filipino poet\ , and the author of Patrilineal and the forthcoming Prey (2028). His works are published in The Hopkins Review\, & Change\, and elsewhere. He is the editor-in-chief of Artists from Maryland.He can be bribed with cheesecake and cowboy boots.\naldrinbadiola.carrd.co\nInstagram: @cyvilizations \nAs hley Elizabeth (she/her) is a Pushcart-nominated writer and teacher whose work has appeared in SWWIM\, Voicemail Poems\, Rigorous\, and Sage Cigaret tes\, among others. Ashley’s debut full-length collection\, A Family Thi ng\, is published by Redacted Books/ELJ Editions (August 2024). She is als o the author of the chapbooks red line (Garden Party Collective\, 2024)\, CHARM(ed) (fifth wheel press\, 2024) black has every right to be angry (Al ternating Current\, 2023) and you were supposed to be a friend (Nightingal e & Sparrow\, 2020). As cofounder of the Estuary Collective\, Ashley striv es to provide free to low-cost programming for femme-identifying BIPOC. Wh en Ashley isn’t teaching\, working as the Chapbook Editor with Sundress Publications\, or coordinating workshops for fifth wheel press\, she habit ually posts on Twitter and Instagram (@ae_thepoet). She lives on the origi nal land of the Piscataway and Susquehannocks (Baltimore\, MD) with her pa rtner and their three cats. Ashley is Black before she is anything else.\n aetheblkpoet.com\nInstagram: @ae_thepoet\nX: @ae_thepoet \nnat raum (they/ them\, b. 1996) is a queer disabled artist and writer based on unceded Pis cataway and Susquehannock land in Baltimore. They hold an MFA from the Uni versity of Baltimore and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. nat is the editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press and the author of origin trilogy\, journal of various worries\, this book will not save you\, and m any chapbooks\, full-length collections\, and photography publications. Pa st and upcoming publishers of their work include Poet Lore\, beestung\, Ba ltimore Beat\, Split Lip Magazine\, Poetry Online\, and others.\nnatraum.c om\nfifthwheelpress.com\nInstagram: @gr8earlofhell\nX: @gr8earlofhell \nSa rah Daniels is the publisher and executive director of Mason Jar Press. Sh e is a former newspaper reporter and holds an MFA in Creative Writing & Pu blishing Arts from the University of Baltimore\, where she teaches writing to undergraduates\, high school students\, and the incarcerated. Her fict ion has appeared in the Rappahannock Review and Coffin Bell under her pseu donym Persephone King.\npersephoneking.com\nmasonjarpress.com\nInstagram: @masonjarpress / @persephonekingwriter\nX: @masonjarpress / @king_persepho ne \nVisit the News Section for detailed information. \nSTAY INFORMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T002942Z LOCATION:31st Street Stage\, 31st Street & Barclay Street\, Baltimore\, MD \, 21218\, United States URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/queering-baltimore-lit/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CityLit Stage presents Find Your Way Home: How We Poet Our Path & Our Past DTSTART:20260919T200000Z DTEND:20260919T214500Z DTSTAMP:20260903T002811Z UID:14891-1789833600-1789839900@www.citylitproject.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Find Your Way Home: How We Poet Our Path & Our Past: A Convers ation & Reading with Chet’la Sebree\, Maui Smith\, Noel Quiñones\, feat uring Denice Frohman. Moderated by DuEwa Frazier\n \n4:00 pm – 5:45 pm\n CityLit Stage\nEast 31st Street & Barclay Street\nBaltimore\, MD 21201 \nH ome can be a journey or a place\, figurative or literal\, an interior sear ch of belonging\, and a destination. Either way\, the word – which we da re not let hold us hostage to any single definition – evokes in each of us\, a sense of longing and becoming\, of territory and consequence. Five poets take us on their singular journeys with a conversation on their new works\, one-woman shows\, poet-written essays\, spoken word\, and delibera te declarations of vulnerability and courage. Anchored by Philly-based poe t Denice Frohman—a poet\, performer\, and former Women of the World Poet ry Slam Champion who is currently touring her one-woman show\, Esto No Tie ne Nombre\, centering the oral histories of Latina lesbian elders. Her wor k has appeared in The BreakBeat Poets: LatiNext\, Nepantla: An Anthology f or Queer Poets of Color\, and more. Celebrated poet\, essayist\, scholar C het’la Sebree\, in her illuminating work Turn W(here): A Geography of Ho me\, speaks to “perfecting the art of leaving’ and rearranging the def inition of home\, of who we belong to and where. Imani Perry calls it\, “An intimate rendering of the life of a Black woman artist.” Poet Maui Smith’s work has appeared in Club Plum Literary Journal\, The Oyster Ri ver Pages\, Electric Literature\, Equinox Journal\, among others. Called a poet of abundance by Willie Perdomo\, Emmy-award winner Noel Quiñones’ new work Orange\, reads “like in-person\, figurative epiphanies … a p alette’s “thousands of unnamed colors” that cut to the white meat of truth.” Orange\, where every page hums “with the music of what it mea ns to be alive and brown and queer and brilliant in a world that too often forgets to see you whole …  the ache of moving toward a future full of rowdy song\,” writes Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Educator\, award-winning po et\, digital storyteller\, and moderator DuEwa Frazier is the editor of th e Introduction to Afrofuturism: A Mixtape in Black Literature & Arts\, and author of Goddess Under the Bridge: Poems\, and more. Join us for this sp ecial CityLit Stage presentation with prized poets\, where we allow oursel ves to create dangerously: an enlightening conversation and poetry reading where we push back against the world’s forgetting. \nDenice Frohman is a poet and performer from New York City. She has received support from The Pew Center for the Arts\, Baldwin for the Arts\, CantoMundo\, Headlands C enter for the Arts\, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultu res. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Poem-A-Day (The Academy of American Poets)\, The BreakBeat Poets: LatiNext\, Nepantla: An Antholo gy for Queer Poets of Color and elsewhere. A former Women of the World Poe try Slam Champion\, she has featured on hundreds of stages from The Apollo to The White House. Currently\, she is performing her one-woman show\, Es to No Tiene Nombre\, which centers the oral histories of Latina lesbian el ders.\ndenicefrohman.com\nInstagram: @denicefrohman \nChet’la Sebree is the author of the debut essay collection Turn (W)Here: A Geography Of Home \, “exquisitely observed and multifaceted\,” “an intricate map of on e woman’s search for home … deeply rooted in history\,” writes Lilly Dancyger. Her poetry collection Blue Opening\, longlisted for PEN/Voelcke r Award for Poetry and a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Priz e and the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry\; Field Study\, winner of the James Laughlin Award\; and Mistress\, nominated for an NAACP Image Award and selected by Cathy Park Hong as the winner of the New Issues Poe try Prize. She’s an associate professor at George Washington University and teaches in Randolph College’s MFA in Creative Writing program.\nchet lasebree.com\nInstagram: @cnsebree\nX: @Nahtil \nMaui Smith is a poet from Cleveland\, Ohio. They earned their MFA in Poetry at Hood College and edi ted the inaugural issue of their graduate student literary magazine\, Perg ola. Their work has appeared in Club Plum Literary Journal\, The Oyster Ri ver Pages\, Electric Literature\, Equinox Journal\, and has been anthologi zed in Porch Water Press’ The Water Behind Us: An Anthology for a New Wo rld.\nwww.mauismith.com \nInstagram: @mintmaui \nNoel Quiñones is an Emm y Award-winning writer of all genres\, and the author of Orange. He has be en published in Poetry\, Boston Review\, Poem-a-day\, and The BreakBeat Po ets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT anthology\, as well as the Michigan Quarterly Review\ , in which they won the 2025 Jesmyn Ward Fiction Prize. His short story “This Time and the Next” will be included in The Best Short Stories 20 26: The O. Henry Prize Winners. He has also written for\, narrated\, and a cted in several films\, including the Emmy-nominated documentary Takeover\ , recounting the Young Lords’ 1970 takeover of Lincoln Hospital in the B ronx to fight for better healthcare. A graduate of the University of Missi ssippi’s MFA program\, Noel is currently a JFMS Screenwriting Lab Fellow working on their first TV show\, The Telescope.\nwww.noelpquinones.com\nI nstagram: @noelpquinones \nDr. DuEwa Frazier is an award-winning poet\, wr iter\, scholar\, consultant\, digital storyteller\, educator\, and speaker . She is the author or editor of poetry collections\, children’s stories \, scholarly volumes\, and creative nonfiction\, including Alice’s Music al Debut\, Quincy Rules\, Goddess Under the Bridge: Poems\, and more. Her writing has been published by Routledge\, IGI Global\, Essence\, Black Ren aissance Noire\, Tidal Basin Review\, Arlington Literary Journal\, Poetry in Performance\, Drumvoices Revue\, and others. She is the founder/creator of Lit Noire Publishing\, Nerdacity Podcast\, Afrofutures Pod\, Black Sch olars in Podcasting\, and Never Scared Writers & Academics. She has receiv ed fellowships from the Hurston Wright Foundation\, the Martha’s Vineyar d Institute of Creative Writing\, and the Rutgers Center for MSIs. DuEwa e arned an MFA in Creative Writing at The New School and holds several other advanced degrees.\nwww.duewafrazier.com\nInstagram: @duewafrazier\, @blks cholarspodcasting\nX: @duewafrazier1 \nVisit the News Section for detailed information. \nSTAY INFORMED LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T002811Z LOCATION:31st Street Stage\, 31st Street & Barclay Street\, Baltimore\, MD \, 21218\, United States URL:https://www.citylitproject.org/event/find-your-way-home-how-we-poet-ou r-path-our-past/ X-SOURCE-NAME:CityLit Project X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.citylitproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20260921T180000Z DTEND:20260921T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53259581817201 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Cherry Hill\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/one-maryland-one-book-discussi on-no-sense-in-wishing X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell DTSTART:20260921T220000Z DTEND:20260921T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250436790009 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. A thrilling depa rture: a short\, piercing\, deeply moving novel about the death of Shakesp eare's 11 year old son Hamnet--a name interchangeable with Hamlet in 15th century Britain--and the years leading up to the production of his great p lay. England\, 1580. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Roland Park URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-hamnet-by-magg ie-ofarrell X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20260921T220000Z DTEND:20260921T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52444057098563 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hot Off the Press: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper DTSTART:20260923T150000Z DTEND:20260923T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53259987024418 CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:Recognized as the “mother of African American journalism\, ” Frances Ellen Watkins Harper wrote influential 19th-century abolitioni st pieces that shaped debate on race\, gender\, intersectionality and citi zenship. Through her literary work and correspondence in the Black press\, she built a political voice for African Americans—especially women. Her journalism bolstered her far-reaching impact as an activist and traveling orator\; indeed\, few states were left untouched by her courageous voice. \n\n \n\nView published works by Harper along with historic anti-slavery ephemera from the African American Department collection that reflect the powerful context of her work. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/hot-off-the-press-frances-elle n-watkins-harper-2560 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Storied Silvers: Book Discussion DTSTART:20260923T170000Z DTEND:20260923T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53435473515209 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy discussing your most recent reads with others? Do es it interest you to learn what other people are reading? Would you like to share your favorite authors and learn about new ones?\n\n \n\nCome be a part of the conversation! The Storied Silvers Book Discussion Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month and is the perfect time to discuss a book you’ve read and enjoyed with other like-minded readers. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/storied-silvers-book-discussio n-8798 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Book Club: Once Upon a K-prom DTSTART:20260923T190000Z DTEND:20260923T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53249914153977 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us as we go back to school with Kat Cho's K-pop-themed s chool romance.\n\n \n\nOnce Upon a K-Prom introduces readers to two teens who have taken diverging paths: one has become an international star on th e K-pop scene\, and the other is a dedicated volunteer fighting to save he r local community center. They are connected by a childhood promise to go to prom together --even if that means traveling halfway around the world t o do it.\n\n \n\nThis program has limited space\, and pre-registration is required. To register\, please call the Waverly Branch at 410-396-6089 or stop by the Teen Information to register in person. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Waverly\, Teen Quiet Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/teen-book-club-once-upon-a-k-p rom X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Susan Muaddi Darraj DTSTART:20260923T210000Z DTEND:20260923T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181648Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53427350172748 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Susan Muaddi Darraj\, author of this year's summer read\, Behi nd You is The Sea\, will address her work. She is an award-winning writer of books for adults and children. She won an American Book Award\, two Ara b American Book Awards\, and a Maryland State Arts Council Independent Art ists Award. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181648Z LOCATION:Hyman Forum of the Athenaeum URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/copy-of-susan-muaddi-darraj X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Grandmaster Flash: "Birth of a Culture" DTSTART:20260923T230000Z DTEND:20260924T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T181342Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241318109103 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:**THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT** \n\n \n\nStep into the vibrant st reets of the 1970s Bronx and witness the exact moment a global movement be gan. Birth of a Culture gives you a front-row seat to the origins of hip-h op\, told through the firsthand experiences of Grandmaster Flash—one of the founding pioneers who helped build the culture from the ground up.\n\n \n\nWhen you read this book\, you feel the pulse of the neighborhood park s\, hear the scratch of the vinyl\, and experience the raw energy of a com munity turning its daily struggles into a revolutionary art form. This is not just a collection of dates and facts. It is a deeply personal narrativ e written by Grandmaster Flash and coauthor Robert “Scoop” Jackson tha t brings you into the rooms and onto the streets where music changed forev er.\n\n\nThis book cuts through the myths to deliver an authentic\, chrono logical history—bringing you alongside Grandmaster Flash as he invents t he groundbreaking Quik Mix Theory and helps transform a landscape of socia l unrest into a global movement. With turntables and microphones\, the you ng innovator sparked a cultural explosion that quickly swept the world.\n\ n \n\nMore than a timeline of musical milestones\, this Birth of a Culture explores the profound power of community\, resilience\, and unapologetic creativity. The challenges and triumphs detailed within these pages mirror the social issues we still face\, proving that music remains our most vit al tool for connection and change.\n\n \n\nWhether you are a lifelong hip- hop fan\, a dedicated music historian\, or simply someone who loves powerf ul stories of cultural triumph\, this book belongs on your shelf. Once you ’ve read Birth of a Culture\, you can say you know the undeniable heartb eat of hip-hop's true origins.\n\n \n\nGrandmaster Flash will be joined in conversation by Karsonya Wise Whitehead\, host of Today with Dr. Kaye on WEAA 88.9 FM.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nGrandmaster Flash\, born Josep h Saddler on January 1\, 1957\, is recognized as one of Hip Hop’s archit ects and builders of the culture\, the first DJ to make the turntable a mu sical instrument by the way of his Quik Mix Theory formula and homed devic es. Grandmaster Flash’s technical innovations and artistic contributions have earned him numerous accolades. His impact on the music industry exte nds beyond his own successful career\, as his innovative formula and sound s were translated to sound producing technologies and have inspired genera tions of DJs\, producers and hip-hop artists to push the boundaries of cre ativity.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nKarsonya Wise Whitehead is the h ost of Today with Dr. Kaye on WEAA 88.9 FM. She is the founding director of The Karson Institute for Race\, Peace & Social Justice\, as well as a communication and African and African American Studies professor at Loyola University. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nDoors will open to register ed attendees at 6 pm. Seating for registered attendees in Central Hall is first come\, first served. All registered in-person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. There will not be a book si gning following the program. Free parking vouchers are available to progra m attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or af ter the program. All bags\, backpacks\, briefcases\, etc. entering and exi ting the library will be subject to inspection by security personnel. No l arge bags.This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attend ees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to success fully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-7 68-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T181342Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Central Hall URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/grandmaster-flash-birth-of-a-c ulture X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352646093 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spooky Blackout Poetry with Jessica McHugh DTSTART:20260924T190000Z DTEND:20260924T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53425938920408 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join Jessica McHugh\, a 3x Bram Stoker Award-nominated poet\, a multi-genre novelist\, & an internationally produced playwright\, and cr aft your own spooky-themed Blackout Poetry! LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Govans URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/Spooky-blackout-poetry-with-je ssica-mchugh X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:E.L. Shen: "Foreigners" DTSTART:20260924T200000Z DTEND:20260924T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53188386037529 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:For centuries\, the Chin family has kept its secrets.\n\n \n\n In 1878\, Duanfang knows he’s destined for greatness. He’ll do anythin g to uphold and protect the legacy of his Manchu family—even if it means hiding his past.\n\n \n\nIn 1965\, Zheng Yi flies from Taiwan to New York City to have a shot at attending an American college. Thrown into a world of parties\, prejudice\, and a tumultuous romance\, Yi worries that New Y ork may be more than she can handle. But just as she is beginning to adjus t\, she must make a shocking decision that will irrevocably change her lif e and her future forever.\n\n \n\nToday\, Dawn Chin’s family is opaque a t best\, with heavy expectations and heavier silences. But an assignment t o interview her grandmother is about to crack open her real family history : a legacy hundreds of years old\, and a lie decades in the making . . .\n \n \n\nAbout the Author:\n\nE. L. Shen is the author of The Queens of New York\, which is a New York Public Library Best Book of the Year and a YALS A Best Fiction for Young Adults pick. Her debut novel\, The Comeback\, was praised in The New York Times for its fast-paced prose\, authentic dialog ue\, and big emotions. Her most recent novel\, Maybe It’s a Sign\, is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Sh e currently lives in Connecticut with her husband. Learn more at elshenwri tes.com. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program:\n\nTo attend in person please registe r here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3 pm. All registered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last . Bike parking\, a free parking lot\, and free street parking are availabl e along Cherry Hill Road\, Seabury Road\, and the Cherry Hill Town Center. If you need additional accommodations\, please let us know at events@pratt library.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Cherry Hill URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/el-shen-foreigners X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Northwood Book Discussion - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lom bardo DTSTART:20260924T220000Z DTEND:20260924T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52383134881556 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:"A multi-generational novel in which the four adult daughters of a Chicago couple--still madly in love after forty years--match wits\, h arbor grudges\, and recklessly ignite old rivalries until a long-buried se cret threatens to shatter the lives they've built" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Northwood\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/northwood-book-discussion-the- most-fun-we-ever-had-by-claire-lombardo X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20260924T223000Z DTEND:20260924T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250009446340 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Be longing\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytical es say collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from thro ughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him. Eac h essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to t ell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique point-of -view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’s boo k aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and Reform . LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Govans URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/omob-discussion-2026-gvn X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Deaf Poetry DTSTART:20260926T180000Z DTEND:20260926T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53053750164062 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Baltimore City Association of the Deaf\, w e present several Deaf community members with dynamic performances of Deaf poetry. \n\n \n\nThis is a Deaf centered program that will have two-way i nterpretation.