THR in the DMV: The Hopkins Review at Home  10:00 am - 11:00 am 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     While The Hopkins Review publishes voices from across the globe, it also celebrates local talent in Baltimore and the DMV. Their community of writers includes both journal contributors and journal editors, including…

From the Margin to the Center: Toni Morrison, a Curator of Culture DANA A. WILLIAMS in conversation with V. EFUA PRINCE 11:15 am - 12:15 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     Deemed an “essential” work and a “scholarly page-turner,” Toni at Random by DANA A. WILLIAMS is a stellar accounting of…

The Listeners: Sweetwater Beneath the Business of Luxury MAGGIE STIEFVATER in conversation with CLAUDIA FRIDDELL  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     From #1 New York Times bestselling novelist MAGGIE STIEFVATER, who has sold over 5 million copies around the world of her YA fantasy books, including the…

Writing Our Ghosts: What to Do With Family History That Haunts In partnership with KUNDIMAN: Featuring CATHY LINH CHE & KAT CHOW 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     What does it mean to write to, or in remembrance of, our family’s ghosts? In partnership with KUNDIMAN, this…

Unchained But Free? The effects of cumulative trauma and what it takes to heal Journalists: LEE HAWKINS in Conversation with EMEFA ADDO AGAWU 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     A 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist, journalist LEE HAWKINS is the author of I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering…

The Brilliance of BALDWIN: A Treasure Hunt of a Life Revealed NICHOLAS BOGGS in conversation with LIONEL FOSTER 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     The New York Times named it a most anticipated book. Deemed a “monumental” biography by Zadie Smith and bearing witness to “his determination…

Song So Wild & Blue PAUL LISICKY with RAHNE ALEXANDER about the music of Joni Mitchell … with special musical guest - KRISTIN PUTCHINSKI 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     A deepened connection to legendary musician and songwriter Joni Mitchell led PAUL LISICKY to the creation of…

Chasing Moonlight: The Frequency of a Spiritual Healing MUSICAL GUEST ARTIST 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm 31st Street & Barclay Street Waverly Neighborhood     CityLit ends the Stage with Chasing Moonlight: The Frequency of a Spiritual Healing. CityLit is thrilled to introduce an artist new to us, but known by many. TYLER MOONLIGHT is…