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Judith is WBJC's afternoon host. Her full bio can be read here.

Feb. 02 2024

BookNotes marks Black History Month

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        The poet and speechwriter, Terry Edmonds, whose latest collection is Question Marks published by DARKLIGHT PUBLISHING, has had a life journey from the projects in Baltimore, to being chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton, and beyond. I invited him to be my guest for this edition of BookNotes during Black History […]

Jan. 28 2024

A book about restoring wisdom in America’s schools

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      David Steiner is a Professor of Education at Johns Hopkins University with qualifications from Oxford and Harvard. He has published a book called A Nation At Thought: Restoring Wisdom in America’s Schools; it was my pleasure to speak with him about his thoughts.                  

Jan. 23 2024

Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Shriver Hall Concert Series

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    Garrick Ohlsson plays a recital of works by Beethoven, Ursula Mamlock, Schubert, and Chopin on Sunday, February 4th. It was my pleasure to speak with him by phone about his forthcoming performance.    

Jan. 19 2024

BookNotes Review January 2024

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  Diva Daisy Goodwin The Wharton Plot Mariah Fredericks The Queen of Sugar Hill ReShonda Tate This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets Edited by Kwame Alexander The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky Simon Shuster  

Jan. 10 2024

Soprano Julia Bullock makes her Baltimore recital debut at Shriver

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      Julia Bullock, with frequent recital partner Bretton Brown, performs a diversely curated program on the Shriver Hall Concert Series at 5:30 pm on Sunday, January 14th. It was my pleasure to speak with her by phone beforehand.  

Jan. 05 2024

BMore Art’s “City of Artists” on BookNotes

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  Since 2015, BMore Art has been the go-to magazine for arts and culture in Baltimore. Now, they are out with their first full-length book, City of Artists, highlighting personal reflections and portfolios from the city’s writers and artists. I spoke to BMore Arts Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Cara Ober.    

Dec. 17 2023

BookNotes Review December 2023

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Absolution Alice McDermott Homicide: The Graphic Novel Part II David Simon Illustrated by Philippe Squarzoni Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song Judith Tick Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Liz Cheney  

Dec. 01 2023

An epistolary novel with a difference on BookNotes

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        J. Wynn Rousuck, theater critic at WYPR and former theater critic at The Baltimore Sun, is out with her first novel, Please Write, from Bancroft Press. After all these years, it was a pleasure to talk to her in person.  

Nov. 30 2023

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective makes its U.S. debut on the Shriver Series

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        The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective is a flexible, transatlantic ensemble that mixes and matches as a chamber orchestra, a chamber group, or anything in between. I spoke with Co-Director and violinist Elena Urioste about their forthcoming Shriver recital.        

Nov. 17 2023

BookNotes Review November 2023

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My Name is Barbra Barbra Streisand To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul Tracy K. Smith The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789 Robert Darnton Day: A Novel Michael Cunningham  

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