Join us at Bird in Hand for an evening with 3 Baltimore-based writers: Emily Decker, Michele Evans, and Amelia Franz, for a joint book release and reading! Homing: Poems by Emily Decker explores the transitory nature of belonging and how we navigate our sense of place within our communities, relationships, and the natural world. Inspired by the literary tradition established by an assembly of living legends from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, februaries by Michele Evans reminds readers: Black History is American History, and it should be “celebrated, appreciated, and narrated” well beyond the annual 28-day observance. Longest Man-Made Beach In The World: Biloxi Stories by Amelia Franz honors working-class lives shaped by loss, longing, and desperation in the bright sand, murky waters, and barrier islands of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. These three books provide distinct reflections around a few key themes: community, belonging, lineage, and pathways into a better future. We hope you’ll join us and join in.