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Jung Yun’s New Novel Takes Us On a Surreal Cruise Into a Post-9/11 World

In ‘All the World Can Hold,’ the best-selling Baltimore novelist draws on real-life experience and finds space for little lives amidst big tragedy.

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John Waters Will Sleep When He’s Dead

On the eve of his 80th birthday, Baltimore's beloved Filth Elder shows no signs of slowing down.

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CityLit Fest is Going Big This Year to Help Writers Navigate Mounting Challenges

In the face of book bans, AI, and funding cuts, director Carla Du Pree discusses what Baltimore writers need most right now—and how the festival on April 11 will rise to the occasion.

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How HFStival Got Ready to Rock Again

After nearly two decades, the iconic all-day concert will return on September 21 at D.C.’s Nationals Park, featuring bands many of its original festivalgoers grew up on.