Columns Along the Patapsco The stories that flow along the Patapsco River. Column by Rafael Alvarez Bohemian Rhapsody A writer’s life in Baltimore, where it’s never too late to be a work-in-progress. Column by Marion Winik On a Marble Stair A Baltimore poet, essayist and educator chronicles adventures and experiences with the places, people, and […]
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Susan Coll: Bookish People (In Conversation With Marion Winik) at The Ivy Bookshop
An indie bookshop event for a novel about indie bookshops! The Ivy is delighted to welcome Susan Coll to The Ivy for a reading and discussion of her new book, Bookish People, a celebratory peek behind the curtain of bookshop life. Susan will be in conversation with Marion Winik. This event will take place outdoors on the Ivy’s […]
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Baltimore Fishbowl wins 11 MDDC Press Association awards, including ‘Best of Show’ nod
Baltimore Fishbowl won 11 awards – including a “Best of Show” recognition – in the Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia Press Association Contest this week for stories published in 2021.
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Marion Winik will read from her new book at the Baltimore Book Festival this weekend
Our own Marion Winik, writer of the Baltimore Fishbowl monthly column Bohemian Rhapsody, will premiere her new book, “The Baltimore Book of the Dead” on Sunday, September 30 at 5 p.m. on the Inner Harbor Stage at the Baltimore Book Festival. The book is a compilation of funny, intimate and moving essays about people who […]
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An Evening With Marion Winik and Laura Lippman at the Church of the Redeemer, Nov. 10
Enjoy a lively evening Saturday, November 10 at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street, as Baltimore Fishbowl columnist and local writer Marion Winik, The Baltimore Book of the Dead, and Laura Lippman, Sunburn, discuss their newest books, the unpredictable writing life, and Baltimore.
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Weekend Events Calendar: Ice Festival, Orchid Show, Baltimore Restaurant Week, theater openings and more
The forecast is calling for snow this weekend, but there’s still plenty of reasons to venture out, like festivals featuring creative takes on ice, seafood and German culture. Or, head to the Parkway and sing along with Queen. Here’s the weekend schedule:
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Scrabble, and Other Secret Languages
In the latest installment of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” columnist Marion Winik meditates playfully on Scrabble rules and strategies — and love lost, found, and renamed.
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The Baltimore Book of the Dead
Marion Winik just released her latest memoir, “The Baltimore Book of the Dead,” out from Counterpoint. This week we publish an excerpt from the introduction of the book, which is a compilation of essays about people she’s lost. Marion approaches the touchy subject of death with emotion, wisdom, and humor as only she can. If you’re […]
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Bohemian Rhapsody: The Audiobook Column, with Recommendations
Through the 1960’s and 70’s and until his death in 1985, Hyman Winik commuted five days out of seven to his office at Brookhaven Textiles, located on the 10th floor of 1412 Broadway in Manhattan, at the northeast corner of 39th Street, where the phone number was 212-695-0510, chanted continually by the switchboard operators in […]
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The Boomer and the Boomerang: A Love Story
When writer Marion Winik’s overachieving grown son beelined back to Baltimore after college, she didn’t regret a moment of his residence, she rejoiced.
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The Long Way to Okay
For about a year now I’ve been feeling the pain of my empty nest, though it will not actually occur until the fall of 2018. In the spring of that year, I will turn 60. That’s pretty much fine with me. Listen, by the time you get to the end of a decade, 28, 29, […]
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Baltimore Fishbowl’s Most Read Stories of 2015
A quick Google Analytics report reveals which stories caught the attention of our Baltimore Fishbowl audience. Here’s what you liked most in 2015. Happy New Year and thanks for reading! 10. Hopkins Launches Country’s First Lyme Disease Center by Rachel Monroe This post about Johns Hopkins opening the country’s first Lyme Disease Research Center attracted many readers […]
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JHU Neuroscientist David Linden to Speak at Barnes and Noble Tuesday, Feb. 16
Renowned Johns Hopkins neuroscientist and best-selling author David Linden will appear at the Charles Street Barnes and Noble (4701 N. Charles Street, near Hopkins Homewood Campus) on Tuesday, February 16 at 7 p.m. for a book signing and reading to promote the paperback release of TOUCH, his latest book on the brain. In honor of the occasion, […]
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Bohemian Rhapsody Entertainment Guide: How to Give Parties and Make Friends in 2015!
Recently I received a note from a reader in New York City who asked if we could talk on the phone — he wanted some advice. Though I am retired from my post as the Answer Lady for Ladies Home Journal, I still like thinking about other people’s problems, so invited him to call while […]