\n\n \n\nRegistration is recommended\, but not required. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/deaf-poetry X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20260926T180000Z DTEND:20260926T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260731T062215Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399722844050 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Be longing\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytical es say collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from thro ughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him. Eac h essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to t ell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique point of view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’s boo k aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and Reform . LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T062215Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/one-maryland-one-book-discussi on-no-sense-in-wishing-5132 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry & Conversation with Shirley J. Brewer & Elizabeth Hazen DTSTART:20260926T190000Z DTEND:20260926T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53286787748653 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and conversation with poets Shirley J. B rewer and Elizabeth Hazen\, sharing work from their new books.\n\n \n\nAbo ut Goddess of Swizzle by Shirley J. Brewer:\nGoddess of Swizzle invites th e reader to "a feast for here and now." A recurring theme is a call to foc us on and value the present moment—with its beauty and sorrows—rather than on some perfect scenario. "Swizzle" means to stir or mix\, as if with a swizzle stick. In this collection\, the author stirs up memories from c hildhood\, adolescence\, midlife\, including her passion for ekphrastic po ems. Each poem is a story/vignette\, and each includes mention of a food o r drink\, to highlight ways we nurture ourselves and one another. These po ems serve up slices of the personal\, yet spring from a universal palate.\ n\n\n\n\nAbout The Sky Will Hold by Elizabeth Hazen:\nThe Sky Will Hold is a meditation on life: life inside a second marriage\, life in middle age\ , life as a stepparent. It’s a close look at desire and addiction\, at l ove and loss\, at learning how to let go while still holding on to what is necessary. We see the inner workings of blended families\, parenting a ne arly-grown child\, and living in an aging body with all the freedoms and p itfalls it can bring. This collection is a mantra of survival and love and continuing to move forward and always\, always\, believing the sky will h old\, even when all signs point to the opposite.\n\n\n\nAbout the Poets:\n \n\nShirley J. Brewer graduated from careers in palm-reading\, bartending\ , and speech therapy. She serves as resident poet at Carver Center for the Arts & Technology in Towson. Her poems garnish Barrow Street\, The Comsto ck Review\, Gargoyle\, Loch Raven Review\, Poetry East\, Slant\, and other journals. Apprentice House published her fifth collection of poems\, Godd ess of Swizzle\, in April 2026. Shirley lives in the Baltimore community of Charles Village.\n\nRead "Wisp of Moonglow."\nLearn more about Shirley J. Brewer. \n\n \n\nElizabeth Hazen is a poet\, essayist\, and teacher. Sh e is currently teaching poetry through the Goucher Prison Education Partne rship. Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry\, Epoch\, The Threepe nny Review\, Shenandoah\, and other journals. She has published three coll ections of poetry: Chaos Theories (2016)\, Girls Like Us (2020)\, and The Sky Will Hold (2026). She lives in Baltimore with her family.\n\nRead "Rea l Estate for the Blended Family (or What I Learned from Zillow)."\nLearn m ore about Elizabeth Hazen.\n\n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here.Doors will open to registered attendees at 2:00 pm. Books will be available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available t o program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street). Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or afte r the program. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/poetry-conversation-with-shirl ey-j-brewer-elizabeth-hazen X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Board Game Inspired Fantasy Writing Workshop DTSTART:20260928T193000Z DTEND:20260928T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53426655735285 CATEGORIES:education,gaming,literary DESCRIPTION:In this interactive workshop\, participants will explore the e ssential elements of fantasy writing\, including world-building\, characte r creation\, magic systems\, conflict\, and plot development. Drawing insp iration from contemporary fantasy novels\, students will complete engaging writing activities while using board game and tabletop role-playing eleme nts to spark creativity.\n\n \n\nWe'll use games like Catan to inspire map -making and world-building\, Dungeons & Dragons character sheets to develo p memorable protagonists\, and storytelling games such as Rory's Story Cub es to generate exciting plots. By the end of the workshop\, each participa nt will leave with the beginning of an original fantasy story and new stra tegies for developing imaginative fiction. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Johnston Square URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/board-game-inspired-fantasy-wr iting-workshop X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20260928T220000Z DTEND:20260928T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52444057100612 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tome Raiders: Adult Book Club DTSTART:20260928T223000Z DTEND:20260928T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53242133065711 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:This month's selection will be "No Sense in Wishing" by Lawren ce Burney: \n\n\nThere are moments throughout our lives when we discover a n artist\, an album\, a film\, or a cultural artifact that leaves a lastin g impression\, helping inform how we understand the world\, and ourselves\ , moving forward. In No Sense in Wishing\, Lawrence Burney explores these profound interactions with incisive and energizing prose\, offering us a p ersonal and critical perspective on the people\, places\, music\, and art that transformed him. Taking us on a journey from the streets of Baltimore to the concert halls of Lagos\, No Sense in Wishing is a kaleidoscopic ex ploration of Burney’s search for self. With its gutsy and uncompromising criticism alongside intimate personal storytelling\, it’s like an album that hits all the right notes\, from a promising writer on the rise. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Hamilton\, Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/tome-raiders-no-sense-in-wishi ng X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Malcolm Mitchell: "My Super Duper Me" DTSTART:20260929T200000Z DTEND:20260929T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53196354694471 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Welcome to a day in the life of Rhodes. The new kid at school. He’s the only student who eats lunch alone\, ends up at the back of th e line\, can’t throw a ball far enough\, gets mixed up in math\, and rea ds slower than everyone else. Every day\, Rhodes wonders...\n\n \n\nWill p eople ever see me? Will someone ever hear me? Will anybody ever try to und erstand?\n\n \n\nThen Mr. Burton\, the new school librarian\, arrives with a Super-Duper Bookshelf that changes everything. \n\n \n\nAbout the Autho r:\n\nMalcolm Mitchell is the rookie who helped the New England Patriots w in Super Bowl LI. He’s also the founder of an initiative called Read wit h Malcolm\, which introduces book ownership to students\, and works to imp rove literacy in schools. Malcolm’s Share the Magic Foundation promotes the benefits of reading to kids in underserved communities. Malcolm lives in Atlanta\, Georgia.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person p lease register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3pm. All r egistered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while s upplies last.Street parking\, ADA-accessible parking spot\, and bike parki ng are available. There is a public parking garage nearby.If you need addi tional accommodations\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 4 43-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/malcolm-mitchell-my-super-dupe r-me X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20260929T223000Z DTEND:20260929T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53735885607157 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time. \n\nOur second session examines the importance of Di gital Accessibility\, why it matters for student scholars\, and how best t o create accessible content and scholarship material both as a student\, a nd as a professional. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series-2789 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ben Macintyre: "Redwood" DTSTART:20260929T230000Z DTEND:20260930T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53169884213460 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The year is 1981. Tehran is in violent turmoil in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. The Soviets are planning to overthrow the Ayatolla h’s fledgling Islamist regime. If they do so\, one response contemplated in the secret chambers of American power—unknown to the public—would be to strike with nuclear weapons. Redwood is the story of how\, at the he ight of the Cold War\, one mysterious double agent\, whose intelligence re ached the highest levels of American and British governments\, cracked ope n the KGB\, revealed the Kremlin’s secret plot\, and prevented Armageddo n.\n\n \n\n“Redwood” was the MI6 codename for this unsung\, hitherto-u nknown hero of the Cold War\, a highly trained\, six-foot-four Russian int elligence officer who chose to expose the KGB’s deepest secrets\, compel led to swap sides by a shaming secret of his own. Facing exposure\, with b oth the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and his own KGB colleagues closing in \, he demanded that MI6 try to smuggle him out of Iran in a high-stakes es cape plan.\n\n \n\nThis is the gripping tale of one man’s courage\, and its extraordinary unintended consequences that still shape our world today . It’s about a moving friendship between spies on opposite sides of the global conflict\; about marriage\, loyalty\, betrayal and sexual dysfuncti on\; and about how decisions made in secret can have huge\, long-term rami fications.\n\n \n\nDrawing on never-before-seen material from archives in multiple countries\, and interviews with the participants including office rs from MI6 and MI5\, the KGB and CIA\, Redwood plunges readers back into the shadowy world of The Spy and the Traitor. It lifts the lid on an unkno wn and highly significant Cold War victory\, on the machinations of histor y’s Great Game\, and on how espionage really works.\n\n \n\nWithout Redw ood\, our world would be very different—and might not exist at all.\n\n \n\nBen Macintyre will be joined in conversation by Ian McCredie\, former MI6 head of station in Iran and Redwood’s case officer.\n\n \n\nAbout th e Author: \n\nBen Macintyre is a writer-at-large for The Times (UK) and th e bestselling author of Agent Sonya\, The Spy and the Traitor\, A Spy Amon g Friends\, Double Cross\, Operation Mincemeat\, Agent Zigzag\, Rogue Hero es\, and Prisoners of the Castle\, among other books. Macintyre has also w ritten and presented BBC documentaries of his work.\n\n \n\nAbout the Mode rator: \n\nIan McCredie pursued a full career in the British Foreign Servi ce with posts in Zambia\, Iran\, Denmark\, many Middle Eastern countries\, the UK Mission to the UN in New York (as a member of the UN Security Coun cil) and five years in Washington DC as senior coordinator between UK & US intelligence agencies - with particular focus on the response to 9/11 and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Postings in London included head o f assessments for the Middle East\, head of the Iran Task Force and head o f new entrant officer training. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here.Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purc hase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt e vent staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This fr ee event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated eve nt with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL inte rpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If y ou need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/ben-macintyre-redwood X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Doors Open Baltimore Kick Off DTSTART:20260930T213000Z DTEND:20260930T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T183803Z UID:36869-1790789400-1790796600@aiabaltimore.org CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Baltimore Architecture Foundation is proud to present the thir d annual Love Letters Live – a revamped Doors Open kick-off event. Join us Wednesday\, September 30 for a casual evening (5:30-7:30pm) of storytel ling showcasing a variety of voices\, perspectives\, and special places in Baltimore as we take our letter writing campaign to the stage! \nHosted b y the The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (1901 Falls Road)\, the event will in clude light fare. Tickets will be available the afternoon of September 1.   \nFor more information visit https://www.doorsopenbaltimore.org/kick-of f/ LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T183803Z LOCATION:Baltimore Streetcar Museum\, 1901 Falls Road\, Baltimore URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/doors-open-baltimore-kick-off/ X-SOURCE-NAME:AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation X-SOURCE-URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Robert Kolker: "The Vanishing Family" DTSTART:20260930T230000Z DTEND:20261001T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53178542824205 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:In the idyllic American town of Pleasant Hills\, Pennsylvania\ , there lived a family with nine siblings\, the youngest a girl named Barb . As the older children headed off to college and started their lives\, on ly Barb was home to see their beautiful\, still-young mother fall under a gothic spell\, changing into someone she didn’t recognize: withdrawn\, n eglectful\, uncaring. Thus begins The Vanishing Family\, journalist Robert Kolker’s superb follow-up to Hidden Valley Road (“Deeply compassionat e and chilling\,” wrote The Washington Post). This family\, we learn\, h as a genetic mutation that causes dementia\, but with an especially cruel twist. As early as their forties\, formerly loving parents and hard-drivin g executives will lose their jobs\, have affairs\, take up drinking—shed all inhibitions and sense of responsibility—and become people their fam ilies hardly know. Their former personalities seem to vanish—and there i s a fifty-fifty chance that it will happen to their children\, too.\n\n \n \nThe Vanishing Family unfolds like a heartbreaking thriller as the siblin gs begin to realize that what happened to their mother is happening to the m: first one\, then two\, three\, four\, and more begin to change. Sue\, i n search of a calling\, finds her place in caring for the others. Barb set s out to find a cure. Alongside their story\, Kolker weaves in the dramati c scientific fight against dementia\; after decades of blind alleys\, this family’s rare form of FTD (frontotemporal dementia) might lead to a bre akthrough in the prevention and treatment of all dementia—including the scourge of Alzheimer’s disease. Moving\, intimate\, unexpectedly hopeful and redemptive\, The Vanishing Family is an enthralling narrative about o ne family’s fate\, and a medical detective story that speaks to all of u s who fear losing ourselves at the end.\n\n \n\nRobert Kolker will be join ed in conversation by bestselling author Laura Lippman. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nRobert Kolker is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hidden Valley Road \, named an Oprah’s Book Club Pick\, a New York Times Book Review Top 10 book of the year\, a GQ Best Book of Literary Journalism of the 21st Cent ury\, and a Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century. His first book was Lost Girls\, named a New York Times Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2013.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nLaura Lippman is a New York Times best-selling novelist who has been called one of the " essential" crime writers of the last 100 years. In 2025\, she was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. She has published 26 novel s\, two short story collections\, a book of essays\, and one children's bo ok. Her work has won or been shortlisted for every major prize given to cr ime novelists working in English. A limited series based on her 2019 novel Lady in the Lake\, was released by AppleTV in 2024 starring Natalie Portm an and Moses Ingram. Laura lives in Baltimore and New Orleans. \n\n \n\nA bout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Frankli n Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals w ith accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for att endees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to succ essfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 44 3-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/robert-kolker-the-vanishing-fa mily X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261001T160000Z DTEND:20261001T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352647118 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lois Lowry: "Building 903" DTSTART:20261001T213000Z DTEND:20261001T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T183205Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53372693235780 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:**THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT** \n\n \n\nIn the tradition of her bestselling\, award-winning phenomenon\, The Giver\, Lois Lowry delivers a story about censorship\, comfort\, complicity\, and the radical power of books to open portals and unlock our humanity through our most powerful to ol: the imagination.\n\n \n\nTwins Tessa and Theo live in a world ruled by a tyrannical leader\, where there are no dangers or rebels... or so they' ve been told. In this world\, citizens live long lives\, and while many ha te their leader\, they are comfortable and safe. So\, when Tessa's brother disappears\, nobody wants to discuss it. But then Miriam\, their 135-year -old neighbor bound for the retirement community\, slips Tessa a key—not only to her brother's disappearance\, but to the source of all real magic . . . books. As Tessa and her parents begin their search for Theo\, Tessa learns that books not only tell us stories—they open portals and unlock our humanity through our most powerful tool: the imagination. Once that t ruth has been revealed\, Tessa won't be able to rest until she has retriev ed her twin and society itself has been transformed.\n\n \n\nTwo-time Newb ery-winner Lois Lowry has crafted a narrative that feels at once prescient and eternal: in this world\, the imagination is the revolution. Not only does Building 903 sit in the same resonant space as The Giver Quartet\, bu t it is also a profound addition to Lois's enduring body of work—and a t estament to the strength and value of her voice\, vision\, and legacy.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nLois Lowry is the author of more than fifty boo ks for children and young adults\, including the New York Times bestsellin g Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors\, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award\, the Do rothy Canfield Fisher Award\, the California Young Reader Medal\, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels\, Numb er the Stars and The Giver.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator:\n\nKami Garcia is a #1 New York Times\, USA Today and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning\, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels\, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami’s best known works include the Beautiful Creatur es series\, Teen Titans: Raven\, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos\, The Lovely Reckless\, Broken Beautiful Hearts\, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Ha rley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a cofounder of the Kid Lit book festiva l YALLFest and co-organizer of #Creators4Comics. Learn more about Kami at kamigarcia.com and follow her on Instagram and X @kamigarcia.\n\n \n\nAbou t the Program:\n\n\nDoors will open to registered attendees at 4:30 pm. Al l registered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book whil e supplies last. Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the prog ram. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with ac cessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successful ly participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768- 0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T183205Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/lois-lowry-building-903 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mikita Brottman: "A Double Life" DTSTART:20261001T230000Z DTEND:20261002T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53179186812504 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Teresa and Mark Sievers led an enviable life in Bonita Springs \, Florida. Teresa ran a thriving medical practice specializing in anti-ag ing and holistic care. Mark\, a former nurse\, managed the business while home-schooling their two daughters. Then\, in June 2015\, the unimaginable happened: Teresa was found murdered in their kitchen.