Things to Do in Baltimore Tonight

Well, last weekend we went to Nashville because we knew that aside from Scapescape there was going to be fuck-all going on in Baltimore. Now this weekend is here and it’s as if people are coming out of the woodwork to have some fun. There’s no shortage of great stuff happening in town tonight. Here […]

Tomorrow: Cabin//Fire in Gwynn Oak

If you don’t know Justin Sirois by now, you certainly should. Not least because he’s a friend of the blog and a Baker Artist Award winner. We’ve already told you about his novel Falcons on the Floor and were especially interested in his serial, app centric follow-up So Say the Waiters, which cut a new […]

So Say the Waiters… The Return of the Serial Novel Has Arrived

Novels used to make their first appearances in serial format all the time. Many of the greats of American literature, from Mark Twain and Henry James to Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe, originally published some of their best work in serial form, usually via monthly magazines. Fast forward to the 21st century. People aren’t […]

Falcons on the Floor Reading and Release party @ Metro Gallery Tonight

Attention: this post is for all of you internet people who claim to love books so much. It’s for all of you who wrung your hands about the discontinuation of printed encyclopedias and incessantly re-post that John Waters quote about not fucking people who don’t own books. It’s for those among you who belong to […]

Pissed Jeans, Baker Awards Closing Tomorrow

One of the best things about living in Baltimore, and perhaps the major reason we love it so dearly, is the ability to go from something very highbrow and sophisticated to something decidedly lowbrow with absolutely no transition in between. That’s exactly how our night looks to be shaping up tomorrow, when we’ll be going […]