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BookNotes celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
Since 1989, all American Presidents have given a Presidential Proclamation to mark Hispanic Heritage Month, from September 15 through October 15, recognizing the contributions and influence of LatinX Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Puerto Rican co-owner of Snug Books, Emanual Figuaroa, makes his contribution through books.
BookNotes Review August 2022
SALMAN RUSHDIE THE LAST WHITE MAN MOHSIN HAMID GLORY NOVIOLET BULAWAYO OH WILLIAM! ELIZABETH STROUT BOOTH KAREN JOY FOWLER
East Germany’s Stasi and America’s CIA on BookNotes
The 13th novel of spy craft and international intrigue by former foreign correspondent for the Baltimore Sun, Dan Fesperman, is called Winter Work, and it’s set during the chaotic first months after the Berlin Wall came down.
BookNotes Review July 2022
JULY 2022 BOOKNOTES REVIEW LINEUP Joan A Novel of Joan of Arc Katherine J. Chen Agent Josephine American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy Damien Lewis James Patterson by James Patterson The Stories of My Life Rebel with a Clause Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian Ellen Jovin
BookNotes Review June 2022
JUNE 2022 BOOKNOTES REVIEW LINEUP BLACK BOY SMILE: A MEMOIR IN MOMENTS D. WATKINS THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY BRENDAN SLOCUMB LOST & FOUND KATHERYN SCHULZ I WAS BETTER LAST NIGHT HARVEY FIERSTEIN
Award winning poet shares words about Juneteenth on BookNotes
Juneteenth—June Nineteenth—will be observed as a public holiday for the second year on Monday, June 20th. Award-winning poet, Brian Donnell James, shares thoughts on how poetry contributes to this commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. “Sweet Tones, Somber Tones” Sweet tones,…Somber tones in the night sky Me all alone with […]
BookNotes Review May 2022
MAY 2022 BOOKNOTES REVIEW LINEUP THE NETANYAHUS JOSHUA COHEN INVISIBLE CHILD poverty, survival & hope in an american city ANDREA ELLIOTT THE TRAYVON GENERATION ELIZABETH ALEXANDER HAPPY-GO-LUCKY DAVID SEDARIS LIARMOUTH JOHN WATERS
BookNotes seeks out The Lost Weekend
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, literary events have nearly disappeared. The Lost Weekend—hosted by Baltimore independent bookstore Greedy Reads in partnership with production friends The Stables—is reigniting the spark by bringing together the best of Baltimore’s literary voices and creative talent with the city’s most celebrated food and drinks vendors, May 13—15. I spoke with Greedy Reads […]
BookNotes Review April 2022
April 2022 BookNotes Review Lineup Finding Me Viola Davis Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life Delia Ephron The Candy House Jennifer Egan French Braid Anne Tyler
BookNotes finds itself amongst the Wrecks and Ruins
Apprentice House Press will release the new novel by Baltimore writer, Eric D. Goodman, on Tuesday, April 17th. He talks here about this part romantic comedy/part buddy novel.
