How much of the author’s “I” finds its way into writing? Is the novelist omniscient, or is she inevitably writing herself into the story? How does the “I” of the memoirist craft herself as a developed character? How much is poetry a self-reflection in time and place? Writers...
Monica Wiedel-Lubinski and Karen Madigan from the Association for Nature-Based Education lead a morning play time for the whole family in the Ivy's gardens! Come take a nature walk and make some fairy and gnome homes, and if you're a grown-up, you can browse copies of Wiedel-Lubinski and...
Sunday April 13, 2025 at 4pm, The HOT L Poets Series continues at The Ivy Bookshop (Baltimore)-- moving to the patio at 5928 Falls Rd. for the spring season-- with poets Brandel France de Bravo & Christian Teresi! The reading includes an open mic so bring a poem...
The Ivy is excited to host mathematician Ismar Volić for a conversation about the enduring relationship between mathematics and democracy, via his new book Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation! John Watt, who has taught mathematics at the Friends School of Baltimore for more than...
You might have noticed the exciting Concrete Poetry 2 Sculpture in the gardens behind the Ivy-- that elegant, interactive concrete alphabet where phrases inspiring and joyful live and change. The sculpture is the work of Baltimore artist Julia Kim Smith, and now, we bring the sculpture to life...
For the 4th annual Whose Earth (Day)? event, Vital Matters will offer a fun, educational family event outdoors at The Ivy! Michele Minnick and Sanahara Ama Chandra will take participants through some arts integrated learning, including a sensory walk of the Ivy grounds, where the Jones Falls runs at the edges of...
The Ivy is thrilled to host Katie Kitamura in celebration of AUDITION, her latest novel and one the Ivy staff thoroughly loved! An utterly beguiling thriller of the interior, AUDITION is an exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people...
We know that many of you know and love Sujata Massey's Perveen Mistry series-- and if you do, we can't wait for you to meet Dr. Gul Delani of Maha Khan Phillips' new mystery THE MUSEUM DETECTIVE! For those of you who are new to both, you are...
*This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for a new date!* Join us for the launch of Bernadette Wegenstein's exciting new volume, Jane Campion: Filmmaker and Philosopher! In conversation with Laura Di Bianco, Wegenstein will introduce us to her invaluable contribution to gender and women's studies, film studies, and...
Bird in Hand invites you to celebrate a truly groundbreaking development in the fields of Classics and Translation-- the landmark new translation of Homer's most popular epic by distinguished author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn. On April 22, Daniel Mendelsohn visits Bird in Hand to discuss his new translation...
The Ivy is delighted to host Dionne Koller, Director of the Center for Sport and the Law at the University of Baltimore, in celebration of her fascinating new book More Than Play: How Law, Policy, and Politics Shape American Youth Sport. Until now, there has been little legal scholarly...
The Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science series engages with some of the most pressing public health issues of our time, in a regular public forum catalyzed by a book. For this April event, we are delighted to welcome Lan Li to share the book Body Maps: Improvising...