\n\n \n\nMark’s al ibi was airtight. He and the girls were in New York on a family vacation. Initial signs pointed to a burglary gone wrong\, but it soon became clear that the attack was targeted. The Sievers’ friends and relatives were sh ocked. Teresa was a respected\, charismatic physician\, nicknamed a “mod ern-day Mother Teresa.” Yet someone hated her enough to bludgeon her to death.\n\n \n\nCracks appeared beneath the glossy surface of the Sievers ’ lives. Teresa’s quest for fame had led her to make some questionable decisions. The couple’s marriage was passionate but volatile. Then ther e was Mark’s childhood best friend\, who looked so much like him that th e two were often mistaken for twins. The bond between the two men was inte nse and intimate.\n\n \n\nIn a compelling narrative that goes beyond conve ntional true crime tropes\, acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brot tman delves into a case that encompasses both obsessive love and deep hatr ed\, probing the corrosive\, sometimes deadly nature of both.\n\n \n\nMiki ta Brottman will be joined in conversation by poet and MICA professor Jane Lewty. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nMikita Brottman is a writer and psy choanalyst living in Baltimore\, Maryland. Her book\, An Unexplained Death \, was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award for nonfiction by the Crime W riters Association of the UK. She has a DPhil from Oxford University and i s a professor of literature at the Maryland Institute College of Art.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \nJane Lewty is the author of Bravura Cool (1913 Press) In One Form To Find Another (Cleveland State University Poetry Cent er). Her third book of poetry\, Vespers\, is forthcoming from the Universi ty of Iowa Press in November\, 2026. She lives in Baltimore\, and teaches at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n \nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books avail able for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the pro gram. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility ne eds. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout th e event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate \, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Reading Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/mikita-brottman-a-double-life X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:2026 International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards DTSTART:20261002T150000Z DTEND:20261004T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T180132Z UID:10000464-1790938800-1791129600@www.poeinbaltimore.org CATEGORIES:arts,festival,literary DESCRIPTION:Join us October 2–4\, 2026\, for the International Edgar All an Poe Festival & Awards! This year\, Poe Baltimore marks the 177th annive rsary of Poe’s death with a weekend celebrating The Murders in the Rue M orgue and the legendary Vincent Price. New festival location at Lexington Market! \n\n\n\nTICKETS ON SALE NOW! \n\n\n\nOfficial poster for the 2026 International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards in Baltimore\, October 2 –4\, featuring a Gothic skull\, raven\, and free festival admission.\n\n \n\nOctober dawns and Baltimore becomes the world capital of Gothic and my stery storytelling with exhibits\, performances\, films\, tours\, lectures \, parties\, and the free International Edgar Allan Poe Festival to benefi t the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum. \n\n\n\nPoe Fest International is a free\, family-friendly celebration featuring Edgar Allan Poe-inspired perf ormances\, art\, vendors\, books\, food\, music\, living history\, and han ds-on activities celebrating Poe’s life\, works\, and enduring influence on literature\, film\, and popular culture. The free street festival take s place Saturday and Sunday in the plaza at the historic Lexington Market in Baltimore\, with additional exhibits and special programs throughout th e city at Westminster Hall\, Carroll Mansion\, and the France-Merrick Perf orming Arts Center. \n\n\n\nMeet representatives from America’s leading “Poe Places\,” enjoy award-winning performances\, shop unique Gothic v endors and artists\, and experience the world’s largest annual celebrati on of Edgar Allan Poe. \n\n\n\nGeneral admission to the street festival is FREE\, and the winners of the 2026 Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards will be celebrated throughout festival weekend. \n\n\n\nTours inside the Edgar All an Poe House\, special exhibits\, lectures\, performances\, and select eve nts require separate tickets or festival passes. Explore the ticketed expe riences at PoeFestInternational.org \n\n\n\nSupport Poe House\n\n\n\nEvery ticket purchased helps support the continued expansion of the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum\, ensuring that the home where Poe shaped American lit erature can continue inspiring future generations. \n\n\n\nThe Internation al Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards is made possible by sponsorship\, pro grams and volunteers by Poe Baltimore\, The Lord Baltimore Hotel\, Univers ity of Maryland Carey Law School Westminster Hall & Burying Ground\, The P oe Museum (Richmond)\, The Enoch Pratt Free Library\, The Bronx County His torical Society/ Poe Cottage at Fordham\, The Nora Roberts Foundation\, Ca rroll Museums\, RavenBeer\, and many others. All proceeds benefit The Edga r Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore! LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T180132Z LOCATION:Maryland URL:https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/event/2026-poe-festival/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Poe Baltimore X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/museum/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Amelia Bothe: "Mia's Cheetah" DTSTART:20261002T200000Z DTEND:20261002T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53257754725450 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Mia is not excited about the long\, boring drive to Grandma’ s house.\n\n \n\nToo many miles. Too much waiting. Too little fun.\n\n \n\ nBut then her dad lets her in on a secret game and everything changes.\n\n \n\nNow\, the trip that started out so dull suddenly feels much too short ! And when they finally get to Grandma’s house\, Mia discovers this spec ial tradition runs deeper than she ever guessed.\n\n \n\nWith playful\, no t-to-be-missed illustrations and a tender family twist\, Mia’s Cheetah c elebrates the power of imagination waiting just outside our windows.\n\n \ n\nAbout the Author:\n\nAmelia Bothe is an author and illustrator from Pit tsburgh\, Pennsylvania. Her debut picture book\, Ellie Has a Secret\, was an Amazon and B&N best pick of the month. Amelia graduated from the Maryla nd Institute College of Art in 2024 with a BFA in illustration and now liv es in New York. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program:\n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3 pm. All regist ered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while suppli es last. Free street and lot parking\, bike parking\, and electric car cha rging stations are available.If you need additional accommodations\, pleas e let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Herring Run URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/amelia-bothe-mias-cheetah X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Eternal Love | An evening of Songs and Piano Works DTSTART:20261002T230000Z DTEND:20261003T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T002938Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53747833166193 CATEGORIES:literary,music DESCRIPTION:Join faculty members Phillip Collister\, baritone\, & Christop her Dillon\, piano\, for an immersive evening of Lieder and solo piano wor ks by Clara & Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Readings from personal letters of the three composers will serve to illuminate their passionate r elationships as husband and wife and as life-long devoted friends. Works i nclude Clara Schumann's Scherzo no. 2\, Op. 14\; excerpts from Robert Schu mann's Symphonic Etudes\, Op. 13\; and Intermezzos and Ballads from Op. 11 7 & 118 by Brahms. Selected Lieder and readings are curated to create a so ng/piano cycle that brings these artists' eternal love for each other aliv e again today. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T002938Z LOCATION:Recital Hall\, CA 3066 URL:https://events.towson.edu/event/eternal-love-an-evening-of-songs-and-p iano-works X-SOURCE-NAME:Towson University Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.towson.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Read With Pride: Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline DTSTART:20261003T150000Z DTEND:20261003T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53251226542173 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Light Street Branch for Read With Pride\, a boo k club highlighting LGBTQ+ voices. All genders\, sexualities\, and identit ies including allies are welcome! The mission of the Read With Pride Book Club is to build community and promote awareness of diverse LGBTQ+ perspec tives.\n\nThe book club’s selection for LGBTQ+ History Month in October is Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline - "Blac k trans luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson\, one of the most importan t and remarkable figures in LGBTQ+ history\, revealing her story\, her imp act\, and her legacy."\n\n\nRegistration is recommended. To register\, ple ase call 410-396-1096 or email lgh@prattlibrary.org. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/read-with-pride-marsha-the-joy -and-defiance-of-marsha-p-johnson-by-tourmaline X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Board Game Inspired Fantasy Writing Workshop DTSTART:20261005T190000Z DTEND:20261005T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53426681899128 CATEGORIES:education,gaming,literary DESCRIPTION:In this interactive workshop\, participants will explore the e ssential elements of fantasy writing\, including world-building\, characte r creation\, magic systems\, conflict\, and plot development. Drawing insp iration from contemporary fantasy novels\, students will complete engaging writing activities while using board game and tabletop role-playing eleme nts to spark creativity.\n\n \n\nWe'll use games like Catan to inspire map -making and world-building\, Dungeons & Dragons character sheets to develo p memorable protagonists\, and storytelling games such as Rory's Story Cub es to generate exciting plots. By the end of the workshop\, each participa nt will leave with the beginning of an original fantasy story and new stra tegies for developing imaginative fiction. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/Board-Game-Inspired-Fantasy-Wr iting-Workshop-EDM X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Julian Randall: "Shook" DTSTART:20261005T200000Z DTEND:20261005T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53196774040881 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Malik Page—though unless you're his mama\, call him "Shake" —dreams of making the Marshall Grove varsity basketball squad as an eigh th grader. Then he'll be on his way to joining the ranks of Chicago legend s like his pops and late Uncle Kenny. But when Shake fractures his ankle i n a championship game\, he's sidelined for the first time since his first dribble.\n\n \n\nAs his world is turned upside down\, Shake feels like the re’s ginger ale bubbling in his chest and sweat slicking on his palms. W ith a best friend who’s getting more distant by the day\, a growing sile nce between him and his dad\, and varsity tryouts fast approaching\, Shake will have to cross up every obstacle to find a way back onto the court— and back to being himself. Thankfully in Marshall Grove\, the sky is alway s full of hope.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author:\n\nJulian Randall is a Living Qu eer Black poet from Chicago. His poetry and essays are published in New Yo rk Times Magazine\, POETRY\, and Vibe. He is the recipient of a Pushcart P rize. Julian holds an MFA in Poetry from Ole Miss. His first book\, Refuse \, won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was a finalist for an NAACP Image A ward. Julian has previously worked as a youth mentor\, teaching writing wo rkshops to children on house arrest. He is the author of the Pilar Ramirez duology\, The Chainbreakers\, and Shook.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program:\n\nTo attend in person please register here.Doors will open to registered atten dees at 3 pm. All registered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. Free lot parking is available.If you need additional accommodations\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Walbrook URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/julian-randall-shook X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: Spooky Campfire Stories DTSTART:20261005T213000Z DTEND:20261005T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52888003660229 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Gather around the (imaginary) campfire for a chilling adventur e at this month's Graphic Novel Book Club! Discuss your favorite spooky gr aphic novels while we make summer camp inspired beaded bracelets. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Johnston Square\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/graphic-novel-book-club-spooky -campfire-stories X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange In Person DTSTART:20261005T220000Z DTEND:20261005T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52443976782484 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light_street_writers_exchange_ 1438 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Emily Ogden: "Darkness Becomes Bright" DTSTART:20261005T230000Z DTEND:20261006T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T051737Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53239551064431 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Since Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849\, his stori es and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. Two cen turies later\, why do we continue to descend into the darkness of his imag ination—and of the genres\, from horror to crime\, that he pioneered?\n\ n \n\nIn this spellbinding and singular book\, Guggenheim Fellow and Whiti ng grant recipient Emily Ogden plumbs the darkness within Poe and enters i t alongside him. She interweaves stories from his mysterious and tragic li fe—from his strange disappearances and tortured romances to his nearly f atal use of opium—with those of his most famous readers and translators\ , including poet Charles Baudelaire\, writer Julio Cortázar\, and psychoa nalyst Marie Bonaparte\, a descendant of Napoleon and a patient of Sigmund Freud.\n\n \n\nTracing their passionate attachments to Poe—and Ogden’ s own\, unexpectedly sparked when she taught an introductory Poe course at the University of Virginia\, where Poe himself was once a student—Darkn ess Becomes Bright makes a different case for literature from the one we m ost often hear. This exquisite volume shows how Poe’s vision and its ech oes across the generations allow us to make peace with our own flawed huma nity.\n\n \n\nEmily Ogden will be joined in conversation by WYPR's Senior News Analyst Tom Hall. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \nEmily Ogden is the aut hor of On Not Knowing: How to Love and Other Essays and Credulity: A Cultu ral History of US Mesmerism. The recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship\, a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant\, and a Mellon Fellowship in the Columbi a Society of Fellows\, she is a professor of English at the University of Virginia.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nTom Hall is WYPR's Senior News Analyst. He was the host of Midday\, the award-winning\, highly rated news and public policy program on WYPR Radio that featured interviews with ele cted officials\, community leaders\, as well as thought provoking authors\ , artists\, researchers\, journalists and scholars from around the world.\ n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. D oors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are a vailable to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W . Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking vouc her prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-pe rson and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for indi viduals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be availabl e for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodation s to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary. org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T051737Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Reading Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/emily-ogden-darkness-becomes-b right X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Structure: A Deliberate Sequence of Revelation DTSTART:20261006T160000Z DTEND:20261006T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T180009Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53691758623539 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:The title of this webinar is one way nonfiction writer Kim Cro ss thinks about the shape of stories. In this session she'll talk about ti melines and how story structure doesn't always follow chronology. She'll a lso offer strategies on ways you can "what you let the reader know\, and w hen."\n\nKim Cross is a full-time freelance writer and author of three boo ks of narrative nonfiction: What Stands in a Storm\, The Stahl House\, and In Light of all Darkness. Her work has been recognized in “Best of” l ists by the the New York Times\, the Columbia Journalism Review\, The Sund ay Longread\, Longform\, Apple News Audio\, and Best American Sports Writi ng. She teaches feature writing for Harvard Extension School’s graduate journalism program and is a workshop instructor for the Larry McMurtry Lit erary Center in Archer City\, Texas and the Sawtooth Writing Retreat in Ke tchum\, Idaho. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T180009Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/structure-a-deliberate-sequence-of-re velation X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261007T210000Z DTEND:20261007T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250145502737 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Southeast Anchor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/omob-discussion-2026-sel X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Club DTSTART:20261007T220000Z DTEND:20261007T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T183148Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53056499383777 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Our Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club does not have a set list. Instead\, we invite you to read what you want and then come to our monthly meetings and tell us about it\, be it book\, blog\, magazine article... S o join us every first Wednesday to share what you're reading and get some reading recommendations from your neighbors. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T183148Z LOCATION:Southeast Anchor\, 2nd Floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/byob_bring_your_own_book_club X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261008T160000Z DTEND:20261008T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352648143 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alanah Davis: Everyone's a Storyteller DTSTART:20261008T213000Z DTEND:20261008T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T003019Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53320587271522 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Your story didn't begin when you walked into this room. It sta rted long before\, in the places you grew up\, the people who shaped you\, the moments that left a mark. This workshop invites you to dig into the e xperiences and identities that make you you\, and transform them into stor ies worth telling. No performance required. Just honesty\, curiosity\, and the courage to begin. Every person in this room carries a universe of exp erience. This workshop creates space for stories rooted in who you are\, y our background\, your values\, your journey. We'll explore how personal id entity becomes a storytelling superpower\, and how sharing authentically b uilds bridges between people. Participants will:\n\nUncover the personal stories and lived experiences worth sharingAdapt their narrative across fo rmats including podcasts\, news articles\, personal essays\, and Instagram captionsPractice writing and recording for both long-form depth and short -form impactStart leaning into a signature voice that stays consistent acr oss platformsLeave with real\, ready-to-publish drafts in multiple formats \n\nAlanah Nichole Davis is a Baltimore-based writer\, cultural worker\, and storyteller whose words have a way of finding people right where they are. A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art's Social Design p rogram\, she writes about love\, race\, womanhood\, and humanity with a vi ral reach and a timeless depth. She has worked with everyone from city gov ernment to nonprofits and has been featured in Baltimore Magazine\, WYPR\, and Maryland Matters. Alanah believes the most powerful stories aren't th e polished ones\, they're the real ones. She's here to help you find yours . LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T003019Z LOCATION:Johnston Square URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/alanah-davis-everyones-a-story teller X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Postponed: Herring Run Writer's Club DTSTART:20261008T220000Z DTEND:20261008T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53213439175884 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:We welcome writers of all levels to come improve your writing skills and share your work. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Herring Run\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/herring-run-writers-club X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up & Read at Black Acres Roastery DTSTART:20261010T140000Z DTEND:20261010T153000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53496644982474 CATEGORIES:drink,literary DESCRIPTION:Registration for this program is required as space is limited. \n\n \n\nAre you the type to read a book in public? Want to join a low-st akes book group and enjoy a slow morning in the company of some fellow rea ders?