Books Events in Baltimore

Check out happening books events all around Baltimore, MD

George Saunders: "Vigil"

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Norah O’Donnell: "We the Women"

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Jonathan Franzen (Reading & Q&A)

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Tayari Jones: "Kin"

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

2026 BFSA Juneteenth Celebration

 Thu, 18 Jun at 09:30 am Levering Hall (JHU Homewood Campus) Free

February Book Event!

 Sun, 15 Feb at 09:00 am 3001 Vineyard Ln, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Fab 5 Freddy: "Everybody's Fly"

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

March Book Event! Bring Books, Take Books!

 Sat, 14 Mar at 09:00 am 3001 Vineyard Ln, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Wil Haygood: "The War Within a War"

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

An Evening with Stanchion at AWP 2026

 Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm Vinyl and Pages Free

April Book Day! Bring books, take books!

 Sun, 12 Apr at 09:00 am 3001 Vineyard Ln, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Leila Siddiqui with Sujata Massey: THE GLOWING HOURS

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Carl Phillips -Turnbull Poetry Lecture

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Book Signing Happy Hour with Naomi Rivers: WHY NOT US

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

AWP Offsite Reading

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:15 pm Pickles Pub Free

Matthew Clark Davison & Alice LaPlante: "The Lab"

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Natalie Davis with Mariel Penberthy: Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Charles Village

Kind of a Big Dill: Writers from 6 Local Publishers @ Pickles Pub for AWP

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Pickles Pub Free

Must Love Memoir at AWP Baltimore

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Meander Art Bar Free

Queer Book Club: "The Love That Dares: An Anthology of Queer Love"

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

Romance Book Club: "And Now, Back to You" by B.K. Borison

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Valentine's Day Romance Book Signing

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm Sweet Nothings The Bookish Company Free

Anne Harwell Celenza: "On the Record"

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Queer Book Club: "The Autobiography of Red" by Anne Carson

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

SABR Series: "Ode to the Baseball Gods" by Frank Amoroso

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm 216 Emory St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21230

Erin Somers presents THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Anna Harwell Celenza: ON THE RECORD: Music That Changed America

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Kate Milford: "Rialto"

 Thu, 23 Apr at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Edmondson Avenue Branch Free

The Flower Bearers: Rachel Eliza Griffiths in Conversation with Joël Díaz

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm The Clifton House, Talbot Road, Baltimore, MD, USA Free

Jung Yun: "All the World Can Hold"

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Patrick Deneen Gives the Annual Carroll Lecture at St. Mary's

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm St Mary's Seminary & University Free

Sujata Massey with Dan Fesperman: THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Black Folx Book Club: "Chocolate Chip City" by Be Steadwell WITH AUTHOR!

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Lily Meyer presents THE END OF ROMANCE

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

A Conversation & Book Signing with acclaimed journalist Wil Haygood

 Thu, 12 Feb at 12:00 pm University of Baltimore School of Law Free

Deborah Heiligman: "Loudmouth Emma Goldman vs. America (a love story)"

 Wed, 25 Mar at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Library - Roland Park Branch Free

Bookish Bingo at Sweet Nothings Book Co.

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm Sweet Nothings The Bookish Company USD 29

Margaret Musgrove: "Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions"

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

B.K. Borison presents AND NOW, BACK TO YOU

 Mon, 23 Feb at 05:00 pm Library Nineteen USD 23 to 34

Climate Change Book Club - The Right to Be Cold

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Meet KEVIN M. SCOTT, author of the Debut Thriller SHADOWS & DECEIT

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Vinyl and Pages USD 45

Atomic Comic Club: Nick Drnaso's Sabrina

 Sun, 01 Mar at 04:00 pm Atomic Books

Eli Erlick presents BEFORE GENDER

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Nature Inspired Book Club: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm Friends of Masonville Cove

Slash Fan Fiction Night at the Fun Dungeon

Sun, 15 Feb at 06:00 pm 2549 N Howard Street, Baltimore, MD

Writing Workshop with Authors Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

 Mon, 02 Mar at 05:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Rebecca Novack presents M**der BIMBO

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Magic The Gathering Pre-Release

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm 108 west north avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

LOVE OF FRIENDS of the Hampden Library 2026

 Thu, 12 Feb at 05:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hampden Branch USD 0 to 18

Expand the Canon Book Club: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Kate McElderry and Martha Sweeney: DECLAN SOMEONE

