Arts and Culture

After more than three decades of addiction, Carl E. Lee says he has been drug-free for over 20 years. Today, he wants his art and experience to help others. (BALTIMORE – October 11, 2026) — At 80 years old, Carl E. Lee still has a steady hand, a keen eye, and a desire to give back. With a pencil and a photograph, he creates portraits that capture the details of a face and the expression that makes it familiar. The Detroit native, who prefers to be called Lee, considers his ability to keep drawing a blessing. So is the life…

Experience savings of up to 85%! Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures invites you to Sip and Shop on Nov 29th from 2-6 pm and Nov 30th from 11-6 pm, honoring Christmas and Kwanzaa with the spirit of love and giving. Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures is located at 4330 Pimlico Rd. Jewelry and Clothes and Drinks. FMI, visit https://www.sankofaafricanbazaar.com/.

Stephanie M. Henderson, BooksandBounty.com Rising paranormal romance star, Tessa Stone, talks about her writer’s toolbox and get a closer look at the Graphic Novels on our TBR shelf. Read full review of Stone’s Taming Kane and get the a list of all the reads and recs from the latest how here. Catch the live show every Tuesday night at 10 EST, live on Twitch

Stephanie M. Henderson, BooksandBounty.com I have always been a collector of bookish things–books, button pins, bookmarks, stationary, art. Curating bookish things, people, and events brings me joy. In October, I continued to grow my bookish community, taking the seasonal opportunity to focus on my favorite literary genres—fantasy, science fiction, dark fiction, and most recently, horror—it is spooky season! Special guests on Books & Bounty TV included a local, West Baltimore author writing Afrofuturism, as well as the founder of The Black Girl’s Horror Guide, a book and cinema club that meets in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. If you were out…

Stephanie Henderson, host of Books &  Bounty TV, with special guest Emma Akpan @emmanism on IG, provide you with spooky Halloween reads in horror, dark fiction, and gothic literature from while amplifying women writers, voices of colors, and untold stories. Live on Twitch every Tuesday night, 10ish EST. Read Steph’s full October Reading Recap at BooksandBounty.com. With a lofty annual reading goal of 52 books, Emma not only devours books at an uncanny rate, she speaks candidly and intelligently about literature and movies. Particularly, she enjoys #horror, #darkfiction, and #scifi. Looking to build her bookish community, Emma founded The Black…

Follow Books & Bounty TV for live coverage of local and virtual bookish things, people and events! Books & Bounty TV Weekly Recap 10/08/2024 As she gets closer to Day 30 of being a “momtreprenuer,” Stephanie continues to discuss building a bookish community in Baltimore and beyond. We’ll take a look at the bookish things, people, and events she’s encountering along the way.  Follow Stephanie @booksandbounty on Instagram, TikTok, and Threads. Bookish things, people, and events featured on this episode: Doni Glover Shower with Princess Williams of PrincessWeVoiceover.com. As moms and entrepreneurs we discuss how we tend to our mental…

Welcome to Books & Bounty TV, your go-to for all bookish things, people, and events in Baltimore and beyond! To catch the show live, follow @booksandbounty on Twitch! On the most recent show, Stephanie Henderson, your host and owner of Books & Bounty, shares some of her first steps at rebuilding her bookish community. This episode features: Silent Reading with Nicole Butler of @butlersbookbag featuring The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix and others. Virtual book club with The Zora Neale Hurston Trust featuring Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston. Baltimore Book Festival 2024 featuring Glory Edim, Leslie…