\n\n \n\nJoin the Enoch Pratt Free Library for a cozy morning in Shut Up and Read: Black Acres edition. The only expectation is that you show u p with a book to read on your own\, AND you can enjoy a free coffee or tea beverage on the library while you're at it! Library staff will also be o n site to give book recommendations.\n\n \n\nCheers! \n\n \n\nThe Library will provide one coffee or tea drink per participant.\n\n \n\nPlease Note: Open Works will also be hosting a Community Orientation for interested at tendees from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. A description and registration link will be sent out closer to the event. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Black Acres Roastery at Open Works URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-read-at-black-acre s X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Maxwell Stearns: "Parliamentary America" DTSTART:20261010T150000Z DTEND:20261010T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241918172346 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Join constitutional law scholar Maxwell Stearns for a discussi on of his award-winning book\, Parliamentary America: The Least Radical Me ans of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy. Americans across the pol itical spectrum increasingly express frustration with their electoral choi ces\, their political parties\, and the functioning of our governmental in stitutions. Drawing upon illustrations from popular culture and the exper iences of democracies around the world\, Stearns identifies the root probl em of two-party presidentialism. Stearns explores why coalition government s\, multiparty competition\, and parliamentary institutions have proved mo re successful around the globe and how their best features can be pragmati cally adapted to the United States.\n\n \n\nStearns will examine popularly discussed alternatives\, including ranked-choice voting\, the national po pular vote\, and congressional term limits. He will explain why\, despite the growing attention such reforms have received\, none address the profou nd challenges confronting American democracy and each faces fundamental en actment challenges. In this engaging and accessible presentation\, Stearns will discuss the continuing crisis of democratic governance\, the prospec ts for meaningful reform\, and why serious conversations about constitutio nal design matter more than ever. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nMaxwell L . Stearns is the Venable\, Baetjer & Howard Professor of Law at the Univer sity of Maryland Carey School of Law. He has authored dozens of articles a nd several books on the Constitution\, the Supreme Court\, and the economi c analysis of law.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nBooks will be available for purchase.Street parking\, ADA-accessible parking spot\, and bike parki ng available. There is a public parking garage nearby. The EV charging sta tion is temporarily out of service. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/writers-live-max-stearns-parli amentary-america-the-least-radical-means-of-radically-repairing-our-broken -democracy X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poetry Online Discussion of Wislawa Szymborska DTSTART:20261010T150000Z DTEND:20261010T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260805T181530Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53244695608802 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a discussion of poems by Wislawa Szymborska .\n\n\nWe hope to discuss some of the following poems:\n \n\nUnder One Sma ll Star\n\nThe Joy of Writing\n\nIn Praise of My Sister\n\nView with a Gra in of Sand\n\nOn Death\, without Exaggeration\n\nChildren of the Age and Children of Our Era (two translations of the same poem)\n\nNo TItle Requir ed\n\nSome Like Poetry and Some People Like Poetry (two translations of th e same poem)\n\nThe End and the Beginning\n\nCat in an Empty Apartment\n\n Love at First Sight\n\nMaybe All This\n\nPossibilities\n\nA Little Girl Tu gs at the Tablecloth\n\nPhotograph from September 11\n\nA Few Words on the Soul\n\nA Note\n\nConsolation\n\nTeenager\n \n\nPlease come even if you h ave not read these poems.\n\n\nPictured: Cover image from Here by Szymbork sa. Discover more by or about her in our catalog.\n\n\nFor more informatio n or to get on our Poetry Event email list\, email poetry@prattlibrary.org . LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T181530Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/poetry-online-discussion-of-wi slawa-szymborska X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:AFAM Department Book Club DTSTART:20261010T160000Z DTEND:20261010T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53251890430174 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join a book club hosted by librarians of the African American Department. We will be discussing America\, U.S.A.: how race shadows the n ation's anniversary by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.. Click here for a summary of th e book\, or to place a hold on a print copy. It is also offered as an ebo ok and eaudiobook through Overdrive & Libby. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, BST Classroom 1802 URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/afam-department-book-club-5013 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Baltimore Bibliophiles Present: Library Ghosts DTSTART:20261010T170000Z DTEND:20261010T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53452889826568 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Program registration is recommended but not required. \n\n \n\ nThrough history\, libraries have been destroyed--by fire\, flood\, war an d neglect. Yet if the physical building or even part of the collection is gone\, the library\, as fragments or concept\, often carries on in some fo rm. These library 'ghosts' often have surprising afterlives which speak to the resilience of these institutions\, the love of their users\, and the importance libraries in our society. We invite you to join the Baltimore B ibliophiles as we journey through history to meet some library ghosts. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/library-ghosts-the-afterlives- of-destroyed-libraries X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261012T223000Z DTEND:20261012T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53257313385235 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt of view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Canton URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/omob-discussion-2026-cnt X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nature Writing Series: Creative Writing Nature Walk DTSTART:20261013T143000Z DTEND:20261013T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260805T002519Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53354570998765 CATEGORIES:literary,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Space for this program is limited\; registration required.\n\n Please note: this event will take place offsite at Cylburn Arboretum.\n\n4 915 Greenspring Avenue\nBaltimore\, MD 21209\n\nEnoch Pratt Free Library i s thrilled to partner with Cylburn Arboretum Friends to offer a Nature Wri ting Series this fall. Each of these events will provide participants with the opportunity to encounter and interact with nature in a unique way.\n\ nOn October 13\, Cylburn invites you to join us for a guided Nature Walk t ailored to highlight aspects of Cylburn’s lovely grounds and gardens whi ch may act as inspiration for art and expression. Throughout the walk\, Cy lburn’s Education Director and a Pratt Librarian will facilitate creativ e discussion and ideation through natural facts and generative prompts. On e concept we will explore is the rhizosphere -- a nutrient-dense zone of s oil that surrounds plant roots. We'll consider why it is important to the thriving of nature at Cylburn and its relevance to us as humans\, neighbor s to the natural world.\n\nParticipants will be encouraged to explore Cylb urn’s grounds further and write in the many contemplative spots around t he Cylburn grounds (benches\, mansion porch\, bamboo forest\, gazebo\, etc .). The program will conclude with an optional group reflection and sharin g activity.\n\nFor information on the Pratt-based programs of this Nature Writing Series\, check out the Immersive Workshop and Creative Drop-In. LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T002519Z LOCATION:Cylburn Arboretum URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/nature-writing-series-creative -writing-nature-walk-2026 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee and Classics Book Club DTSTART:20261013T150000Z DTEND:20261013T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241644838483 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join our book discussion on the second Tuesday of each month. This book club is geared toward the classics - both the book kind and th e people kind. Our October 2026 book is The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. W ells. Just in time for spooky season! A shipwrecked man\, Edward Prendick\ , is stranded on a remote island with a disgraced scientist\, Dr. Moreau\, who performs horrific vivisection experiments to create human-like animal hybrids\, known as the Beast Folk\, raising questions about science\, eth ics\, and what it means to be human. Bring your travel mug filled with you r favorite coffee and your thoughts on this for discussion. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/coffee-and-classics-book-club- 8217 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Maryland Mayhem: Scoundrels\, Spies\, & Sinners in the Free State DTSTART:20261013T223000Z DTEND:20261014T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53622866624841 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join staff from the Pratt's Maryland Department on Tuesday\, O ctober 13th in the Poe Room at the Central Library for the 2nd program in our series on the Dark Side of Maryland!\n\n \n\nMaybe you’ve heard of s ome of Maryland’s most notorious crimes\, such as the conspiracy to assa ssinate Abraham Lincoln or the murder of Sister Cathy\, subject of the pop ular Netflix series\, The Keepers. But what about some of its lesser-know n misdeeds? And maybe you've heard some things about the Alger Hiss espio nage case\, but not that many of its scenes actually played out in Baltimo re and other parts of Maryland. Join us for a discussion of some of these shady characters and unfortunate episodes. You’ll hear about the only k nown case of burking in North America. You'll find out about a promising c areer in public service dashed on the rocks of family annihilation\, as we ll as a cross-country blackmail scheme involving a psychic and a lesbian m illionaire.\n\n\nThis is program 2 in our 6 part Dark Side of Maryland ser ies. If you are interested in attending any other programs to hear about M aryland's darker side\, check these out:\n\nOctober 6 -- Unveiling Marylan d's MonstersOctober 13 -- Maryland MayhemOctober 14 -- Witch's BrewOctober 20 -- Mediums\, Magicians and the Ouija BoardOctober 27 -- Haunted Maryla ndOctober 30 & 31 -- Green Mount spiritualism cemetery tour \n\nAll progra ms in this series will be available on the Library's Facebook and Youtube pages after the event is over\, except for the cemetery tour taking place on October 30th and 31st. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room\, 2nd floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/maryland-mayhem-scoundrels-spi es-and-sinners-in-the-free-state-9527 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lily Qi: "Elected American" DTSTART:20261013T230000Z DTEND:20261014T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53487778939019 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Thirty years after her solo journey to America\, Chinese-born Lily Qi became a Maryland state delegate. It was a gratifying moment she d id not take for granted. Qi had overcome a viral WeChat disinformation cam paign from her Chinese community and met with skepticism from the Democrat ic establishment before being elected.\n\n \n\nElected American tells the inspirational story of Qi’s dreams\, setbacks\, and achievements with ca ndor and humility. Growing up in Mao’s Shanghai when “politics meant d anger\,” she never imagined running for public office. However\, living in America\, Qi came to see political participation as a missed opportunit y for immigrants. As she campaigned to energize her cultural base\, Qi rea lized she had to teach first-time voters how to make their votes count in a system not designed for them.\n\n \n\nAs the only U.S. state legislator to have lived through China’s Cultural Revolution\, Qi brings a rare cro ss-system perspective to American politics and the modern-day Asian Americ an identity. Elected American is a political memoir and an immigrant story that emphasizes that democracy doesn’t wait on the sidelines—it favor s those who participate.\n\n \n\nLily Qi will be joined in conversation by Maryland State Delegate Regina Boyce.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nLily Qi has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019\, representing Montgomery County\, a suburb of Washington DC. As a champion for economic competitiveness and cultural competency\, Qi is a leading voice on immigr ant integration\, civic and political engagement\, and the Asian American experience.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \n\nRegina T. Boyce was elected t o the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018 in the 43rd District and re-elec ted in 2022 and 2026 in the redistricted 43A. Delegate Boyce serves on the House Environment and Transportation Committee for eight years serving on varies subcommittees to include the Environment\, Motor Vehicle and Trans portation\, Housing and Real Property. Delegate Boyce currently serves on the Energy subcommittee and chairs the Natural Resources and Open Spaces s ubcommittee. Delegate Boyce is a member of the Baltimore City Delegation\, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland\, The Women’s Caucus\, The Transit Caucus\, and is an associate member of the Latino Caucus.\n\n \n\nAbout t he Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and ha ve books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to pro gram attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Stre et) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtua lly. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with ac cessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successful ly participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768- 0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/lily-qi-elected-american X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Resume Writing Workshop DTSTART:20261014T211500Z DTEND:20261014T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T003315Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53824466587430 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Student Diversity and the Career Center to learn how to strengthen your resume! Snacks will be provided! LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T003315Z LOCATION:University Union\, 349 URL:https://events.towson.edu/event/resume-writing-workshop X-SOURCE-NAME:Towson University Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.towson.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Witch's Brew: True Tales & Folklore of Witchcraft in Colonial Mary land DTSTART:20261014T223000Z DTEND:20261015T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53622941951224 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join Pratt staff on Wednesday\, October 14th in the Poe Room a t the Central Library for the 3rd program in our series on the Dark Side o f Maryland !\n\n \n\nExplore the spooky stories of Maryland's witchy past with us this Halloween season. Hear true tales and folklore from across th e state and find out what Colonial Maryland was really like for those accu sed of witchcraft. Can you tell fact from legend?\n\nThis is program 3 in our 6-part Dark Side of Maryland series. If you are interested in attendin g any other programs to hear about Maryland's darker side\, check these ou t:\n\nOctober 6 -- Unveiling Maryland's MonstersOctober 13 -- Maryland May hemOctober 14 -- Witch's BrewOctober 20 -- Mediums\, Magicians and the Oui ja BoardOctober 27 -- Haunted MarylandOctober 30 & 31 -- Green Mount spiri tualism cemetery tour \n\nAll programs in this series will be available on the Library's Facebook and Youtube pages after the event is over\, except for the cemetery tour taking place on October 30th and 31st. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room\, 2nd floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/witchs-brew-true-tales-and-fol klore-of-witchcraft-in-colonial-maryland-6428 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20261014T223000Z DTEND:20261014T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53735913857313 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time. \n\nThis session explores some seemingly basic\, but hidden features in Microsoft - Word\, Excel\, and Powerpoint - and how yo u can use them to organize\, manage\, and navigate those lengthy manuscrip ts you're working so hard on. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series-8636 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein: "The Two Saddest Kitchens" DTSTART:20261014T230000Z DTEND:20261015T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53240348721538 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:#1 New York Times bestselling\, award-winning author Roz Chast teams up with her fellow New Yorker cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein to rip the Tupperware lid off what's really going on in their kitchens.\n\n \ n\nThe kitchen is the “heart of the home\,” or at least it's supposed to be. But wait! What's that lurking under the sink? Behind the cabinets? In the back of the refrigerator?! When celebrated New Yorker cartoonists R oz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein confessed to each other that their kit chens were far from Martha Stewart perfect\, they knew they couldn't be th e only ones cracking under the pressure of their pressure cookers.\n\n \n\ nIn The Two Saddest Kitchens\, Roz and Jason combine their hilarious carto on sensibilities to take (chicken) stock of everything from tragic pantrie s to the secret double life of Mr. Clean. Let Roz and Jason guide you thro ugh their divine kitchen comedy as they ponder the fancy utensils that wil l never be used\, the recipes that will never be followed\, and the dream kitchens that exist only on the astral plane\, which is maybe for the best .\n\n \n\nAbout the Authors: \n\nRoz Chast’s cartoons began appearing in the New Yorker in 1978\, where she has since published more than one thou sand. She is the author of the graphic memoirs Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant?\, a #1 New York Times bestseller (100+ weeks)\, a National Book Critics Circle Award and Kirkus Prize winner and finalist for the Na tional Book Award\; National Bestseller I Must Be Dreaming\; Going Into To wn (Winner of the New York City Book Award)\; What I Hate: From A to Z\; a nd her cartoon collections The Party\, After You Left and Theories of Ever ything\, among others. She was awarded the Harvey Hall of Fame Award. She lives in Connecticut and New York.\n\n \n\nJason Adam Katzenstein is a car toonist and comedy writer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker\, the New York Times\, and MAD Magazine. He is the author and illustrator of the graphic memoir Everything Is an Emergency. He lives in New York.\n\n \n\n About the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors wil l open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Frankl in Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prio r to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for at tendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to suc cessfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 4 43-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/roz-chast-and-jason-adam-katze nstein-the-two-saddest-kitchens X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rambling Readers DTSTART:20261015T140000Z DTEND:20261015T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51101150942104 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join a novel walking book club that covers more than novels! C ome as we share whatever book we are reading or listening to lately to sha re passions\, narratives\, clever information\, or artistry. Let’s learn from each other! \n\n \n\nWalking outside is the ultimate exercise and a n ideal way to socialize and relieve stress. So engage your physical\, soc ial\, and mental/intellectual health in one go!\n\n \n\nRendez-vous outsid e Central Library. From there\, we will make our way around Mount Vernon P lace\, walking a stretch before occasional pauses to take turns speaking. Expect to be back at the library in one hour. This event recurs every thir d Thursday of the month.\n\n \n\nFor questions or optional registration\, contact the Business\, Science\, & Technology Department (BST) at bst@prat tlibrary.org or (410) 396-5317. \n\n \n\nLibrarians from BST and the Ficti on departments will be facilitating. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Sidewalk URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rambling_readers_1644 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261015T160000Z DTEND:20261015T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352649168 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Best Book Club DTSTART:20261015T210000Z DTEND:20261015T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53179530392242 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library and join friends in a book discussion! LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Brooklyn URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/brooklyns-best-book-club-1683 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spooky Stories and the People Behind Them DTSTART:20261015T220000Z DTEND:20261015T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260806T001810Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53480708540355 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered about the people behind your favorite h orror books? Where do they get their ideas? What is their process? What ty pe of horror inspires and interests them? \n\n \n\nIf you love spooky stor ies and want to know more about them\, then this is the event for you! \n\ n \n\nJoin us for a thrilling panel where our four authors discuss and exp lore creating horror. This panel will be moderated by Baltimore's own host of the macabre\, Melissa LaMartina. \n\n \n\nAs part of the event\, we wi ll be giving out some copies of each panelist's books to randomly selected attendees until supplies run out. \n\n \n\nPanelists Include: \n\n \n\nAd am Cesare is a New Yorker who lives in Philadelphia. He studied English an d film at Boston University.