Where Does Hopkins Press #SpeakUp?
This University Press Week, Hopkins Press is excited to celebrate our beloved local Baltimore bookstores. We have partnered with these bookstores to host author events and book signings, and they are incredible businesses who support the unique and robust literary culture in Baltimore.
Greedy Reads
A local indie bookstore with locations in Fells Point and Remington, Greedy Reads recently organized and celebrated The Lost Weekend Festival, an annual literary, arts, and community festival hosted at their Remington location.
The Ivy Bookshop
Housed in a quaint green house off of Falls Road in north Baltimore, the Ivy Bookshop specializes in new and classic fiction, nonfiction, history, biography, art, interior design, cooking, and children's books.
Atomic Books
Atomic Books is an independent bookstore in Hampden that specializes in indie comics and small press books.
Red Emma's
Red Emma's is a worker-owned cooperative bookstore, cafe, and community events space in Waverly celebrating their 20th anniversary next year.
Bird in Hand Cafe & Bookstore
Owned by the Ivy Bookstore, Bird in Hand is a coffee shop, restaurant, bookstore, and bar located in the heart of Charles Village.
Urban Reads Bookstore
A Black-owned and women-led business, Urban Reads Bookstore specializes in Black authors, nonfiction, urban literature, prison authors, and more with locations in Lexington Market and Greenmount.
Normal's Books and Records
Housed in a bright blue building in Waverly, Normal's serve up a heady cultural brew of used books, records, CDs, DVDs, and magazines.
Co_Lab Books
A design-oriented shop and bookstore in the Old Goucher neighborhood, Co_Lab offers a well-curated selection of art, architecture, and design books.