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Journalist Allison Gilbert and Banner columnist Leslie Gray Streeter will be discussing Gilbert’s and Julia Scheeres’ book about Elsie Robinson, once a highly paid and highly read syndicated columnist, next week.
January 12, 2023
One writer’s thoughts on the most riveting sports reads of the year.
December 31, 2022
I know there are avid readers like me out there, so here’s a year-end wander through my personal book list, the top reads at the Anne Arundel County Public Library and some notes on what Annapolis (Annapolish?) authors published this year.
December 27, 2022
Anthony Moll’s newest collection of poetry, ”You Cannot Save Here,” won a regional writing award.
December 16, 2022
Award-winning author Sheri Booker hopes to empower Black women of all ages with her latest book, ”Imagine a Brown Girl.”
December 1, 2022
Dreamers & Make-Believers is believed to be the first bookstore in the neighborhood in at least 10 years.
November 15, 2022
If you’re looking for a gift for the book lover on your list, consider some of these titles with Maryland connections.
November 13, 2022
Books such as “Gender Queer” and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” have become flash points in school board races nationwide, including in Maryland.
November 2, 2022
Red Emma's recently purchased a building at 415 E. 32nd Street and a storefront at 3128 Greenmount Ave. and is renovating them to create a multilevel community coffeehouse, bookstore, and social center.
November 1, 2022
The trio launched their company Holistic Life Foundation in 2001 after meeting at College Park. Since then, they have taught the benefits of yoga and meditation to more than 50,000 people.
October 17, 2022
Maryland Humanities’ One Maryland One Book program has returned after a three-year hiatus with an author talk from Naima Coster.
October 7, 2022
Maraniss sheds light on the life and legend of Thorpe in ways that are remarkable and sobering.
September 30, 2022
Jocelyn Broadwick has been entertaining crowds during Highlandtown's First Friday Art Walks by reading aloud steamy pulp novels from the 1950s and ’60s — and now the reading series is reaching an even bigger platform.
September 29, 2022
Jordannah Elizabeth distills astrology into foundational terms and concepts so that young people can feel empowered to begin their own astrological study.
August 18, 2022