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In a special Midday broadcast for Black History Month, we revisit our conversation with author and former New York Times journalist Scott Shane about his novel, Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland.

Who hasn’t dreamed of running away, leaving it all behind, totally reinventing yourself?

Author and historian Kellie Carter Jackson researched the resistance against white supremacy through out U.S. history.

The award-winning authors of books on American history joins us to discuss their work and writing for young adults.

Great art is often created in the wake of terrible tragedy – think Guernica, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, The Vietnam Memorial.

Remember the 1980s? Remember college? Even if you weren’t alive, or never attended university, you’ll feel like you’ve gone back in time with this week's picks.

Romancing the Novel explores romance novels and their cultural impact, and is hosted at McDaniel College’s Esther Prangley Rice Gallery.

Tom talks with Chad Helton, the President and CEO of the Enoch Pratt Library.

Popularized by his gripping thrillers, author John Grisham's latest book is his second work of non-fiction. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions follows the stories of people falsely convicted of crimes, and the efforts to clear their names and return their freedom.

Baltimore writers do not disappoint!