As part of our programming for the state’s largest reading and discussion program, 2026 One Maryland One Book author, Lawrence Burney, will tour across Maryland to discuss his book, No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore.
All events are open to the public. Please see below for information for each author event.
23rd Annual CityLit Festival
April 11, 2026
Location: Maryland Center for History and Culture (610 Park Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Maryland Humanities will be at the 23rd Annual CityLit Festival with featured author and 2026 OMOB author, Lawrence Burney! Join us in conversation with the 2026 OMOB author, Lawrence Burney and esteemed culture writer, Shamira Ibrahim for our first CityLit Festival Session: “Mining the Memory: No Sense in Wishing” from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.!
This year’s festival theme is Bearing Witness: Literature as a Revolutionary Act. Writers are necessary to document the truth, challenge dominant narratives, and create our own space to speak out.
This event is a FREE day-long celebration of literature, April 11, 2026, from 10 am to 6 pm. Join us for a full day of conversations, readings, book signings with your favorite authors, and workshops that focus on the craft of writing.
The CityLit Festival brings multiple sessions offering panels, readings, informational discussions, and craft intensives by a wide variety of writers, editors, and publishing professionals. Related books will be on sale, and a Literary Marketplace provides exhibit space to the area’s diverse community of small presses, self-published authors, literary journals, and organizations serving writers and readers alike.