Baltimore authors

In the young adult novel, “Kings of B’more,” two queer Black teens embark on an epic adventure across the city, designed to seal their friendship for life. We ask author R. Eric Thomas about celebrating platonic love and tapping into the anxieties of adolescence.

Jim Burger has photographed Baltimore for decades. His book “What’s Not to Like: Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life” is part memoir, part time capsule … and part love letter to a city whose streets and people he adores. We get a preview.

Lawrence Jackson grew up in West Baltimore … and after decades teaching at universities elsewhere, came back to the city as a “distinguished professor” at Johns Hopkins. Shelter, his collection of multi-layered essays, traces history, geography and relationships in Baltimore.

We’ll go On the Record with R. Eric Thomas, whose latest book, “Kings of B’more,” follows two queer Black teens as they share one last hurrah before their impending separation. It’s a celebration of the love and affection shared between friends.

35-year-old Alex is coping with unsettled issues from the lover who just left her--not to mention one from years earlier … when she learns her offbeat mother has died. And that’s just the start of Jen Michalski’s latest novel--which, in fact, is pretty funny.

Lawrence Jackson grew up in West Baltimore … and after decades teaching at universities elsewhere, arrived back in the city as a “distinguished professor” at Johns Hopkins. Shelter, his new collection of multi-layered essays, traces history, geography and relationships in Baltimore.

Twelve mysteries packed into one book, with the surprises and suspense that have won Laura Lippman publishing awards for twenty-five years. Most focus on kids, marriages and families in Baltimore. We ask her how--and why--she crams so much in.

Baltimore Banner investigative reporter Justin Fenton talks about his book, “We Own This City." It dissects the web of corruption by police officers on the Gun Trace Task Force, and how their brazen crimes went unchecked for years. A limited series of the same name premieres on HBO on April 25, 2022.

'Seasonal Work' is twelve mysteries packed into one book, with the surprises and suspense that have won Laura Lippman publishing awards for twenty-five years. Most focus on kids, marriages and families in Baltimore. We ask her how--and why--she crams so much in.

We go On the Record with Dr. Lisa Cooper of Johns Hopkins to reply to the title of her book, "Why Are Health Disparities Everyone’s Problem?" After decades researching racial inequities, Cooper now takes her ideas to a key White House panel.