Once a year, around this time, we like to change gears at The Weekly Reader and focus on the local literary scene . So many great Baltimore authors published in books 2022! Here are just a few we hope you enjoy. And please visit your local bookstores this holiday season! 

Shelter, Lawrence Jackson, Graywolf

Black Boy Smile, D Watkins, Legacy Lit

Inheritance, Baynard Woods, Legacy Lit

Liarmouth, John Waters, Farrar Strauss Girous

Sinkhole, Davida Breier, University of New Orleans

The Marsh Queen, Virginia Hartman, Gallery Books

The Precious Jules, Shawn Nocher, Blackstone

Fearless, Benjamin Warner, Malarkey Press

Opening Day, Michael Ortman, Mindstir Media

All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop

Once a year, around this time, we like to change gears at The Weekly Reader and focus on the local literary scene . So many great Baltimore authors published in books 2022! Here are just a few we hope you enjoy. And please visit your local bookstores this holiday season! 
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781644450833" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0">Shelter</a>, Lawrence Jackson, Graywolf
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780306924002" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1">Black Boy Smile</a>, D Watkins, Legacy Lit
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780306924194" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2">Inheritance</a>, Baynard Woods, Legacy Lit
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9780374185725" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3">Liarmouth</a>, John Waters, Farrar Strauss Girous
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781608012305" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4">Sinkhole</a>, Davida Breier, University of New Orleans
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781982171605" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="5">The Marsh Queen</a>, Virginia Hartman, Gallery Books
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781094058313" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="6">The Precious Jules</a>, Shawn Nocher, Blackstone
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9781087896397" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="7">Fearless</a>, Benjamin Warner, Malarkey Press
<a href="https://www.theivybookshop.com/book/9798985794298" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="8">Opening Day</a>, Michael Ortman, Mindstir Media
All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop

----What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

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What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it’s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

What should I read next?---- Book critic and longtime NPR commentator Marion Winik answers this question in four opinionated, book-loving minutes. With reviews of new releases and older titles you may have missed, it&rsquo;s like having a new best friend with very good taste to guide you in your literary adventures. The Weekly Reader is produced by WYPR and hosted by Lisa Morgan.

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