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Rebecca Donnelly: "Change is in the Air"

 Wed, 04 Mar at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Library - Light Street Branch Free

Romance Book Club: "No Place Like You" by Jillian Meadows

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

33 1/3: Nick Drake's Pink Moon

 Wed, 11 Feb at 05:30 pm Atomic Books

Dreaming Dirty in Maryland 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Lord Baltimore Hotel USD 0 to 39

The African Griot Book Fair for Children's Weekend Event

Fri, 17 Jul at 05:00 pm St. Francis Neighborhood Center

Mike Tidwell: "The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue"

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

33 1/3: Tom Waits' Swordfisthtrombones

 Wed, 08 Apr at 05:30 pm Atomic Books

Radha Lin Chaddah with Debra Bruno: AND THE ANCESTORS SING

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

China Martens: "The Avenue"

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Lauren Reding with Jeannie Vanasco: THE KILLER IN THE HOUSE

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Greedy Reads Book Club March: "Dominion" by Addie E. Citchens

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Kate Messner: "How to Save a Tortoise"

 Mon, 09 Mar at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Patterson Park Branch Free

Greedy Reads Book Club February: "Vigil" by George Saunders

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

IvyKids Saturday: Black History Month Event with Valerie Bolling

 Sat, 14 Feb at 09:00 am Ivy Bookshop Free

Introducing Baltimore Books Through Bars!

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Lit Out Loud: Adult Storytime

 Wed, 04 Mar at 11:30 am Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Romance Book Club: "Hardly Strangers" by A.C. Robinson

 Sun, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Black Folx Book Club: "The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye" by Briony Cameron

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Butterflies Over Land (AWP off-site reading)

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:30 pm Angie's Seafood USD 0 to 30

Mark Gornik: "Sharing the Crust"

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Scrap Theory: Mali D. Collins in Conversation

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:00 pm The Clifton House, Talbot Road, Baltimore, MD, USA Free

A Reading with Poets & Writers Get the Word Out 2025 Fiction Cohort

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Nicholas Brown-Caceres and David Plylar: Let the People Hear It: Concerts..

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Free

Climate Change Book Club - Our History Is the Future

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Atomic Reading Club: Martha Wells' All Systems Red

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Atomic Books

33 1/3: Throbbing Gristle's Twenty Jazz Funk Greats

 Wed, 13 May at 05:30 pm Atomic Books

Jillian Meadows presents NO PLACE LIKE YOU

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

the future of agency 2026 AWP Happy Hour!

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Section 771 Free

Greedy Reads Book Club April: "All the World Can Hold" by Jung Yun

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Expand the Canon Book Club: "Rubyfruit Jungle" by Rita Mae Brown

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

StoryStudio Chicago Social

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Storytime: "Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom"

 Mon, 16 Feb at 11:00 am 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21223

Body of Work: Off-site Reading at AWP

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Meander Art Bar Free

Atomic Reading Club: Rebecca Solnit's Hope In The Dark

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Atomic Books

BEEHIVE POETRY BLOWOUT! Six Indie Poetry Presses Read!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

Sheena Hill: THE GRAND GUIDE: MINDFUL TOOLS FOR MODERN GRANDPARENTING

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Kyle McCarthy with Nate Brown: IMMERSIONS: A NOVEL

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Blxcc Ink Collective presents: An Author's Showcase

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Langston Hughes Community, Business & Resource Center USD 18 to 21

Michelle Jabès Corpora: "She Knows All the Names"

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Library - Roland Park Branch Free

Notes to Self - Baltimore Chapter

 Sat, 07 Feb at 12:30 pm 3128 Greenmount Ave USD 0 to 3

Resilient Readers

 Fri, 13 Feb at 12:00 pm A. Hoen and Co. Free

Wuthering Heights

 Sun, 15 Feb at 12:30 pm Harbor East Cinemas

Humanities in the Village ft. Laura Vasilyeva and Shane Butler, OPERA...

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:30 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Lit Out Loud: Adult Storytime

 Wed, 06 May at 11:30 am Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Atomic Comic Club: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by King & Evely

 Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm Atomic Books

33 1/3: Patti Smith's Horses

 Wed, 10 Jun at 05:30 pm Atomic Books

Torches: an Emerging Writer's Circle

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Atomic Comic Club: More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey

 Sun, 05 Apr at 04:00 pm Atomic Books

Celebrating a New, Youth-Led Literary Map of Baltimore

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall Free