Experience Baltimore’s cultural music and murals in our walking tour through the stacks. The music is curated from the PGCC’s catalog, to include articles, videos, plays/musicals, and books/ebooks. Murals are photographs by Maria Wolfe, who spent around a year taking photos and documenting the locations and artists names before creating @BaltiMurals on Instagram. The PGCC […]
The Baltimore Memories and Murals Exhibit features: Lawrence Burney’s Memories -Celebrating the 2026 One Maryland One Book author of No Sense in Wishing: Essays. Walk in the stacks, slow down, observe, and reflect on themes from the book: music, Baltimore culture, fatherhood, belonging, and communities. He is also the author of True Laurels. And Iandry […]
Lawrence Burney — No Sense in Wishing: Essays – with Hanif Abdurraqib
Want to discuss “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney at your book club? Here’s your chance. Each Book Club in a Bag kit contains 5 copies of “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney, 5 bookmarks, a link to a Readers’ Guide and additional book-related activities, and links to information about author visits.
In his essay collection No Sense in Wishing, Lawrence Burney heavily features Bob Marley in the essay titled “Time Will Tell”. This chapter focuses on the ritual of passing down music to his daughter, using Marley’s songs as a foundation to connect and communicate with her.
Woodlawn Senior Center Book Club
Join our host, Sista Big, for an evening of powerful words and fresh perspectives. Share original work or listen as community voices explore themes of change, justice, and hope through poetry and music. All experience levels welcome.
Join our VIRTUAL book discussion for lively, welcoming conversation where readers can share insights, reactions, and favorite passages from “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney. Registration is required. For additional information, see CCPLonline.org – Events – September 26, 2026.
Creative writing, we’ve heard of it, but what is it really? Join us at Centre branch as we explore the in’s and out’s of creative non-fiction within this year’s One Maryland One Book No Sense in Wishing. Professor Melissa Reddish from Wor-Wic Community College, and a published author herself, will lead us on a short […]
Each year, thousands of Marylanders share in the experience of reading the same book. Discuss this year’s selection with fellow readers and make a personalized, playlist-themed bookmark!
Join us for a discussion of the 2026 One Maryland One Book selection No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney. No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney is a personal and analytical essay collection that showcases his home city of Baltimore, […]
Book discussion for the One Maryland One Book selection: “No Sense in Wishing” by Lawrence Burney