Spring Break
Annual Book Festival highlights local talents
Issue date: 10/2/08
The CityLit's School of Lit stage presented all-day readings from students at many of Baltimore's colleges including Hopkins, Loyola, Goucher, Towson and UMBC. Writing Seminars students Gabrielle Ponce, Joanna Pearson and Rachel Monroe represented the talent of writers at Hopkins with readings of their poetry and prose.
The Little Patuxent Review, a literary magazine presenting local authors and artists, gave readings of their work, and the Festival Stage demonstrated Baltimore's talent in the performing arts with small productions of independent plays, as well as numerous groups of singers and vocalists who performed a wide variety of music including soul and showtunes.
Popular vendors included McSweeney's presenting their 28th installment of their quarterly review. McSweeney's quarterly review is well-known for its selection of artistic and literary works that range from the absurdly funny to bitingly satirical. This edition is presented as four individual short story volumes tied together by a painting formed from the collected covers. The group also presented a selection of new, less known publications including Lemony Snicket's 2007 children's book, The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming.
The Johns Hopkins University Press was also present, offering a selection of books ranging in category from science to history to literary review. Titles included Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs by Jill Grimes, M.D., a book that explores the subject of the spread of STDs in middle America by discussing true accounts of women with STDs. Another popular title is Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero by E. Paul Zehr, which discusses the possibilities of a human ever achieving the physical feats of Batman and whether or not such an event could ever be possible. Zehr explores the subject with emphasis on athletic skill, no surprise considering that he holds two black belts. Books were also featured on such subjects as Maryland history and ecology.
The Little Patuxent Review, a literary magazine presenting local authors and artists, gave readings of their work, and the Festival Stage demonstrated Baltimore's talent in the performing arts with small productions of independent plays, as well as numerous groups of singers and vocalists who performed a wide variety of music including soul and showtunes.
Popular vendors included McSweeney's presenting their 28th installment of their quarterly review. McSweeney's quarterly review is well-known for its selection of artistic and literary works that range from the absurdly funny to bitingly satirical. This edition is presented as four individual short story volumes tied together by a painting formed from the collected covers. The group also presented a selection of new, less known publications including Lemony Snicket's 2007 children's book, The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming.
The Johns Hopkins University Press was also present, offering a selection of books ranging in category from science to history to literary review. Titles included Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs by Jill Grimes, M.D., a book that explores the subject of the spread of STDs in middle America by discussing true accounts of women with STDs. Another popular title is Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero by E. Paul Zehr, which discusses the possibilities of a human ever achieving the physical feats of Batman and whether or not such an event could ever be possible. Zehr explores the subject with emphasis on athletic skill, no surprise considering that he holds two black belts. Books were also featured on such subjects as Maryland history and ecology.
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