Join us to discuss this year’s One Maryland One Book selection, “No Sense in Wishing”, by Lawrence Burney. Free copies of the 2026 OMOB selection will be available at all HCPL locations while supplies last. Please call your favorite branch to check on book availability. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities. […]
Explore the themes and powerful narratives in Lawrence Burney’s “No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore” during this engaging book discussion.
Bring your nonfiction writing samples to workshop with the group and embrace this year’s One Maryland One Book’s theme for creative non-fiction as tools of self-exploration and social transformation. In collaboration with the Eastern Shore Writers Association.
Discover new reads with our Page Turners Book Club! Each meeting explores a different focus that spotlights diverse voices, themes, or literary moments. Choose a title that speaks to you and join us for a warm and welcoming discussion. Join us this month for the 2026 One Maryland One Book selection, No Sense in Wishing […]
Book Discussion
A discussion group for the 2026 One Maryland One Book pick! Participants will meet to discuss No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney.
Join us for a lively discussion of No Sense in Wishing: Essays on Black Music, Belonging, and Baltimore by Lawrence Burney, this year’s One Maryland One Book selection.
Join Eric Byrd, local musician and Founder & Executive Creative Director of the Frederick Jazz Society, for a One Maryland, One Book program connected to the 2026 selection, No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney. This multimedia and discussion-based program will explore how Black musicians turn social observation into sound, with a focus on how […]
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, […]
A celebration of local authors and publishers and all things book related that support the Taylor House Museum’s mission to Tell the Stories of Berlin
To have this event for teens and young adults in Baltimore w/Author present.
Join us to discuss No Sense in Wishing, a thoughtful essay collection exploring identity, music, family, and belonging from Baltimore to Lagos. Share your insights and hear new perspectives.