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SUMMARY:One Maryland One Book Discussion and Bookmark Craft
LOCATION:Charlotte Hall Library\nCharlotte Hall Library
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DESCRIPTION:Each year\, thousands of Marylanders share in the experience o
 f reading the same book. Discuss this year's selection with fellow readers
  and make a personalized\, playlist-themed bookmark!.\nhttps://stmalib.lib
 net.info/event/16585341
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This year's selection\,&nbsp\;<em>No Sense
  in Wishing&nbsp\;</em>by Lawrence Burney\, was chosen based on the theme 
 of "Revolution\, Reaction\, Reform." Burney's collection of personal essay
 s touches on his upbringing in Baltimore\, as well as music that has helpe
 d shape him:</p>\n<p><em>An essay collection from culture critic Lawrence 
 Burney that is a personal and analytical look at his home city of Baltimor
 e\, music from throughout the global Black diaspora\, and the traditions t
 hat raised him. For fans of Hanif Abdurraqib\, Kiese Laymon\, and Isaac Fi
 tzgerald. </em></p>\n<p><em>There are moments throughout our lives when we
  discover an artist\, an album\, a film\, or a cultural artifact that leav
 es a lasting impression\, helping inform how we understand the world\, and
  ourselves\, moving forward.&nbsp\;In&nbsp\;No&nbsp\;Sense&nbsp\;in&nbsp\;
 Wishing\, Lawrence Burney explores these profound interactions with incisi
 ve and energizing prose\, offering us a personal and critical perspective 
 on the people\, places\, music\, and art that transformed him.&nbsp\;In&nb
 sp\;a time when music is spearheading Black Americans' connection with Afr
 icans on The Continent\, Burney takes trips to cover the bubbling creative
  scenes&nbsp\;in&nbsp\;Lagos and Johannesburg that inspire teary-eyed refl
 ections of self and belonging. Seeing his mother perform as the opening ac
 t at a Gil Scott-Heron show as a child inspires an essay about parent-chil
 d relationships and how personal taste is often inherited. And a Maryland 
 crab feast with family facilitates an assessment of how the Black people&n
 bsp\;in&nbsp\;his home state have historically improvised paths for their 
 liberation. </em></p>\n<p><em>Taking us on a journey from the streets of B
 altimore to the concert halls of Lagos\,&nbsp\;</em>No&nbsp\;Sense&nbsp\;i
 n&nbsp\;Wishing<em>&nbsp\;is a kaleidoscopic exploration of Burney's searc
 h for self. With its gutsy and uncompromising criticism alongside intimate
  personal storytelling\, it's like an album that hits all the right notes\
 , from a promising writer on the rise.</em></p>\n<p>You can find a physica
 l or digital copy of the book in <a href="https://catalog.somd.lib.md.us/p
 olaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&amp\;type=Keyword&amp\;t
 erm=no%20sense%20in%20wishing&amp\;by=KW&amp\;sort=MP&amp\;limit=TOM=*&amp
 \;query=&amp\;page=0&amp\;searchid=2">our catalog</a>. Please come ready t
 o discuss the book\, as well as songs that have impacted you as a person. 
 Happy reading!&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://stmalib.libnet.info/event/16585341
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