\n\nHe is the author of the Bram Stoker Award- winning Clown in a Cornfield series\, the graphic novel Dead Mall\, and se veral other novels and novellas including the cult hit Video Night. An avi d fan of horror cinema\, you can talk movies with him on YouTube\, TikTok\ , Twitter\, and the rest of his socials.\n\n \n\nTT Madden is a trans\, mi xed race writer of "off kilter\, politically barbed horror." She's written several novellas\, which she refuses to use AI in\, or to keep politics o ut of. She loves writing about the intersections of her various identities \, and queer characters who are allowed to be messy and complicated. \n\n \n\nJessica McHugh is a 3x Bram Stoker Award-nominated poet\, a multi-gen re novelist\, & an internationally-produced playwright whose had thirty-tw o books published in eighteen years\, including her Elgin Award-nominated blackout poetry collection\, “The Quiet Ways I Destroy You” and her cr oss-generational horror series\, “The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy.” E xplore the growing worlds of Jessica McHugh & commission blackout poetry a t McHughniverse.com. \n\n \n\nJamie Nash is a screen writer that has worke d with some of the top fright masters in the business including Blumhouse Entertainment\, Rogue Pictures\, Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures and Lion sgate. When Jamie’s not busy writing spec screenplays and TV pilots\, he works as a screenwriting consultant. He wrote the bestselling book Save T he Cat! Writes for TV and The SaveThe Cat! Beat Sheet Workbook and Save Th e Cat! Writes Horror.\n\n \n\nOur moderator is Melissa LaMartina\, a filmm aker who thrives on a multi-faceted creative life. Brought up acting and d irecting in Baltimore’s vibrant theatre community\, she went on to co-pr oduce horror comedies like Out There Halloween Mega Tape and What Happens Next Will Scare You before stepping into the director’s chair with For S ale by Exorcist. She also wrote the narrative for the hit horror video gam e series\, Amanda the Adventurer.\n\n \n\nWhen she’s not making monsters \, Melissa moonlights as Aurora Gorealis\, the horror host behind Shocktai l Hour\, and sings for the surf-punk band Beach Creeper. Melissa lives in Baltimore with her husband\, Chris\, and cats\, Madame Leota and Ezra. You can find her on Instagram at @melissalamartina and @aurora_gorealis. \n\n Registration is recommended due to limited space. LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T001810Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/spooky-stories-and-the-people- behind-them X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261016T200000Z DTEND:20261016T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260731T062215Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250846022827 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney. \n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Musi c\, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analyti cal essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music fro m throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised hi m. Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifact s to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique po int-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney ’s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, an d Reform.\n\n \n\n To register please call the Pennsylvania Avenue Branch at (410) 396‑0399 or email pnn@prattlibrary.org. LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T062215Z LOCATION:Pennsylvania Avenue URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/omob-discussion-2026-pnn X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Leslie Gray Streeter: "Beignets and Big Feelings" DTSTART:20261017T180000Z DTEND:20261017T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53240535783899 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:When Grandma Olivia Hollis passes away\, her funeral reunites four generations of heirs\, complete with a surprise will. Grandma has orc hestrated a New Orleans scavenger hunt for her female relatives\, determin ed to bring her family back together if it’s the last thing she does. Ev eryone game? If not\, no one gets a dime.\n\n \n\nOf course\, Grandma\, bl ess her meddling heart\, has other motives in mind for all of them. Especi ally for her guarded sister\, Mona\, who fled decades ago and never looked back. Following a preplanned itinerary for one revelatory week\, the wome n find themselves on a Mississippi River jazz cruise\, braving a bayou swa mp tour\, uncovering forgotten histories in old cemeteries\, rekindling fo rmer flames\, and\, just as grandma planned\, unlocking what they’ve hid den from each other for far too long.\n\n \n\nAmid beignets\, popcorn shri mp\, and chicory coffee―so bitter and sweet―these women just might dis cover that no matter what awaits them at the end\, the real treasure is be coming the family they were meant to be.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nLes lie Gray Streeter is the author of the novel Family & Other Calamities and the memoir Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like “Journey” in the Title. In additi on\, Leslie is an award-winning journalist and columnist for The Baltimore Banner\, a cohost of the podcast Fine Beats & Cheeses\, and a frequent sp eaker on grief. She is also a slow runner\, an amateur vegan cook\, and a fan of Law & Order. Leslie lives in Baltimore with her son\, Brooks. For m ore information\, visit www.lesliegraystreeter.com.\n\n \n\nAbout the Mode rator: \n\nLynne Streeter Childress is a playwright\, actor\, teaching art ist\, singer\, director\, and the founder and artistic director of Buildin g Better People Productions\, an organization based in Annapolis. This is her 31st year in professional theater\, with much of that experience in t heater for young audiences. This includes performing at the Kennedy Cente r\, Arena Stage and Adventure Theatre\, and teaching for institutions like the Folger Shakespeare Library\, Everyman Theatre\, and Baltimore School for the Arts. Through all those experiences\, Lynne has seen firsthand how theater can communicate the most important things in the clearest and mos t interesting of ways\, especially to young people. Lynne is on the Arts I n Education roster for the Maryland States Arts Council and the Arts Counc il of Anne Arundel County\, and through Building Better People Productions \, has served students served by the Arlington (VA) Humanities Project\, A rts Every Day\, and the Howard County Arts Council\, among others. She als o co-hosts the podcast “Fine Beats and Cheeses” with her twin sister\, Leslie Gray Streeter. Lynne lives in Annapolis with her husband and her s on. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register he re. Doors will open to registered attendees at 1 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking lot ava ilable along the side of the building. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Northwood URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/leslie-gray-streeter-beignets- and-big-feelings X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion: "On the Calculation of Volume III" by Solvej Bal le DTSTART:20261019T220000Z DTEND:20261019T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250391609937 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej B alle. Where Book I and II focused on a single woman's involuntary journey away from her life and her loved ones and into the chasm of time\, Book I II brings us back into the realm of companionship\, with all its thrills\, odd quirks\, and a sense of mutual bewilderment at having to relearn how to exist alongside others in a shared reality. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Roland Park URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-on-the-calcula tion-of-volume-iii-by-solvej-balle X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261019T220000Z DTEND:20261019T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52444057101637 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:April Ryan: "Notes on a Blacklash" DTSTART:20261019T230000Z DTEND:20261020T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T051737Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53293064680562 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Notes on a Blacklash is veteran White House reporter April Rya n’s gripping\, soul-baring look at what happens when the world suddenly turns its full attention on you. This isn’t just the story of one viral moment with President Trump. It’s about the avalanche that follows: the scrutiny\, the emotional and physical toll\, and the way your identity can become fuel for headlines and hashtags.\n\n \n\nApril pulls back the curt ain on what it truly costs to be seen and what it takes to survive it. Wit h vulnerability and power\, she recounts the moments that made her go vira l\, not because she chased attention\, but because she showed up authentic ally. Her presence\, her truth\, and her refusal to shrink under pressure struck a chord and sparked cultural firestorms.\n\n \n\nFrom a high-stakes press room showdown to the history-making decision by Vice President Kama la Harris\, from the public disrespect of Stevie Wonder to the slap heard around the world\, April explores how race\, gender\, and power collide in a world addicted to outrage and instant opinions.\n\n \n\nAt its core\, t his book explores visibility—its price\, its power\, and the fight to re claim your story when millions are watching. What does it mean to go viral when your hair is politicized\, your voice is policed\, and your very exi stence is treated as a threat? Sometimes\, this is what it feels like when the spotlight finds you: uninvited\, unrelenting\, and impossible to igno re.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nApril Ryan is a renowned journalist\, au thor\, and political analyst. She hosts The Tea with April on Substack and has authored Black Women Will Save the World and Under Fire. Based in the surrounding Baltimore area\, Ryan continues to amplify critical conversat ions on race\, gender\, and politics.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo at tend in person please register here. Seating for registered attendees in C entral Hall is first come\, first served. All registered in-person attende es will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. There will n ot be a book signing following the program. Free parking vouchers are avai lable to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. F ranklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. All bags\, backpacks\, briefcases\, etc. e ntering and exiting the library will be subject to inspection by security personnel. No large bags.This is a seated event with spaces reserved for i ndividuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be avail able for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodat ions to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibra ry.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T051737Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Central Hall URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/april-ryan-notes-on-a-blacklas h X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Marcia Chatelain: "How Bright the Path Grows" DTSTART:20261020T230000Z DTEND:20261021T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53249566367431 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:There is no shortage of footage immortalizing the men who spok e at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom\, when 250\,000 Ame ricans gathered beneath the Lincoln Memorial to call for an end to segrega tion. There were reverends and rabbis\, activists and Rat-Pack icons—and of course the day’s headliner\, whose prophetic dream of a post-Jim Cro w world has forever defined the Civil Rights Movement. But there is no “ class photo” of the Black women who helped organize the march\, performe d on its main stage\, or were honored during its “Tribute to Negro Women Fighters for Freedom.”\n\n \n\nIn How Bright the Path Grows\, Marcia Ch atelain weaves a gleaming group portrait of these singular women. Among th is cohort were several household names: vaudeville icon Josephine Baker\; civil rights activist Rosa Parks\, gospel legend Mahalia Jackson\, and Dai sy Bates\, champion of the Little Rock Nine. But many were relative unknow ns\, including Eva Jessye\, the choir director who designed the day’s mu sical program\, and Anna Hedgeman\, the coordinator who pushed in the elev enth hour for a tribute to Black women’s work.\n\n \n\nHow Bright the Pa th Grows is a scintillating group biography\, rendering the lives of thirt een Black women visionaries—some famous\, others soon to be—in novelis tic detail and like never seen before.\n\n \n\nMarcia Chatelain will be jo ined in conversation by award-winning journalist and author Elaine Weiss. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nMarcia Chatelain is a Presidential Penn Com pact Professor of Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of South Side Girls and Franchise\, which won the 2021 Pulit zer Prize in History\, the James Beard Foundation Book Award for Writing\, the Hagley Prize for Business History\, and the Lawrence W. Levine Award from the Organization of American Historians. An active public speaker and educational consultant\, Chatelain has received awards and honors from th e Ford Foundation\, the American Association of University Women\, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States.\n\n \n\nAbout the Moderator: \ n\nElaine Weiss is an award-winning journalist\, author\, and public speak er. She is the author of Fruits of Victory: The Woman’s Land Army of the Great War\; The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote\, and her most recent book\, Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement. Elaine lives with her husband in Baltimore\, Maryl and. Find out more at ElaineWeiss.com.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo a ttend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attend ees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available f or purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who p ark at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a sea ted event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. A SL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the even t. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, ple ase let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/marcia-chatelain-how-bright-th e-path-grows X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Storied Silvers: Book Discussion DTSTART:20261021T160000Z DTEND:20261021T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53435473520330 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy discussing your most recent reads with others? Do es it interest you to learn what other people are reading? Would you like to share your favorite authors and learn about new ones?\n\n \n\nCome be a part of the conversation! The Storied Silvers Book Discussion Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month and is the perfect time to discuss a book you’ve read and enjoyed with other like-minded readers. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/storied-silvers-book-discussio n-8798 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261022T160000Z DTEND:20261022T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352650193 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20261022T223000Z DTEND:20261022T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53735981961526 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time. \n\nOur series continues with a review of academic i ntegrity and ethics including priciples and policies\, laws and consequenc es across academic and professional landscapes. Yes\, that means AI. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series-8087 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:D.L. Hughley: "Charlie’s Boy" DTSTART:20261022T230000Z DTEND:20261023T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T051737Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53620518566692 CATEGORIES:comedy,literary DESCRIPTION:**THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT** \n\n \n\nThe long-awaited memoir by the comedy legend and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers\, a beautiful and mesmerizing book that reveals as never before his childhood in South Central Los Angeles\, his time in the infamous Bloods gang\, and how humor became his salvation.\n\n \n\nI learned a joke could be more th an humor. It was body armor. Could be a spell. Could be a sword and a shie ld\, all in one breath.\n\n \n\nHe was always Charlie’s Boy—even befor e he found his name\, his voice\, his fame.\n\n \n\nIn this raw\, cinemati c\, and deeply personal memoir\, acclaimed comedian and cultural critic D. L. Hughley documents his rise from the streets of South Central Los Angele s to the national spotlight—and the man who quietly stood behind him thr ough it all.\n\n \n\nWhile his mother’s wrath shaped his early years wit h fear and rejection\, it was Charlie Hughley—a soft-spoken bag handler at the Los Angeles Airport—who raised D.L. and taught him how to survive through tough love and sacrifice. Though he was not D.L.’s biological f ather—a fact only revealed when D.L. was ten—Charlie gave his boy the only thing he truly needed: a sense of being seen.\n\n \n\nIt was a time w hen gangs ruled the streets of South Central\, and D.L. rose through the r anks of the Bloods. But when his mother’s car was shot up and dead roses were left on his doorstep—signaling he was marked for death—D.L.’s mother knew that he couldn’t stay in Los Angeles. So\, D.L. boarded a bu s to Ohio and left behind everything he understood. It was exile. But it p roved to be a fresh start.\n\n \n\nThis is not just a coming-of-age story. It’s the story of how one man found his voice by being raised in silenc e—and how he learned to get on stage and turn pain into punch lines. Thr ough storytelling that’s both unsparing and funny\, Charlie’s Boy is a tribute to the man who never asked for one\, and a reckoning for the boy who had to wrestle for love\, identity\, and truth.\n\n \n\nAbout the Auth or: \n\nD.L. Hughley is one of “The Original Kings of Comedy.” He host s the national radio program The D.L. Hughley Show\, which is syndicated i n more than sixty markets. His comedy specials have appeared on HBO\, Netf lix\, Comedy Central\, and Showtime. His satirical documentary special\, D L Hughley: The Endangered List\, received the prestigious George Foster Pe abody Award. He created and starred in the ABC sitcom The Hughleys. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Not to Get Shot and Black Man\, White House. How Not to Get Shot was selected as a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards and the Audie Awards. D.L. lives with his family in Los Angeles\, California.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nDoors will ope n to registered attendees at 6 pm. Seating for registered attendees in Cen tral Hall is first come\, first served. All registered in-person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. There will not be a book signing following the program. Free parking vouchers are availa ble to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Fra nklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher p rior to or after the program. All bags\, backpacks\, briefcases\, etc. ent ering and exiting the library will be subject to inspection by security pe rsonnel. No large bags.This is a seated event with spaces reserved for ind ividuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be availab le for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodatio ns to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary .org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T051737Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Central Hall URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/dl-hughley-charlies-boy X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Angela DiTerlizzi: "A Very Scary Book" DTSTART:20261023T180000Z DTEND:20261023T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53426698208643 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:From NYT bestsellers Angela and Tony DiTerlizzi comes a humoro us\, social-emotional story about not judging a book by its cover—even i f that cover is super scary!\n\n \n\nUp in the attic where no one ever goe s\, there lives a very scary book. He might look scary\, but all he wants is a friend. When\, one day\, he feels brave enough to venture downstairs\ , he ends up frightening the other books. Will Scary ever be able to find a friend who sees him for who he truly is?\n\n \n\nAngela and Tony DiTerli zzi\, the bestselling husband-and-wife team behind A Very Cranky Book\, ha ve crafted a tale that is both a friendship story and social-emotional fab le. It’s the perfect reminder that sometimes good friends can come in un expected packages.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nAngela DiTerlizzi is a be loved author of award-winning\, charming\, and inspiring picture books\, i ncluding the New York Times and USA Today bestselling The Magical Yet seri es\, Some Bugs\, Just Add Glitter\, and many others. Her books have been f eatured in Entertainment Weekly and BuzzFeed\, on the Today show\, and in Cheerios boxes.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 1pm. All registe red in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplie s last.Free street parking and bike parking available.If you need addition al accommodations\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-7 68-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Patterson Park URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/angela-diterlizzi-a-very-scary -book X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20261024T180000Z DTEND:20261024T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816055053 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261024T180000Z DTEND:20261024T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53366028821528 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Patterson Park\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/one-maryland-one-book-discussi on-no-sense-in-wishing-188 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion DTSTART:20261026T180000Z DTEND:20261026T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53266190793423 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Calling all book lovers! Connect with fellow readers at our m onthly book club meeting. This month’s selection is Judge Stone by Viol a Davis and James Patterson. \n\n \n\nFor more information or to register \, please call the Cherry Hill Branch at 410-396-1168. