Sherrilyn Ifill, Michael Kun, and Blaster Al Ackerman
Sherrilyn IfillOn the Courthouse Lawn (Beacon)A professor at the University of Maryland's School of Law, Ifill accomplishes two things with this important book, which focuses on the legacy of...
The Fretboard Journal and Derry Moore, Carl Skoggard, Joseph Holtzman
The Fretboard Journal (Number 4)When a guitar player friend asked if I'd ever checked out this magazine, I couldn't imagine it appealing to non-musicians like myself. But lo and behold, it's for...
Laura Amy SchlitzA Drowned Maiden's Hair (Candlewick)Schlitz, a librarian at Park School, crafts an engaging and unusual tale about Maud Flynn, an orphan girl who's adopted by a trio of...
David ByrneArboretum (McSweeney's)Byrne, a former Baltimore resident and ex-Talking Heads frontman, has always had a knack for conceptual art. At their peak, the Heads were a sublime hybrid of hip-...
Stephen Dixon, Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore!, and Helen Chappell
End of I.Stephen Dixon (McSweeney's)The follow-up to 2002's excellent I., Dixon's latest novel covers territory that will be familiar to his loyal readers. As the titles of the books imply, much of...
