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SUMMARY:Book Discussion (Asbury)- No Sense in Wishing
LOCATION:Southern Branch\nSouthern Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss the Maryland Humanities 2026 One Maryland O
 ne Book (OMOB): "No Sense in Wishing" by culture critic Lawrence Burney. T
 his collection of essays explores a personal and analytical look at Burney
 's home city of Baltimore\, music from throughout the global Black diaspor
 a and the traditions that raised him..\nhttps://calvertlibrary.libnet.info
 /event/17423040
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 >Find a copy here</a></p>\n<p>What if everyone read one book at the same t
 ime? When we read a great book\, we can?t wait to share the experience and
  talk about it with others. That?s one of the joys of reading! In that spi
 rit\, Maryland Humanities created&nbsp\;One Maryland One Book (OMOB)&nbsp\
 ;to bring together diverse people in communities across the state through 
 the shared experience of reading the same book.</p>\n<p><em>No Sense in Wi
 shing</em>&nbsp\;was selected by a committee of Maryland literary professi
 onals\, educators\, and cultural workers under the 2026 theme of ?Revoluti
 on\, Reaction\, Reform". On the cusp 250th Anniversary of the Declaration 
 of Independence\, they sought stories of ideas\, actions\, or events that 
 inspire change?political\, historical\, economic\, and/or social.&nbsp\;<e
 m>No Sense in Wishing</em>&nbsp\;embodies this theme by capturing how musi
 c and culture can challenge narratives\, spark dialogue\, and reimagine wh
 at is possible. Through each essay\, readers are invited to traverse not o
 nly Burney?s own journeys across the world but also consider their own thr
 ough the music\, art\, and culture they?ve encountered. Maryland Humanitie
 s highlights how&nbsp\;<em>No Sense in Wishing</em>&nbsp\;shows us\, throu
 gh the words of a local author\, how these encounters can help us tap into
  deeper discussions of cultural background\, social histories\, adolescenc
 e\, family\, and relationships. Readers are encouraged to see the book as 
 a model for how creative nonfiction and cultural criticism can be a tool f
 or self-exploration and social transformation.</p>\n<p>One Maryland One Bo
 ok is a program of Maryland Humanities and the Maryland Center for the Boo
 k\, sponsored by The Institute of Museum and Library Services via the Mary
 land State Library Agency. <a href="https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/
 one-maryland-one-book/2026-author-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
 Learn more and find author talks and other OMOB programs here.</a></p>\n<p
 ></p>\nhttps://calvertlibrary.libnet.info/event/17423040
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