Vote for Anne Tyler!

The Sun is holding a Baltimore Celebrity Smackdown and Anne Tyler is up against Jayne Miller! Now, I have nothing against Jayne Miller but to have an amazing Baltimore author in this line-up is awesome. Please vote for her here.

Lauretta

Reminder - Baltimore Free Writers meets tonight at 6pm!

Join our local writing group here in the shop.
You can sign up at http://bfw.0fees.net/

World Zombie Day?!

From Twitter @jsmithready Today is World Zombie Day (appropriate, given my sleep deprivation). Raise a glass (of brains) to our undead friends!

The Ignoble Prizes are out

The folks at the Annals of Improbable Research have awarded this year's Ignoble Awards. For Literature: Ireland's police service (An Garda Siochana), for writing and presenting more than fifty traffic tickets to the most frequent driving offender in the country — Prawo Jazdy — whose name in Polish means "Driving License".

WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: [Karolina Lewestam, a Polish citizen and holder of a Polish driver's license, speaking on behalf of all her fellow Polish licensed drivers, expressed her good wishes to the Irish police service.]

More information on the rest of the awards ceremony can be found here.

Tea with the Author Saturday, 3-5pm

Join A.M. Boyle, author of the thriller Turn of the Sentry for tea, coffee and cookies. Jack Gardner must overcome amnesia and unlock the key to save mankind.

All Poe - All October

Yes, Poe is everywhere this Bicentennial.
The Baltimore Sun has collected a great resource for all things Poe here.

Wine Tasting Tonight 6-9pm!

Join us for wine, munchies, and tea tonight at the bookstore!