Friday September 26
5 pm Baltimore Best-Sellers
Featuring Sheri Booker and Jessica Anya Blau, hosted by Marion Winik
Ivy Bookshop Stage
5:30 pm Jah Works Reggae West Shore Music Stage
6:00 pm Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore Readings from Baltimore’s best zine CityLit Stage
Saturday September 27
12:00 pm Mario Livio Author of Brilliant Blunders Ivy Bookshop Stage
1:00 pm Alice McDermott National Book Award winner/local treasure Literary Salon
2:30 pm Tavis Smiley Talk show host/author of Death of a King Literary Salon
4:00 pm Laura Lippman Test your “Tess” knowledge with the best-selling author Ivy Bookshop Stage
4:30 pm Steve Boone Former Lovin’ Spoonful bassist talks rock and roll with Rafael Alvarez CityLit Stage
6:30 pm Chuck Klosterman Best-selling author of I Wear the Black Hat Literary Salon
Sunday September 28
1:00 pm From Here: New Fiction Discussion with panelists Jason Tinney, James Magruder, and Dan Fesperman CityLit Stage
1:00 pm Elaine Eff Author of The Painted Screens of Baltimore Ivy Bookshop Stage
2:00 pm Bill T. Jones Legendary dancer/choreographer and author of Story/Time Literary Salon
2:00 pm Writing (and Thinking) About Baltimore Discussion with Gilbert Sandler, Fraser Smith, and Michael Olesker JHU Press/Peabody Library Stage
4:30 pm Stephen Powers Legendary street artist talks about his Love Letters Literary Salon
5:00 pm Eddie Conway Formerly incarcerated Black Panther speaks Radical Book Fair Pavilion
5:00 pm Tom Principato Blues West Shore Music Stage