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Cherry Hill\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-9544 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Carole Boston Weatherford: "Fourteen Ways of Looking at Jellyfish" DTSTART:20261026T200000Z DTEND:20261026T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53320753381181 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A graceful bundle of nerves three times as ancient as the dino saurs\, the jellyfish is no fish but a spineless invertebrate without brai n\, heart\, blood\, or bones. Inside glass tanks in crowded aquariums\, je llies hold visitors rapt with their slow-motion water ballet. Most of the world’s nearly four thousand species emit an otherworldly light\, glowin g red\, yellow\, violet\, or blue in the underwater dark. Fifty species bo ast deadly venom\, including pink meanies with boa-like tentacles\, box je llies with two-dozen eyes apiece\, and deadliest of all\, cubozoans the si ze of human thumbnails. Coretta Scott King Award–winning author Carole B oston Weatherford brings poetry and playfulness to natural science as she shares her fascination with a singular creature. Fourteen wildly divergent poems—by turns dramatic and serene—pulse with life. From spreads of s himmering bioluminescence to graphic panels\, stylish artwork blends poetr y with science and fact with folklore and myth to form the ideal introduct ion to the “immortal” and mysterious jellyfish.\n\n \n\nAbout the Auth or:\n\nCarole Boston Weatherford is a New York Times bestselling author of 60-plus books including the Caldecott Honor book Unspeakable: The Tulsa R ace Massacre\, for which she was also awarded the Coretta Scott King Autho r Award and a Sibert Honor\; the Newbery Honor winner Box\; and the Caldec ott Honor winners Freedom in Congo Square\, Fannie Lou Hamer\, and Moses. She won a Coretta Scott King Author Honor for Becoming Billie Holiday. Wea therford teaches composition and children's literature at Fayetteville Sta te University in North Carolina. Visit cbweatherford.com.\n\n \n\nAbout th e Program:\n\nTo attend in person please register here. All registered in- person attendees will recieve a free copy of the book while supplies last. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3pm. Free street parking is av ailable. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Brooklyn URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/carole-boston-weatherford-four teen-ways-of-looking-at-jellyfish X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261026T220000Z DTEND:20261026T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52444057103686 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261026T220000Z DTEND:20261026T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53363753865508 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt of view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Hampden URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/copy-of-one-maryland-one-book- discussion-no-sense-in-wishing X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tome Raiders: Adult Book Club DTSTART:20261026T223000Z DTEND:20261026T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53242249276489 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:This month's selection will be "Sarafina" by Philip Fracassi: \n\nDuring one of the most violent battles of the Civil War\, three brothe rs fighting for the Confederate army decide to go AWOL and make their way home\, willing to risk execution rather than be killed in a losing war. Af ter several exhausting weeks of rough terrain\, the brothers find a miracl e deep in the dark woods: a homestead. Living in this remote cabin is a be autiful woman\, Sarafina\, and her young son\, Titus. She takes the soldie rs in\, feeds them\, offers them a place to rest. But the youngest brother is wary—something seems off. As the days pass\, he discovers a mysterio us creek\, a strange underground cavern\, and a strong sense that the cabi n and the surrounding fertile land are not what they seem. The brothers so on find themselves in a new battle\, an escalation of horrors they must so mehow fight to survive. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Hamilton\, Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/tome-radiers-sarafina X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dhonielle Clayton: "The Paragon Games" DTSTART:20261027T200000Z DTEND:20261027T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260803T122336Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53578289566182 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Return to the world of the Marvellers and Conjurors in this fo urth book of the instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestselling fantasy s eries. Year Four at the global magic school in the sky is back in session in The Paragon Games.\n\n \n\nAs Ella and Jason return for Year Four at th e Arcanum training institute\, the world is in turmoil. The Marvellian and Conjure communities have been shattered by learning the truth of the shoc king death of the school's Conjure architect. Brigit is still missing. Mas terji Thakur is gone. Worst of all\, the villainous Gia Trivelino brews a nefarious plot to recreate monstrous marvels. And the key to powering her plan\, a stockpile of twilight stars\, has been stolen from the Conjure Un derworld.\n\n \n\nAs violence and political upheaval erupt\, and Ella and Jason search for Brigit\, the pair get selected to participate in the year -long Paragon Games. The prize for the winner: a wish granted. With Ella b eing tugged in a dozen directions\, she must compete in the games\, beat G ia to locating the stolen twilight stars\, and help build a bridge between two communities on the precipice of war.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author:\n\nDho nielle Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author of The Conjureverse series\, The Belles series\, Shattered Midnight\, co-author of Blackout\, Whiteout\, The Rumor Game\, and of the Tiny Pretty Things duology\, a Netf lix original series. She hails from the Washington\, D.C. suburbs on the M aryland side. She taught secondary school for several years\, and is a for mer elementary and middle school librarian. She is COO of the non-profit W e Need Diverse Books. She’s an avid traveler\, and always on the hunt f or magic and mischief.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program:\n\nTo attend in person p lease register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3pm. All r egistered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while s upplies last.Free lot parking is available at the Edmondson Village Shoppi ng Center. Bike parking is available at the building. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T122336Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/dhonielle-clayton-the-paragon- games X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haunted Maryland: It’s Supernatural Hon! DTSTART:20261027T223000Z DTEND:20261028T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53630632223031 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join staff from the Library's Maryland Department on Tuesday\, October 27th in the Poe Room at the Central Library for the 5th program i n our series on the Dark Side of Maryland!\n\n \n\nWith its mountain hollo ws\, lonely salt marshes\, and centuries-old architecture\, Maryland is in deed a very spooky place. Join Enoch Pratt Free Library Maryland Departme nt librarians for age-old folk tales and ghost stories that will send shiv ers down your spine.\n\nThis is program 5 in our 6 part Dark Side of Maryl and series. If you are interested in attending any other programs to hear about Maryland's darker side\, check these out:\n\nOctober 6 -- Unveiling Maryland's MonstersOctober 13 -- Maryland MayhemOctober 14 -- Witch's Brew October 20 -- Mediums\, Magicians and the Ouija BoardOctober 27 -- Haunted MarylandOctober 30 & 31 -- Green Mount spiritualism cemetery tour \n\nAll programs in this series will be available on the Library's Facebook and Y outube pages after the event is over\, except for the cemetery tour taking place on October 30th and 31st. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room\, 2nd floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/haunted-maryland-its-supernatu ral-hon-7930 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Riley Black: "Tyrant Lizard Queen" DTSTART:20261027T230000Z DTEND:20261028T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260824T051737Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53293391368244 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:From the author of the beloved The Last Days of the Dinosaurs\ , an imaginative celebration of T. rex from hatching to adulthood\n\n \n\n Tyrannosaurus rex is a prehistoric celebrity. Exceeding 40 feet in length and weighing over 9 tons\, the largest individuals of this dinosaurian spe cies were intimidating predators capable of crushing bone and consuming mo re than a hundred pounds of flesh in a bite. But the last of the tyrant di nosaurs had a life beyond ripping and tearing. More than 66 million years ago\, T. rex courted each other\, nested\, watched over their offspring\, slept\, drank\, and explored ancient floodplains inhabited by a fantastic cast of impressive dinosaurs like the huge long-neck Alamosaurus and burly \, three-horned Torosaurus. For the first time\, the life story of this im pressive\, sensitive predator is told as if you were there to watch it unf old.\n\n \n\nIn her latest prehistoric nature walk\, bestselling and award -winning author Riley Black follows the life of plucky T. rex Snaggletooth from the time she hatches through her tumultuous adulthood. The prehistor ic forest Snag emerges into is full of danger\, and yet\, as Riley weaves the latest fossil discoveries into the story\, the carnivorous dinosaur su rvives to play\, court\, fight\, sleep\, nest\, and more as she grows up i n Cretaceous North America. She tussles with rival tyrannosaurs\, hunts fo r delectable prey\, and finds soft moments of connection in the forest. Ev en the most die-hard dinosaur fan will come away with a new perspective an d appreciation for the Tyrant Lizard Queen.\n\n \n\nRiley Black will be jo ined in conversation by WYPR's Senior News Analyst Tom Hall. \n\n \n\nAbou t the Author: \n\nRILEY BLACK (she/they) has been heralded as “one of ou r premier gifted young science writers” and is the bestselling\, award-w inning author of several books\, including When the Earth Was Green and Th e Last Days of the Dinosaurs. A science correspondent for Smithsonian and regular contributor to publications like National Geographic and Slate\, R iley is a widely-recognized expert on paleontology. She won the 2024 Frien d of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education.\n\n \n\n About the Moderator: \n\nTom Hall is WYPR's Senior News Analyst. He was th e host of Midday\, the award-winning\, highly rated news and public policy program on WYPR Radio that featured interviews with elected officials\, c ommunity leaders\, as well as thought provoking authors\, artists\, resear chers\, journalists and scholars from around the world.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to progr am attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street ) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or a fter the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtuall y. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with acce ssibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees t hroughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-07 62. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T051737Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/riley-black-tyrant-lizard-quee n X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Book Club: The Silver Eyes DTSTART:20261028T190000Z DTEND:20261028T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53249770908870 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in the first book of this hor ror trilogy based on the popular video game series\, Five Nights at Freddy 's.\n\n \n\nReaders of the graphic novels are also welcome to join us as w e discuss this spine-tingling\, animatronic scary story that spans games\, books\, and movies.\n\n \n\nThis program has limited space\, and pre-regi stration is required. To register\, please call the Waverly Branch at 410- 396-6089 or stop by the Teen Information to register in person. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Waverly\, Teen Quiet Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/teen-book-club-the-silver-eyes X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261029T160000Z DTEND:20261029T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352651218 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Emily Rosenthal: "Leroy Has Something to Say" DTSTART:20261029T200000Z DTEND:20261029T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53312748303636 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Leroy the ghost loves his garden at Rosebud Manor. Every time a new family moves in\, he greets them with a beautiful yellow rose\, the flower of friendship. But no one understands what he's trying to say\, and they always get scared away!\n\n \n\nThen one day\, Tara-a girl who uses a device to talk-moves in. It turns out Tara knows just as much about plan ts as Leroy. Is it possible she speaks the language of flowers\, too\, and that Leroy has finally found someone who understands him?\n\n \n\nThis sw eet picture book celebrates the many different ways we communicate with ea ch other\, showing there's more than one way to find your voice and make a friend.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author:\n\nEmily Rosenthal (she/her) is a write r and illustrator based in Baltimore\, Maryland. She loves ghosts\, monste rs\, and all kinds of creatures\, and frequently tells stories about them. When not coming up with stories\, Emily plays soccer\, watches scary movi es\, and snuggles with her cat. She’s thankful for everyone who has beli eved she has something important to say. Leroy Has Something to Say is her first picture book. \n\n \n\nAbout the Program:\n\nTo attend in person pl ease register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3pm. All re gistered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while su pplies last. Free street parking is available along the side of the buildi ng. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Govans URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/emily-rosenthal-leroy-has-some thing-to-say X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261029T213000Z DTEND:20261029T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53365623283389 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Johnston Square URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/one-maryland-one-book-discussi on-no-sense-in-wishing-5467 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion DTSTART:20261029T223000Z DTEND:20261029T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51568862119469 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss My Friends by Fredrik Backman. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Govans URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-3867 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rare Book Open House: Horror and Haunted DTSTART:20261030T150000Z DTEND:20261030T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53169546959776 CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:Just ahead of Halloween\, stop by the Special Collections Read ing Room located in the Annex to see rare books on the occult\, witchcraft \, horror\, and other spooky matters. Select items from the Edgar Allan Po e Collection will also be on display. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Special Collections Reading Room - The Annex URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rare-book-open-house-horror-an d-haunted X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261031T150000Z DTEND:20261031T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53487742059001 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join the Pratt Page-Turners Book Club for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book selection\, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Blac k Music\, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense i n Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence B urney is a personal and analytical essay collection that showcases his hom e city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, an d the traditions that raised him. Each essay draws on formative moments an d cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene th rough Burney's unique point of view. Written by one of our contemporary ri sing cultural critics\, the book aptly captures this year’s One Maryland One Book theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and Reform.\n\n\nThis program h as a hybrid format. Participate either in person or on Zoom.\n \n\n\nFor h elp obtaining a copy of the book or more information about the book club\, please email fic@prattlibrary.org.\n\n \n\nFree parking validation sticke rs will be available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) while supplies last. Take a ticket when you enter the garage\, and ask Pratt event staff for your parking validation sticker prior to or after the program. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/pratt-page-turners-book-club-o mob-2026 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: Here Be Dragons DTSTART:20261102T223000Z DTEND:20261102T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53248750377105 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Readers will gather to discuss a fantasy-themed graphic novel\ , share their favorite characters and moments\, and explore the stories an d artwork that bring these magical worlds to life. After our discussion\, participants will learn how to fold their own dragon-inspired paper airpla ne inspired by the popular Wings of Fire series. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Johnston Square\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/graphic-novel-book-club-here-b e-dragons X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange In Person DTSTART:20261102T230000Z DTEND:20261103T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52443976783509 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light_street_writers_exchange_ 1438 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20261102T233000Z DTEND:20261103T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53736005201975 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time.\n\nEditing and revising can feel intimidating and ex hausting. This lecture takes a look at tips and tricks to help you get thr ough this process with ease and success. We will also examine the faculty/ reader/ grader perspective to help you better understand and prepare for meeting both requirements and expectations for a stellar submission. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series-5360 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Christopher Freeburg: "Soul" DTSTART:20261103T000000Z DTEND:20261103T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260803T182554Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53425405142497 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:How did enslaved Africans turn America’s infamous failure in to the greatest moral occasion of modern Western life? In this book\, Chri stopher Freeburg answers that question with one word: soul. It was soul\, Freeburg believes\, which drove Black individuals and communities\, grappl ing with horrific strife\, to reimagine American life and equality in earn est.\n\n \n\nBlack cultural life contains a central and significant theme —a soul\, or form of life—expressed in a variety of musical\, religiou s\, and political forms. Through the work and words of figures ranging fro m the poet Phillis Wheatley to President Barack Obama and musician Nina Si mone to disco owner Jewel Thais-Williams\, Freeburg shows how Black commun ities leaned time and again on soul and its four pillars: resonance\, reve lation\, resilience\, and transcendence. It is soul\, what Freeburg calls a beautiful transaction between individual and community across time and p lace\, that has allowed Black people over generations to transform feeling s of defeat and alienation into moral courage and shared belonging.\n\n \n \nChristopher Freeburg will be joined in conversation by The Atlantic's se nior editor Vann Newkirk. \n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\nChristopher Freeb urg is the Presidential Humanities and Social Sciences Chair in English at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. His most recent book was C ounterlife: Slavery after Resistance and Social Death.\n\n \n\nAbout the M oderator: \n\nVann Newkirk is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the host of the podcasts Floodlines and Holy Week.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\n To attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered at tendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books availab le for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees w ho park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the progr am. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility need s. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T182554Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Reading Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/christopher-freeburg-soul X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From Paper to Project: Digital Storytelling with Adobe Express DTSTART:20261104T170000Z DTEND:20261104T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260805T182528Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53619968826525 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Looking for alternatives to traditional papers and slide prese ntations? Adobe Express makes it easy for students to create polished mult imedia projects that emphasize creativity\, reflection\, and communication without requiring advanced design skills. Colleen Ebacher from Spanish an d Latin American Studies will share how these tools were integrated into a course project and the impact on student engagement and learning. Partici pants will leave with assignment ideas\, practical implementation tips\, a nd adaptable examples for a variety of disciplines. LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T182528Z URL:https://events.towson.edu/event/from-paper-to-project-digital-storytel ling-with-adobe-express X-SOURCE-NAME:Towson University Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.towson.