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Getting published an open book for Maryland Romance Writers
Every day, they sit alone in their offices, writing about love, passion, romance. They bring to life muscled heroes, dangerous vixens, strong heroines — lovers all — then put enormous obstacles in the way of the would-be lovers so they...Tags: Romance (genre), Google Inc., Skype, Restaurants, The New York Times
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Back-to-back book festivals coming this fall
Book lovers in the Baltimore-Washington area should circle September on their calendars, to save dates for a pair of big festivals. The Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held Sept. 21 and 22 on the mall in Washington. The event always...
Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Festive Events, Library of Congress, Patricia Cornwell, Junot Diaz
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One Maryland One Book choice: King Peggy
This year's pick for One Maryland One Book, the statewide reading program, is "King Peggy," a tale about a Washington, D.C., woman who is unexpectedly chosen to be King of Otuam, a 7,000-person village in Ghana. Peggielene Bartels, a secretary, faced...
Tags: Washington, DC
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In books, Baltimore beats Denver
As the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos get ready for their big playoff game Saturday, there are plenty of opinions about how the teams and cities compare. But in one competition -- based on books -- Baltimore wins hands down. The East Coast city had...
Tags: Festive Events, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Denver Broncos, John Dos Passos, Edgar Allan Poe
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Village Learning Place building 'Little Free Libraries'
Starting in spring 2013, Charles Village residents might be seeing five boxes that look like oversized birdhouses in public places. But the boxes aren't for the birds — and neither is a global project to promote reading and literacy by filling...
Tags: Theft, Auction Service, Libraries, St. Paul Street, Charles Village
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Book lovers descend on annual city festival
Mary Morton moved away from Baltimore earlier this year but returned on Sunday for the city's annual book festival. Morton, who now lives in Hagerstown, has attended almost every Baltimore Book Festival since its inception in 1996. The festival has...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Google Inc., Festive Events, Apple iPad, Amazon.com Inc.
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Traffic: Accident on Route 295 near Route 100
As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on Route 295 southbound near Route 100, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on the outer loop of I-695 near U.S. 40 in Baltimore County, Joppa Road at Jasper Street in Baltimore County, Frederick Road...
Tags: Maryland Transit Administration, Harford County, Patterson Park, Baltimore County
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Meet authors from Baltimore Book Festival at happy hour event
Want to rub shoulders with authors from this weekend's Baltimore Book Festival? Hotel Monaco Baltimore, 2 N. Charles St., is hosting a Mix and Mingle event, Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the living room area of the boutique hotel. Authors include:...
Tags: Festive Events, Authors, Charles Street, Fiction, Literature
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Traffic: Accident on I-95 south near I-395
As of 9 a.m. Friday, traffic was slow on I-95 southbound near I-395, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on the outer loop of I-695 near I-95 in Baltimore County, McDonogh Road near Timothy Lane in Baltimore County, I-895 northbound at...Tags: Mount Vernon Place, Glen Burnie, Traffic, St. Paul Street, Baltimore County
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5 don't-miss events at the Baltimore Book Festival
1) Rachel L. Swarns: While Michelle Obama is not expected to attend the Baltimore Book Festival, author Rachel L. Swarns will be meeting fans at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bank of America Literary Salon, where she'll be happy to discuss her book,...
Tags: Festive Events, Bank of America Corp., Michelle Obama, Culture, Game Playing
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Join Emily Giffin at The Baltimore Book Festival
Introducing the Baltimore Sun Book Club The Sun is launching a reader book club with Emily Giffin's "Where We Belong" (St. Martin's Press, $27.99). Participation is easy: 1. Read the book 2. Go to the Baltimore Sun's Read Street Facebook page and start...
Tags: Festive Events, Bank of America Corp.
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Weather outlook for upcoming Orioles games
Today should be a perfect fall day, with a high around 72 with lows in upper 50s. Good weather to enjoy the Baltimore Book Festival or the Orioles as they salute Brooks Robinson on this last weekend of the regular season. Sunday will be in the mid-70s...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Tropicana Field, Brooks Robinson, Weather Reports
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