Here's what you can't miss at the Baltimore Book Festival Today...
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- 11AM: Kerry Dunnington, The Seasonal Kitchen: Farm-Fresh Ingredients Enhance 165 Recipes at the Food for Thought Stage - Baltimore-based award-winning cookbook author, caterer, and food blogger
- 12PM: Free Friday Feedback Returns with Editors from Regional Journals and Publishers at the CityLit Stage - On-the-spot feedback from editors of Barrelhouse, Cherry Castle Publishing and Little Patuxent Review.
- 1PM: National Aquarium presents: Jennifer Keats Curtis, at the Enoch Pratt Children’s Stage - Award-winning children's author Jennifer Keats Curtis reads Turtles in My Sandbox, a selection from the National Aquarium and Pratt Library's Read to Reef Book Club
- 2PM: Out of This World Love: Science Fiction Romance, at the Maryland Romance Writers' Stage - Authors talk worldbuilding, science in fiction, crafting unique characters, and more
- 2-4PM: Pets on Wheels, at Top of the World Observation Level - Let your reading skills go to the dogs at the Baltimore Book Festival – the therapy dogs, that is!
- 4-5PM: Worldbuilding For Writers, at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Stage - Panelists discuss everything from geography to economics of your new planet.
- 5PM: Ancient Ales & Extreme Brewing Dogfish Head Happy Hour, at the Food for Thought Stage - Featuring Sam Calagione, Founder, Dogfish Head Brewery and author of Project Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing at Home and Dr. Patrick McGovern, Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Recreated, with ale and food pairings and early release samples of Dogfish Head's new beer, Puddin' Wine.
- 5:45PM: Michael Eric Dyson, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America, interviewed by Quincey Gamble, President at Modern Advocacy, at the Literary Salon - An in-depth conversation about the current and enduring crisis in American race relations.
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Maryland Romance Writers Stage
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The
Maryland Romance Writers
present three days of the latest and greatest in romance fiction including panel
discussions, author readings, and how-to advice on topics like "Writing About the Past: Historical Novels," "Crafting Characters," "Books That Thrill: Romance and Suspense," and "How to Self-Publish Like a Boss!"
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The Baltimore Book Festival is a literary feast with gourmet eats! Check out our
local Maryland food and craft beverage vendors
who will be catering to the masses all weekend long (Like
Ekiben
, pictured) Plus, local and national chefs and cookbook authors occupy the
Food for Thought Stage
with cooking demos using locally sourced ingredients from the Baltimore Farmers' Market & Bazaar!
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Today's Authors at the Tablers Pavilion
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Get up close and personal with local authors and booksellers! Here's who will be at the Tablers Pavilion today at Bicentennial Plaza, in front of the Baltimore Visitor Center.
- Beth Martin Books
- Belinda Bilonda-Kalala
- Cheryl R. Barton
- D. Chauncey Taylor
- D.K. Reed
- Darnnell Reese
- Dominique Brightmon
- HyungIhn Myung
- Joellen Wojcik
- K. Kai Anderson, PhD (Author of "Retire on Real Estate")
- Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library - Baltimore Chapter
- Lisa G. Eley
- Luke P. Narlee
- M. Everett Baylor
- Nikki Duplisea
- Olivia Washington
- Pen Name Publishing
- Rodney b Holmes
- Rosa "Rambling Rose" Pryor-Trusty
- Tamara N. Harvey
- The Omnibus Publishing
- Twizted
- Wendy Stewart
- Writers in the Marketplace Press
- Diaspora Records
- S.T. Heller
- TRESSA DEVONNE -NDpendent Lady
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Music Stage supported by WTMD
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Throughout the weekend, talented local and regional bands grace the official music stage of the Baltimore Book Festival supported by
WTMD
. Friday, don't miss performances from
Baltimore City Public School students
at
12PM
, R&B musician
KSTONE4U
at
3PM
, soul artist
Ama Chandra
at
4:30PM
, and hip-hop soul act
J Pope and the HearNow
at
6PM
. Saturday the music continues with acts from 11:30am to 6:30pm.
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Red Emma's Radical Bookfair Pavilion
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Red Emma’s
Radical Bookfair Pavilion brings together the best of the left, presenting cutting-edge, uncompromising views on contemporary politics, social theory, and beyond. Friday, don't miss a reading from local poet and writer
Kondwani Fidel
at
6pm,
while Saturday brings the voices of
Robyn Spencer, Slangston Hughes
,
Devin Allen, D. Watkins
and more.
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