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Club DTSTART:20261104T230000Z DTEND:20261105T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T183148Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53056499384802 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Our Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club does not have a set list. Instead\, we invite you to read what you want and then come to our monthly meetings and tell us about it\, be it book\, blog\, magazine article... S o join us every first Wednesday to share what you're reading and get some reading recommendations from your neighbors. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T183148Z LOCATION:Southeast Anchor\, 2nd Floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/byob_bring_your_own_book_club X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261105T170000Z DTEND:20261105T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352652243 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Timothy Tyson and Mary Williams: "Mahalia Jackson\, Moving on Up a Little Higher" DTSTART:20261106T000000Z DTEND:20261106T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260803T182554Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53602425397190 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:If Americans today still recognize the name Mahalia Jackson\, they might recall that she was perhaps the greatest gospel singer who ever lived. But for many people\, there is no awareness at all\, not even for an entertainer whose “Move On Up a Little Higher” sold eight million c opies\, who headlined two Newport Jazz Festivals and performed before four United States presidents.\n\n \n\nWhile this rich musical legacy is admir ed by those in the know\, virtually no one recognizes Jackson’s astonish ing role in American civil rights history. In this startling new depiction of the renowned gospel singer\, New York Times best-selling author Timoth y B. Tyson and Mary D. Williams\, an acclaimed gospel singer herself\, bri ng Jackson back to soaring life by positioning her as the major civil righ ts figure she\, in fact\, was.\n\n \n\nMahlia Jackson\, Moving On Up a Lit tle Higher then traces Jackson’s career from abject poverty in New Orlea ns to global superstardom\, revealing how even after meteoric success\, Ja ckson maintained an unwavering devotion to Black freedom. In the 1930s in Chicago\, even before the Civil Rights Movement took its modern shape\, sh e used her rapturous voice to support independent Black political power. H er work only intensified in the 1940s and beyond when she campaigned first for Franklin D. Roosevelt\, and later for Harry Truman\, John F. Kennedy\ , and Lyndon B. Johnson\; headlined in Montgomery for the 1955–56 bus bo ycott\; sang for the Birmingham campaign and on the Selma March\; and perf ormed at the iconic 1963 March on Washington\, where she urged Martin Luth er King Jr. to “Tell ’em about the dream.” In retrospect what become s historically significant is that Mahalia Jackson was present at so many civil rights events\, even singing a divine rendition of “Precious Lord\ , Take My Hand\,” at Dr. King’s funeral in 1968. Weakened and worn\, s he succumbed to heart failure four years later at the age of sixty.\n\n \n \nWeaving together Mahalia Jackson’s inspiring life journey with her sou lful music into a transcendent text\, this biography ultimately casts Maha lia Jackson as we’ve never seen her before\, as a guiding light for the Civil Rights Movement\, whose message still speaks to our struggles today. \n\n \n\nTimothy B. Tyson and Mary D. Williams will be joined in conversat ion by The Atlantic's senior editor Vann Newkirk. \n\n \n\nAbout the Autho rs: \n\nTimothy B. Tyson is senior research scholar at the Center for Docu mentary Studies at Duke University and the author of five books\, includin g New York Times bestseller The Blood of Emmett Till.\n\n \n\nMary D. Will iams is a gospel singer\, civil rights historian\, and former adjunct prof essor at Duke University. She has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and lives in Garner\, North Carolina.\n\n \n\nA bout the Moderator: \n\nVann Newkirk is a senior editor at The Atlantic an d the host of the podcasts Floodlines and Holy Week.\n\n \n\nAbout the Pro gram: \n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to reg istered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have boo ks available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program a ttendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) af ter 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. This free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessib ility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throu ghout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully par ticipate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T182554Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/timothy-tyson-and-mary-william s-mahalia-jackson-moving-on-up-a-little-higher X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Read With Pride: Awakened by A.E. Osworth DTSTART:20261107T160000Z DTEND:20261107T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53251276958371 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Light Street Branch for Read With Pride\, a boo k club highlighting LGBTQ+ voices. All genders\, sexualities\, and identit ies including allies are welcome! The mission of the Read With Pride Book Club is to build community and promote awareness of diverse LGBTQ+ perspec tives.\n\nThe book club’s selection for November is Awakened by A.E. Osw orth - "A coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming- of-middle-age romp about love\, loss\, drag shows\, and late capitalism."\ n\n\nRegistration is recommended. To register\, please call 410-396-1096 o r email lgh@prattlibrary.org. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/read-with-pride-awakened-by-ae -osworth X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Manga Club DTSTART:20261109T203000Z DTEND:20261109T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250999954429 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Come bring your favorite manga and talk with other teens to sw ap stories\, learn about upcoming series\, and adventure into series. Any and all manga are open to discussion! LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Johnston Square URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/teen-manga-bookclub-3805 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261109T230000Z DTEND:20261110T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065317097326 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee and Classics Book Club DTSTART:20261110T160000Z DTEND:20261110T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241679096760 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join our book discussion on the second Tuesday of each month. This book club is geared toward the classics - both the book kind and th e people kind. Our November 2026 book is The Awakening by Kate Chopin. A f oundational work of early feminism\, this novel is about a woman in late 1 9th century New Orleans who rebels against the restrictive roles of wife a nd mother in search of personal and sexual freedom. Bring your travel mug filled with your favorite coffee and your thoughts on this for discussion. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/coffee-and-classics-book-club- 2136 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up & Read at Ovenbird Highlandtown DTSTART:20261110T190000Z DTEND:20261110T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53496575606256 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Registration for this program is required as space is limited. \n\n \n\nAre you the type to read a book in public? Want to join a low-st akes book group and enjoy a slow afternoon in the company of some fellow r eaders?\n\n \n\nJoin the Enoch Pratt Free Library for a cozy morning in Sh ut Up and Read: Ovenbird Highlandtown edition. The only expectation is tha t you show up with a book to read on your own\, AND you can enjoy a free c offee or tea beverage on the library while you're at it! Library staff wi ll also be on site to give book recommendations.\n\n \n\nCheers! \n\n \n\n The Library will provide one coffee or tea drink per participant. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Ovenbird Highlandtown URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-read-at-Ovenbird-h ighlandtown X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Paula Chase: "Off Balance" DTSTART:20261110T210000Z DTEND:20261110T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53312836130136 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Gossip is juicier\, secrets are bigger\, and tensions are high er than ever in this riveting sequel to Balancing Act.\n\n \n\nHot Lipz\, everyone’s favorite–or least favorite–Chatter account is back at it\ , stirring up gossip among the rival schools in Da Icy City. Selena knows that it’s only a matter of time before she finds herself on the other en d of the rumors—and she has a secret.\n\n \n\nWhile Selena sets out to u ncover Hot Lipz’s true identity\, Leesh is still reeling from the accoun t’s last big reveal: she has a sister\, and it’s none other than her b iggest gymnastics rival\, Chyna. Now somebody from Leesh’s past is calli ng in a favor\, and if anyone finds out\, it could ruin everything she’s worked for.\n\n \n\nThe pressure is on as the Power Panthers Gymnastics t eam prepares to compete in the Diamond Cup\, and with a new student arrivi ng at the Heights\, loyalties will be tested like never before.\n\n \n\nAb out the Author:\n\nPaula Chase is the co-founder of the award-winning blog \, The Brown Bookshelf. She is a longtime advocate for diversifying the ty pe of fiction featuring Black characters. Chase is the author of nine crit ically acclaimed upper middle grade and YA novels and a winner of NCTE’s Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) Konigsberg Award.\n\n \n\nA bout the Program:\n\nTo attend in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 3 pm. All registered in person attendees w ill receive a free copy of the book while supplies last. Bike parking\, me tered parking\, limited free street parking\, and electric car charging st ations are available. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Roland Park URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/paula-chase-off-balance X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261112T170000Z DTEND:20261112T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352654292 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261112T223000Z DTEND:20261113T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250978142676 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Waverly URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/omob-discussion-2026-wvr X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rare Book Open House: Sheet Music DTSTART:20261113T160000Z DTEND:20261113T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53169562882281 CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Special Collections Reading Room located in the An nex to see various pieces of sheet music from the Maryland Sheet Music\, A frican American Sheet Music\, and Saturday Night Sheet Music collections! Patrons can take photos and scans of public domain sheet music printed bef ore 1930. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Special Collections Reading Room - The Annex URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rare-book-open-house-sheet-mus ic X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Baltimore Writers' Conference DTSTART:20261114T140000Z DTEND:20261114T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260809T002446Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53637553824489 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars: the Baltimore Writers' Conference returns with craft sessions and panels on fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry. The conference will be hosted in the College of Liberal Arts Building on Satur day\, November 14\, and is sponsored by the graduate professional writing program. Ed Park\, a recent finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, will keynote. Other presenters include 'Pemi Aguda\, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson\, Uche Okonkwo\, Chet'la Sebree\, Jung Yun (and so many more). LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T002446Z LOCATION:College of Liberal Arts\, 4310 URL:https://events.towson.edu/event/baltimore-writers-conference X-SOURCE-NAME:Towson University Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.towson.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Encountering Nature Indoors: An Immersive Creative Drop-In DTSTART:20261114T150000Z DTEND:20261114T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260805T002519Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53354645291728 CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:Program registration is recommended but not required.\n\n \n\n Enoch Pratt Free Library is thrilled to partner with Cylburn Arboretum Fri ends to offer a truly unique experience for our patrons. We're bringing th e natural world to the Central Library\, using a film created at the Cylbu rn Arboretum and other gifts of the earth to imagine our way outdoors. Dro p in to enjoy the immersive experience\, create\, or write a nature-inspir ed poem or piece of prose!\n\n \n\nShould patrons be interested in sharing their creations\, Pratt staff will be compiling select works into a Cylbu rn-inspired zine coming out early 2027. \n\n \n\nInterested in more Pratt- based nature programming?\n\nCheck out the Nature Writing Series: Creative Writing Nature Walk at Cylburn happening on October 13th and Nature Writi ng Series: Encountering Nature Indoors — Immersive Workshop happening at Pratt on November 14th. LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T002519Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Central Workshop URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/encountering-nature-indoors-an -immersive-creative-drop-in-2026 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nature Writing Series: Encountering Nature Indoors — Immersive W orkshop DTSTART:20261114T190000Z DTEND:20261114T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260805T002519Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53354623341187 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:Space for this program is limited\; registration required.\n\n Enoch Pratt Free Library is thrilled to partner with Cylburn Arboretum Fri ends to offer a Nature Writing Series this fall. Each of these events will provide participants with the opportunity to encounter and interact with nature in a unique way.\n\nPratt invites you to join us for a unique writi ng workshop that aims to emulate an inspiring jaunt through Cylburn’s be autiful natural spaces\, all from within the comfort of Central Library. P articipants will have the opportunity to engage all their senses and explo re how nature inspires the creative process. This immersive experience wil l provide participants with an opportunity to experience nature in an appr oachable and accessible manner. \n\nPratt is very excited to welcome poet Jalynn Harris as our workshop facilitator. Jalynn will encourage participa nts to use their senses and immediate environment to connect with the natu ral world. By recognizing the ways that nature imitates art\, participants will map out their inner world to connect their experiences with nature. Drawing on analysis\, reflection\, collective conversation\, and writing e xercises\, participants will draft a poem or other creative piece steeped in imagery.\n\nAbout the Facilitator:\n\nJalynn Harris is a writer\, educa tor\, and book designer from Baltimore. They are the founder of SoftSavage Press\, an indie publisher promoting the works of Black artists. Their lit erary work can be found in Poets.org\, Poetry Magazine\, The Best America n Poetry 2022\, Feminist Studies\, The Hopkins Review\, Gulf Coast\, and e lsewhere.\n\nFor information on the Cylburn-based program of this Nature W riting Series\, click here. LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T002519Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Central Workshop URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/nature-writing-series-encounte ring-nature-indoors-immersive-workshop-2026 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Booked for Baltimore County Public Library: Jon Meacham DTSTART:20261115T180000Z DTEND:20261115T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T181607Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241019438596 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Booked for Baltimore County Public Library: Jon Meacham\nSunda y\, November 15\, 2026 2 p.m. | Kraushaar Auditorium\n\nJoin us for Booked for Baltimore County Public Library: Jon Meacham on Sunday\, November 15 at 1 p.m. at Goucher College for a special program celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian\, presidential biogra pher and bestselling author of American Struggle\, American Lion\, The Sou l of America\, and And There Was Light\, Meacham is one of the nation’s most compelling voices on history\, leadership and the enduring American e xperiment. This timely conversation will offer insight\, perspective and r eflection on the people\, ideals and moments that have shaped our nation o ver 250 years.\n\nThis program is presented by Foundation for Baltimore Co unty Public Library with support from Baltimore Community Foundation\, Mar yland 250 Commission\, Bonnie Clarke\, Point Breeze Credit Union\, Goucher College\, APGFCU\, and The Ivy Hotel. Book sales are available before and after the program.\n\nTicket sales begin on October 15\, 2026 at 2 p.m. E T LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181607Z LOCATION:Kraushaar Auditorium URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/jon-meacham-booked-for-baltimore-coun ty X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion: "A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth" by Dan iel Mason DTSTART:20261116T230000Z DTEND:20261117T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250554329488 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth by Da niel Mason. At times funny and irreverent\, always moving and deeply urge nt\, these stories—among them a National Magazine Award and a Pushcart P rize winner—cap a fifteen-year project. From the Nile's depths to the hi ghest reaches of the atmosphere\, from volcano-racked islands to an asylum on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro\, these are tales of ecstasy\, epiphan y\, and what the New York Times Magazine called the "struggle for survival . . . hand to hand\, word to word\," by "one of the finest prose stylists in American fiction." LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Roland Park URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-a-registry-of- my-passage-upon-the-earth-by-daniel-mason X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261116T230000Z DTEND:20261117T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065317098351 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20261117T233000Z DTEND:20261118T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53736025424708 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time.\n\nThe penultimate installment of our Fall series fo cuses on scholarship in all its forms\, with an emphasis on how to tap int o your own voice and skills for publishing\, presenting\, and otherwise sh aring your scholarly works. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series-5995 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rachel Beanland: "The Half Life" DTSTART:20261118T000000Z DTEND:20261118T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53541258790498 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:When twenty-three-year-old Eileen O’Malley meets charismatic naval officer Paul Archer in a Charleston department store\, she doesn’ t expect to fall so hard\, so fast. But Paul is funny and ambitious\, and soon\, Eileen’s got a ring on her finger and is following him to the tin y\, sun-drenched Mediterranean island of La Maddalena\, where Paul will be heading up Radiological Controls aboard a submarine tender.\n\n \n\nIn La Maddalena\, Eileen joins a makeshift community of navy wives who are hell -bent on making the island feel a little more like home. But for Eileen\, whose brother died in Vietnam\, home is a loaded word\, and as she settles into life on the island—taking Italian lessons and learning to make cul urgiones—she begins to love the place for all the ways it is not like wh ere she comes from.\n\n \n\nStill\, it doesn’t take long for Eileen to b e confronted with the complexities of being an American abroad. The decisi on to send nuclear-powered subs into the La Maddalena Archipelago was a co ntentious one\, and the U.S. government is doing whatever it can to ensure that the island—not to mention all of Italy—doesn’t go communist in the next election.\n\n \n\nWhen Italian activists and scientists begin to sound the alarm about possible nuclear contamination in the water\, the i sland erupts in a series of protests\, made worse by the ongoing mishaps o f the U.S. Navy. Soon\, Eileen’s marriage falters and her loyalties begi n to shift as she is drawn into a web of secrets—and to a local journali st who forces her to imagine a life beyond the one she’s been handed.\n\ n \n\nAtmospheric\, sexy\, and quietly defiant\, The Half Life is a story of love\, complicity\, and awakening—of one woman forced to choose betwe en loyalty to her husband and country and to the Italian locals who show h er the high cost of American exceptionalism.\n\n \n\nAbout the Author: \n\ nRachel Beanland is the author of The House Is on Fire and Florence Adler Swims Forever\, which won the National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction . She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and earned her MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. She lives with her family in Richmond\, Virginia.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nTo atte nd in person please register here. Doors will open to registered attendees at 6 pm. A local bookseller will be on-site and have books available for purchase.Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pra tt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program. Thi s free event will be presented in-person and virtually. This is a seated event with spaces reserved for individuals with accessibility needs. ASL interpretation will also be available for attendees throughout the event. If you need additional accommodations to successfully participate\, please let us know at events@prattlibrary.org or 443-768-0762. