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May 15, 2008

Book It: Ink for all

On my way to Chipotle a couple of days ago (it's my addiction), I spotted a poster for the upcoming Baltimore Ink event at the BMA. While it's too late to submit your own tattoo design, you can still reserve your tickets to the show on May 31, where tattoo artists/authors Mitch O'Connell and Kip Fulbeck will discuss the growing popularity of the art, along with the editor in chief of Skin & Ink magazine, Bob Baxter. It's $10 for BMA members, $20 for everyone else.

For this week, though, I recommend checking out Saturday's book fair at Barnes & Noble Power Plant benefitting the CityLit Project. If you don't need any more books to add to your pile, the Maryland Writer's Association is holding an Open Mike Night at Ukazoo Books in Towson on Monday evening at 7. And if you're in the mood to wander, Philly is hosting its annual book festival this weekend.

As always, check out our calendar for more information and events.

(Photo courtesy of Mitch O'Connell and the BMA)

Posted by Nancy Knight at 10:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Hi Nancy,

When it comes to ink and lit, I recommend bookworms with or without tats check out Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh by New York designer/author Ina Saltz. I'm sure friends at The Ivy (Mt. Washington area) or Baltimore Chop (Ridgely's Delight) could order it for people ASAP.

Also, check out the latest edition of William P. Tandy's terrific zine "Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore." The issue is titled "Skin Deep" and the editor opens with "Tattoos tell stories, even when they don't."

Gregg Wilhelm / CityLit Project

Posted by: Gregg Wilhelm | May 16, 2008 9:25 AM

Thanks for the recommendation, Gregg! I'm planning to explore the tattoo world a little more in the future, including literary tattoos and Mr. Tandy's zine. Stay tuned!

Posted by: Nancy Johnston | May 16, 2008 11:16 AM

Chipotle + Barnes & Noble = major addictions

Posted by: Stephanie | May 19, 2008 9:02 AM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.