Maryland Books - Book Reviews

Books about or related to Maryland USA can be found online or in almost any local bookstore in the state. Subjects include history, ghost stories, nautical, seafood, nature, and many more.

Books related to the Chesapeake Bay are always popular among Marylanders. Books about the estuary explore history, water-based recreation, seafood, commercial fishing, boating, and other subjects.

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At Chesapeake-bay.org, readers will find Chesapeake Bay Book Reviews as well as an online store featuring Chesapeake Bay books.

Another website offers a review of The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place and a Call to Action

For those interested in Charm City (Baltimore), another website showcases books about Baltimore.

For readers that enjoy fishing stories,Wet and Hungry: An Atlantic Fisherman's Life is worth looking into.

Other sources of information about Maryland themed books are numerous. Online audiences will find information about relevant books at sites such as goodreads.com

Another good way to find books about Maryland is to attend local events such as the Baltimore Book festival.

For old and used book enthusiasts, there are thrift shops, flea markets, yard sales, specialty book stores and other sources.

Poplar Hill Mansion Presents The Art and Life of Clara Gunby

Poplar Hill Mansion presents The Art and Life of Clara Gunby on Sunday, September 11, from 1-4 pm.

The public is invited to view the paintings of Clara Gunby, civil war era artist at Poplar Hill Mansion in Salisbury MD .

Accompanying the exhibition will be a reception. Civil War re-enactors will portray Clara Gunby and Sgt. D. Coleman’s 7th Maryland Company.

Local authors Andy Nunez and Elaine Patterson will have autographed books for sale.

This event is free to the public.

Dishing Up Maryland Cookbook

A first-of-its-kind cookbook featuring local Maryland products,  the farmers and watermen that grow and harvest them, and the chefs who prepare the recipes is being released on March 24, 2010 in Annapolis.

This new book captures the unique and delectable cuisine of Maryland with "150 recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay.” Dishing Up Maryland is authored by award-winning Maryland writer Lucie Snodgrass.

Stunning photography by Edwin Remsberg, himself a Maryland farmer, provides the visual counterparts to stories of the farm families and chefs featured in the book. John Shields, renowned chef who embodies the buy local effort, provides an insightful foreword to the book.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Maryland's Best program to promote the purchase of locally grown and raised products for the benefit of the State's farmers, watermen and related businesses. The book is published by Storey Publishing.