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Reading Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rachel-beanland-the-half-life X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Storied Silvers: Book Discussion DTSTART:20261118T170000Z DTEND:20261118T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53435473525451 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy discussing your most recent reads with others? Do es it interest you to learn what other people are reading? Would you like to share your favorite authors and learn about new ones?\n\n \n\nCome be a part of the conversation! The Storied Silvers Book Discussion Group meets on the third Wednesday of every month and is the perfect time to discuss a book you’ve read and enjoyed with other like-minded readers. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/storied-silvers-book-discussio n-8798 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Teen Book Club: A Snake Falls to Earth DTSTART:20261118T200000Z DTEND:20261118T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53249667267448 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss Darcie Little Badger's award-winning spe culative fiction title.\n\n \n\nA Snake Falls to Earth follows two young c haracters in connected worlds as their paths intersect and everything chan ges around them. This modern Indigenous story explores relationships\, cul tural heritage\, and the future of storytelling in native communities.\n\n \n\nThis program has limited space\, and pre-registration is required. To register\, please call the Waverly Branch at 410-396-6089 or stop by the Teen Information to register in person. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Waverly\, Teen Quiet Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/teen-book-club-a-snake-falls-t o-earth X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rambling Readers DTSTART:20261119T150000Z DTEND:20261119T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181032Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51101150945177 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join a novel walking book club that covers more than novels! C ome as we share whatever book we are reading or listening to lately to sha re passions\, narratives\, clever information\, or artistry. Let’s learn from each other! \n\n \n\nWalking outside is the ultimate exercise and a n ideal way to socialize and relieve stress. So engage your physical\, soc ial\, and mental/intellectual health in one go!\n\n \n\nRendez-vous outsid e Central Library. From there\, we will make our way around Mount Vernon P lace\, walking a stretch before occasional pauses to take turns speaking. Expect to be back at the library in one hour. This event recurs every thir d Thursday of the month.\n\n \n\nFor questions or optional registration\, contact the Business\, Science\, & Technology Department (BST) at bst@prat tlibrary.org or (410) 396-5317. \n\n \n\nLibrarians from BST and the Ficti on departments will be facilitating. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181032Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Sidewalk URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rambling_readers_1644 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261119T170000Z DTEND:20261119T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T234815Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352655317 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T234815Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Best Book Club DTSTART:20261119T220000Z DTEND:20261119T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T062804Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53179530394291 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us at the library and join friends in a book discussion! LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T062804Z LOCATION:Brooklyn URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/brooklyns-best-book-club-1683 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion DTSTART:20261119T233000Z DTEND:20261120T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T062804Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51568875091962 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabriel le Zevin. LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T062804Z LOCATION:Govans URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-7513 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pratt Page-Turners Book Club DTSTART:20261121T160000Z DTEND:20261121T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T122243Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53244210516052 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a discussion of What We Can Know by Ian McE wan.\n\n\nThis program has a hybrid format. Participate either in person o r on Zoom.\n\n\n \n\n2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues\, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wife’s birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her\, "A Corona for Vivien." Little does anyone g athered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come\, peo ple will speculate about the message of this poem\, a copy of which has ne ver been found\, and which remains an enduring mystery.\n\n \n\n2119: Just over one hundred years in the future\, much of the western world has been submerged by rising seas following a catastrophic nuclear accident. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost. In the waterlogged south of what used to be England\, Thomas Metcalfe\, a lonely scholar and researcher\, longs for the early twenty-first century a s he chases the ghost of one poem\, "A Corona for Vivian." When he stumble s across a clue that may lead to the elusive poem’s discovery\, a story is revealed that destroys his assumptions about people he thought he knew intimately well.\n\n \n\nWhat We Can Know is a masterpiece\, a love story about both people and the words they leave behind\, a literary detective s tory that reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe and i magines a future world where all is not quite lost.\n\n \n\nFor help obtai ning a copy of the book or more information about the book club\, please e mail fic@prattlibrary.org.\n\n \n\nFree parking validation stickers will b e available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (1 5 W. Franklin Street) while supplies last. Take a ticket when you enter th e garage\, and ask Pratt event staff for your parking validation sticker p rior to or after the program. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T122243Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Poe Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/pratt-page-turners-book-club-2 150 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mary Crowner: "The Overwhelming Pain of Post Traumatic Stress Diso rder (PTSD)" DTSTART:20261121T180000Z DTEND:20261121T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T122243Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53242558319885 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Come hear author Mary Crowner discuss her book The Overwhelmin g Pain of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A true military widow sto ry. \n\n \n\nShe will discuss what are the signs of PTSD\, how she navigat ed her marriage\, and what she is doing now.\n\n \n\nAbout the Program: \n\nFree parking lot available along the side of the building. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T122243Z LOCATION:Northwood\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/local-author-mary-crowner X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Story Writing Workshop DTSTART:20261121T190000Z DTEND:20261121T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T122243Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53251876144760 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:What do Dog Man\, Percy Jackson\, and Glinda of Oz have in com mon? All three were dreamed up by an author’s imagination!\n\nJoin us fo r a celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) at the Pennsyl vania Avenue branch. You’ll learn how to create your own unique story bo ok characters\, settings and more. From unicorns to intergalactic crimefig hters\, the only limit when it comes to fiction…is your own creativity! Story booklets and all other materials provided. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T122243Z LOCATION:Pennsylvania Avenue\, Youth Services Floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/story-writing-workshop X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Book Discussion DTSTART:20261123T190000Z DTEND:20261123T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T062229Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53266273835774 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Calling all book lovers! Connect with fellow readers at our m onthly book club meeting. This month’s selection is The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. For more information or to register\, please call th e Cherry Hill Branch at 410-396-1168. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T062229Z LOCATION:Cherry Hill\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/book-discussion-5848 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Journaling Games DTSTART:20261123T200000Z DTEND:20261123T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T062229Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250125891066 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Keeping a journal is easier said than done. We will learn and use a variety of solo journaling games as prompts to practice creative wri ting and storytelling. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T062229Z LOCATION:Patterson Park\, Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/journaling-games X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261123T230000Z DTEND:20261124T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T062229Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065317099376 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T062229Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion: No Sense in Wishing DTSTART:20261123T230000Z DTEND:20261124T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T062229Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53568543988364 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book sel ection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music\, Belonging\, and Baltim ore by Lawrence Burney.\n\n \n\nNo Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music \, Belonging\, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytic al essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions that raised him . Each essay tells stories of his formative moments and cultural artifacts to tell the story of our region’s cultural scene through his unique poi nt-of-view. As one of our contemporary rising cultural critics\, Burney’ s book aptly captures this year’s theme of Revolution\, Reaction\, and R eform. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T062229Z LOCATION:Roland Park URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/copy-of-one-maryland-one-book- discussion-no-sense-in-wishing-9913 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261130T230000Z DTEND:20261201T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260803T063102Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065317101425 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T063102Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tome Raiders: Adult Book Club DTSTART:20261130T233000Z DTEND:20261201T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260803T063102Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53250530739802 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:This month's selection will be "The Shadow of the Wind" by Car los Ruiz Zafon\n\nBarcelona\, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wound s\, and Daniel\, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of h is mother\, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the W ind\, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works\, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically de stroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact\, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innoc ent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets—an epic s tory of murder\, madness\, and doomed love. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T063102Z LOCATION:Hamilton\, Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/tome-raiders-adult-book-club-3 304 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fall '26 Graduate and Capstone Prep Research and Writing Lecture S eries DTSTART:20261201T233000Z DTEND:20261202T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T000016Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53736038385477 CATEGORIES:education,literary DESCRIPTION:This bi-monthly lecture series is hosted by Graduate Research and Instruction Librarian\, Dr. Courtney Douglass. Each session will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an approximately 30-45 minute lecture followed by Q&A a nd workshopping time.\n\nOur final lecture for the semester considers the value of\, and offers advice on networking before\, during\, and after gra duate school. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T000016Z URL:https://events.goucher.edu/event/fall-26-graduate-and-capstone-prep-re search-and-writing-lecture-series-621 X-SOURCE-NAME:Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.goucher.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Club DTSTART:20261202T230000Z DTEND:20261203T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T183148Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53871304413072 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Our Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club does not have a set list. Instead\, we invite you to read what you want and then come to our monthly meetings and tell us about it\, be it book\, blog\, magazine article... S o join us every first Wednesday to share what you're reading and get some reading recommendations from your neighbors. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T183148Z LOCATION:Southeast Anchor\, 2nd Floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/byob_bring_your_own_book_club X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261203T170000Z DTEND:20261203T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T181342Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352656342 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T181342Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange In Person DTSTART:20261207T230000Z DTEND:20261208T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T181342Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52443976784534 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T181342Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light_street_writers_exchange_ 1438 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee and Classics Book Club DTSTART:20261208T160000Z DTEND:20261209T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T181342Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53241706758819 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join our book discussion on the second Tuesday of each month. This book club is geared toward the classics - both the book kind and th e people kind. Our December 2026 book is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dick ens. A true holiday classic about a miser learning the true meaning of Chr istmas. Bring your travel mug filled with your favorite coffee and your th oughts on this for discussion. LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T181342Z LOCATION:Light Street URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/coffee-and-classics-book-club- 1158 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261210T170000Z DTEND:20261210T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260808T061235Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352657367 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T061235Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261214T230000Z DTEND:20261215T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260808T061235Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065317102450 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T061235Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rambling Readers DTSTART:20261217T150000Z DTEND:20261217T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260809T061257Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51101150947226 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Join a novel walking book club that covers more than novels! C ome as we share whatever book we are reading or listening to lately to sha re passions\, narratives\, clever information\, or artistry. Let’s learn from each other! \n\n \n\nWalking outside is the ultimate exercise and a n ideal way to socialize and relieve stress. So engage your physical\, soc ial\, and mental/intellectual health in one go!\n\n \n\nRendez-vous outsid e Central Library. From there\, we will make our way around Mount Vernon P lace\, walking a stretch before occasional pauses to take turns speaking. Expect to be back at the library in one hour. This event recurs every thir d Thursday of the month.\n\n \n\nFor questions or optional registration\, contact the Business\, Science\, & Technology Department (BST) at bst@prat tlibrary.org or (410) 396-5317. \n\n \n\nLibrarians from BST and the Ficti on departments will be facilitating. LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T061257Z LOCATION:Central Library\, Sidewalk URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/rambling_readers_1644 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shut Up and Write Virtual DTSTART:20261217T170000Z DTEND:20261217T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260809T061257Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065352658392 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:It's an empowering and rewarding experience to write an hour e ach week\, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for b uilding your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts.\n\nPlease log in a few minutes early to get settled. Our organize r will lead introductions\, set a timer and everyone will begin writing. T his is a safe space for writers to work on their craft. No one will read o r critique your writing. LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T061257Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/shut-up-and-write-virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Light Street Writers Exchange - Virtual DTSTART:20261221T230000Z DTEND:20261222T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260809T061257Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53065317103475 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:A read and critique group for writers with interest in all for ms of writing: poetry\, novel\, short story\, creative nonfiction. Writers of any ability are welcome\, as long as there is a desire to accept criti que graciously and improve your craft. LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T061257Z URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/light-street-writers-exchange- virtual X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Club DTSTART:20270106T230000Z DTEND:20270107T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T183148Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53871304415121 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Our Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club does not have a set list. Instead\, we invite you to read what you want and then come to our monthly meetings and tell us about it\, be it book\, blog\, magazine article... S o join us every first Wednesday to share what you're reading and get some reading recommendations from your neighbors. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T183148Z LOCATION:Southeast Anchor\, 2nd Floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/byob_bring_your_own_book_club X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20270123T190000Z DTEND:20270123T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260809T061257Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816056078 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T061257Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) Club DTSTART:20270203T230000Z DTEND:20270204T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T183148Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53871304416146 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Our Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club does not have a set list. Instead\, we invite you to read what you want and then come to our monthly meetings and tell us about it\, be it book\, blog\, magazine article... S o join us every first Wednesday to share what you're reading and get some reading recommendations from your neighbors. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T183148Z LOCATION:Southeast Anchor\, 2nd Floor URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/byob_bring_your_own_book_club X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20270227T190000Z DTEND:20270227T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816058127 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20270327T180000Z DTEND:20270327T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816059152 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20270424T180000Z DTEND:20270424T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816060177 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20270522T180000Z DTEND:20270522T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816062226 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Edmondson Avenue Book Discussion Group DTSTART:20270626T180000Z DTEND:20270626T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T002403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53399816063251 CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively and welcoming book discussion group at 2p m on the 4th Saturday of most months. We meet September through November\ , and January through June. Please call for book titles and additional in formation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T002403Z LOCATION:Edmondson Avenue\, Edmondson Avenue Branch Meeting Room URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/edmondson-avenue-book-discussi on-group-4542 X-SOURCE-NAME:Enoch Pratt Free Library Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://calendar.prattlibrary.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR