Category: One Maryland One Book

Two pictures side-by-side: the book cover to "What Storm, What Thunder" by Myriam J.A. Chancy and Chancy herself. The book cover has quotes "Sublime" from Edwidge Danticat and "Stunning" from Margaret Atwood, as well as, "Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalist." Chancy is a Black Hatian-Canadian-American who wears a printed white shirt, black sweater, and hair in a ponytail.
One Maryland One Book 2024: “What Storm, What Thunder”
Our Maryland Center for the Book Program Assistant delves into our 2024 Selection!
March 12, 2024
Image that says "2024 One Maryland One Book Top 10" with images of the covers of the following books: “Friday Black,” stories by Nana Kwame Adeji-Brenyah; “What Storm, What Thunder” by Myriam J.A. Chancy; “Behind You is The Sea,” a novel by Susan Muaddi Darraj; “’The Office of Historical Corrections,” a novella and stories by Danielle Evans; “How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures” by Sabrina Imbler; “How Beautiful We Were,” a novel by Imbolo Mbue; “How High We Go In the Dark,” a novel by Sequoia Nagamatsu; “Noor” by Nnedi Okorafor; “The World Doesn't Require You,” stories by Rion Amilcar Scott; and “The Immortal King Rao,” a novel by Vauhini Vara. For all the books here designated with a genre or type, the cover includes that genre.
Announcing the 2024 One Maryland One Book Top Ten
We announce our top ten contenders for One Maryland One Book 2024! This year's theme is "Restorative Futures."
January 16, 2024
2023 One Maryland One Book’ Final Selection is…
March 14, 2023
Image that says "2023 One Maryland One Book Top Three. Final Selection announced March 14." There are images of the book covers to the Top 3. They are "Infinite Country" by Patricia Engel, "There There" by Tommy Orange," and "Red at the Bone" by Jacqueline Woodson.
Top Three Titles for One Maryland One Book 2023
Eden Etzel, our Program Assistant for Maryland Center for the Book, delves into our top three contenders for One Maryland One Book 2023. This year's theme is Connection.
February 13, 2023
Graphic of sign on string that says “Attention! 2023 OMOB Top 11.” After the word “attention,” there is the logo for Maryland Humanities One Maryland One Book Program, that includes the website www.onemarylandonebook.org.” The background is sky blue.
Top Eleven Titles for the 2023 One Maryland One Book Selection
We announce our top eleven contenders for One Maryland One Book 2023! This year's theme is "Connection."
January 9, 2023
A collage of three book covers: “Aftershocks: A Memoir” by Nadia Owusu; “What’s Mine and Yours: A Novel” by Naima Coster; and "Clap When You Land" by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Top Three Titles for One Maryland One Book 2022
Eden Etzel, our Program Assistant for Maryland Center for the Book, delves into our top three contenders for One Maryland One Book 2022. This year's theme is "New Beginnings."
February 3, 2022
A collage of the following ten books divided into two rows: “The Office of Historical Corrections” by Danielle Evans, “Clap When You Land” by Elizabeth Acevedo, “Dominicana” by Angie Cruz, “What’s Mine and Yours” by Naima Coster, “There There” by Tommy Orange, “Mary Jane” by Jessica Anya Blau, “All You Can Ever Know” by Nicole Chung, “Everywhere You Don’t Belong” by Gabriel Bump, “Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez, and “Aftershocks” by Nadia Owusu.
Top 10 Titles for One Maryland One Book 2022
We announce our top ten contenders for One Maryland One Book 2022! The theme this year is "New Beginnings."
January 7, 2022
A compilation of 2 photos: on the left is Bill Peak, a white man with thick tortoise-shell classes, white hair, and a white mustache. We see him from a little below the shoulders upwards: he wears a navy sweater, white collared shirt, and a turquoise tie. THe next picture is the book cover of "The Book of Delights: Essays" by Ross Gay." The cover is white, has a blue-gray branch with leaves, and a small magenta flower. The title and author is are in black font. A blurb is in magenta font.
A Collection of Delights at the Talbot County Free Library
Bill Peak is the Communications Manager and all-encompassing “Library Guy” at the Talbot County Free Library on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He is the author of the novel The Oblate’s Confession (2014). Bill writes a monthly article for The Star-Democrat about working at the Talbot County Free Library. Here, he reviews The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay, our 2021 One Maryland One Book selection.
August 4, 2021
Top Three Titles for One Maryland One Book 2021
We delve into our top three contenders for One Maryland One Book 2020. This year's theme is "Hope."
February 5, 2021
Top 10 Titles for One Maryland One Book 2021
We announce our top ten contenders for One Maryland One Book 2021! The theme this year is "Hope."
January 11, 2021