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Baltimore, Town of Noir

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast - Aug. 23 (News Analysis) - When you think noir, do you think Baltimore? Maybe you should. One of the fathers of the genre, Dashiell Hammett, honed his detective chops in Charm City.

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8-16-11: Making Tracks « Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, Lawrence Lanahan - Aug. 16 (News Analysis) - Tom Hall talks with Author Eric Goodman

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“Crooked Lines”

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Lawrence Lanahan - Aug. 10 (News Analysis) - Emmitsburg writer Ann Hall Marshall on her debut novel, which she self-published at age 89.

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Tom Scocca

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheila Kast, Lawrence Lanahan - Aug. 03 (News Analysis) - Former City Paper writer Tom Scocca on his debut non-fiction book, "Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future."

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Independent bookstores look to life after Borders

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Jay Hancock - Jul. 31 (News) - Is the death of Borders a bell that tolls for the book trade? Or a business opportunity?

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Books-A-Million Plans to Buy 30 Borders Superstores Including Lutherville Outlet

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Lutherville-Timonium Patch - By Marty Chase - Jul. 25 (News) - Books-A-Million, now the second-largest book-selling chain in the country after Barnes & Noble, plans to buy as many as 35 superstores from bankrupt Borders, including three in Maryland in Lutherville, Columbia and Waldorf, Patch has learned.

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From Non-Profits to Novel Writing, Del. Dana Stein Keeps Busy

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Fishbowl - By Rachel Monroe - Jul. 22 (News) - “I like to do different things at the same time,” Dana Stein says. “It’s rewarding.” For some people, that might mean taking up gardening on the weekends or playing tennis after work. But Stein’s roving interests have led him to a life that’s chock full of much more than just hobbies: he runs a thriving non-profit, advocates for the environment as a state delegate, where he acts as deputy majority whip and a member of the environmental matters committee. And for fun last year, he wrote a novel.

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Donate Your Pennies: Poe House in Poorhouse

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Fishbowl - By B. Boyd - Jul. 05 (Opinion) - The historic Poe House at 203 Amity Street lost $85,000 in city funding last year--they’ve been told to expect no further support--and is temporarily closed while EAP-loving local volunteers scramble to assemble funds to reopen the museum building to the public.

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Peachy’s Story

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Baltimore, Hon! - By Caryn Coyle - Jul. 04 (Opinion) - “Barry Levinson told me I had to dramatize the bad parts of my life,” said Leonora “Peachy” DiPietro Dixon, the author of A Peachy Life.

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Pennies For Poe

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

North Baltimore Patch - By Rafael Alvarez - Jul. 01 (News) - Students at the Crossroads School in Fells Point have raised approximately $500 to help the Poe House remain open.

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That’s My Mom on the Cover of HON!

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome to Baltimore, Hon! - By Caryn Coyle - Jun. 08 (News) - The cover photograph on that issue — a blonde with upswept hair — is a vintage from A. Aubrey Bodine’s collection. It depicts what appears to be a fierce conversation between the blonde woman and a couple who are sitting at the table upon which the woman is leaning. Their facial expressions reveal rapt attention.

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A Community of Writers Celebrates Five Years

Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Fishbowl - By B. Boyd - May. 31 (Opinion) - Launched in spring of 2006 by the ebullient Lucy Bucknell, who teaches in the film and media program at Hopkins, Writing Outside the Fence began as a course populated mainly by former prisoners but quickly morphed into a diverse community writing workshop and salon, for anyone who likes to write.

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Sophie Kerr prize awarded to Baltimore County resident in New York City

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Childs Walker - May. 17 (News) - The look of joyous disbelief on Lisa Jones' face was similar to those worn by previous winners of Washington College's Sophie Kerr Prize. But everything else leading up to Tuesday's announcement — from the afternoon trip over the Brooklyn Bridge to the National Book Award winner pulling Jones' name from his blazer — was a departure from the past.

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Boxing, Books Combine to Create Opportunity in West Baltimore

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bmore Media - By Paul Sturm - May. 17 (News) - The essence of UMAR's structure is best captured by the center's tagline, No Hooks Before Books, visible on several signs throughout the gym. For the 2,000 boys and girls who've made their way to North Avenue, the slogan means they must first spend time mastering schoolwork before their boxing lessons and coaching begin.

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Conversation with Meshelle about her book "101 Things Every Girl/young Woman of Color Should Know"

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Marc Steiner Show - By Marc Steiner - May. 17 (Interview) - Join Marc and Meshelle for their always-lively monthly hour together, as they discuss Meshelle's book, 101 Things Every Girl/Young Woman of Color Should Know, family, and current events. Meshelle is local author, comedian, and mental health advocate.

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Filmmaker John Sayles stops by Baltimore on his “indie” book tour

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Brew - By Michael Corbin - May. 06 (Review) - The director of such indie film classics as “Matawan,” “The Secret of Roan Inish” and “Eight Men Out” is traveling in a rented Prius to discuss and promote his new novel, which commercial publishers didn’t want. Last night he was in Hampden.

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Book/Smart

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Magazine - By Ron Cassie - May. 01 (News) - 125 years after the Enoch Pratt Free Library opened, the Central Library's reach has expanded exponentially, serving as both Maryland's state library and a major urban lending institution. It's a research home for Baltimore writers and filmmakers, from Barry Levinson to David Simon, as well as a center for job seekers. There's a WiFi cafe, chess tables, and a wealth of material for amateur genealogists. Programming includes everything from GED classes to discussions with best-selling authors.

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Longtime Baltimore waitress worked for Unitas, served Sinatra

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Mary Gail Hare - May. 01 (News) - A revolving rooftop restaurant in downtown Baltimore introduced Leonora DiPietro to waitressing more than 45 years ago. The stations, where staff picked up drinks and entrees, rotated constantly, too, which was too much for the new employee. She had locked herself in a linen closet to cry in frustration when her manager found her and spent the rest of the evening schooling her in the trade that would become her career.

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Mourning the loss of a Sun colleague

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Frederick N. Rasmussen - Apr. 30 (Opinion) - When the bad news arrived by email on April 12 — as so much of it does these days in the 21st-century equivalent of the dreaded Western Union telegram — this time it seemed almost unbelievable. Painfully unbelievable.

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Kiss Me, Stranger

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Tom Hall, Katherine Gorman - Apr. 27 (Interview) - A post-apocalyptic family portrait from author Ron Tanner.

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Through 'Turning Pages,' Fathers in Prison Read with Their Children

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reisterstown Patch - By Penny Riordan - Apr. 23 (News) - A Catonsville-based program works with dads at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson.

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Writing the Book on Towson

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Towson Patch - By Tyler Waldman - Apr. 15 (News) - White Marsh woman compiled photo book on Towson's past and present.

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Daedalus book store in Belvedere Square to close

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Explore Baltimore County - By Larry Perl - Apr. 15 (News) - Columbia-based Daedalus Books & Music is closing its Belvedere Square store, citing a lack of sales."We're fans of the shopping center. We're sorry it didn't work out," company president Robin Moody said Friday.

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Pennies for Poe

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Laura Vozzella - Apr. 13 (Opinion) - Baltimore schoolkids collected pennies nearly 150 years ago to save Edgar Allan Poe the indignity of lying in an unmarked grave. Now another "Pennies for Poe" campaign is under way, this time with the intention of sparing his North Amity Street house from closure.

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Baltimore libraries to maintain current hours

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Business Journal - By Alexander Jackson - Apr. 13 (News) - Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday said city libraries will maintain current operating hours for the 2012 fiscal year, starting July 1.

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