After a summer slumber, Baltimore’s literary scene will pick up this month. Some events that you should place on your calendar now:

One Maryland One Book. In the first statewide reading program, Marylanders are being asked to read and discuss A Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind, the true story of a young man who journeyed from one of Washington’s roughest neighborhoods to an Ivy League university. The Maryland Humanities Council, which organized the program, has scheduled discussions at libraries and community centers statewide.

Baltimore Book Festival, Sept. 26-28. This year’s event, which will be held in Mount Vernon in the 600 block of N. Charles St., includes more than 150 author appearances. Among them: Dr. Cornel West, Naomi Wolf, Walter Mosley, Daniel Mark Epstein and Omar Tyree. At 11 a.m. Sept. 28,  Nancy and I will appear on a panel with Heather Johnson, a local book blogger, to talk about changes in book reviewing. Hope to meet some of you there.

Charmed to Death, Oct. 9-12. Baltimore will host an international convention of mystery writers, including Lawrence Block, John Harvey and Baltimore’s own Laura Lippman. There is a registration fee for convention events, which include panel discussions, but many authors will also appear at local libraries.