The Lost Weekend

After a 2024 hiatus, Greedy Reads is bringing back The Lost Weekend, our three day literary festival, from Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Remington. The festival celebrates the vibrant and unique culture that makes Baltimore “The City That Reads.”

Admission to The Lost Weekend is free and events are on a first-come, first-served

basis. Your RSVP lets us know you'll be there, but does not reserve you a seat.

Learn more about The Lost Weekend below, and by visitng our website at www.greedyreads.com/thelostweekend2025.

Schedule is subject to change. Visit for the latest updates.

Tell Me a Story (I Don’t Care If It’s True): A Community Storytelling Event - 6 - 8 PM

We kick off Lost Weekend with a community storytelling event! Authors Rosa Castellano and Erica Dawson share poems & stories that celebrate resilience and survival. Then, attendees will have a chance on the mic to tell their own 3-5 minute poem, song, essay, or other story.

Making Your Own Comic Workshop - 10 AM

Join author Barbara Perez Marquez for an interactive all-ages workshop on how to create your very own comic. Learn some of the essential elements of a comic and put them into practice as you create a comic alongside other attendees. Materials will be provided, all you need to bring is your imagination!

Drag Story Hour - 11 AM

It’s Drag Story Hour, a read-aloud storytime with Mx. Hazel featuring some of our favorite Pride stories!

Young Adult Panel - 12 PM

A conversation with Young Adult authors Ciera Burch, Craig Kofi Farmer, and Carole Boston Weatherford. Moderated by Emily Drabinski.

Romance Panel - 1 PM

Just in time for a summertime romance, authors B.K. Borison (First-Time Caller), Betty Corrello (32 Days in May), Nikki Payne, (Sex, Lies, and Sensibility), and Simone Soltani (Ride With Me), discuss love stories, romance on the page, and more!

Dolen Perkins-Valdez & Danielle Evans - 2 PM

Join us to celebrate the new novel Happy Land by New York Times bestselling author Dolen Perkins-Valdez! Dolen will be in conversation with Baltimore author Danielle Evans (The Office of Historical Corrections), to discuss Happy Land, a sweeping generational tale inspired by true events.

Denali Sai Nalamalapu & Jess Schreibstein - 3 PM

Climate organizer Denali Sai Nalamalapu shares their new graphic memoir, Holler, about the six hopeful activists who became resisters of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Denali will be in conversation with Jess Schreibstein, content strategist and host of Book Club for the Planet, a climate change book club hosted at Greedy Reads.

Yrsa Daley-Ward & Bry Reed - 4 PM

The debut novel by celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward is finally here! We’ll kick off the release of The Catch, a kaleidoscopic multiverse story of mothers, daughters, and sisters, with Yrsa in conversation with Baltimore writer Bry Reed. This is your chance to purchase The Catch a few days before publication!

Jean Grae & Aaron Dante - 5 PM

Baltimore artist, humorist, and former rapper Jean Grae joins the Lost Weekend stage to celebrate the release of her darkly humorous, intensely personal essay collection In My Remaining Years! Jean will be in conversation with Baltimore’s Aaron Dante, for a live recording of the No Pix After Dark podcast.

Athena Dixon & Ursula Villarreal-Moura - 10 AM

Sunday morning kicks off with a conversation between authors Athena Dixon (The Loneliness Files; a groundbreaking memoir in essays) and Ursula Villarreal-Moura (Like Happiness; a searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame), to celebrate the paperback release of their books!

Lori Ostlund & Eric Puchner - 11 AM

Lori Ostlund celebrates the release of her piercing new short story collection Are You Happy? alongside Baltimore author Eric Puchner, whose new novel Dream State was selected for Oprah’s Book Club! The conversation will be moderated by Baltimore writer Nate Brown.

Literature in Translation with Kurt Beals & Lily Meyer - 12 PM

A deep dive into literary translation with translator Kurt Beals (translator of All Quiet on the Western Front) and Lily Meyer (author of Short War, translator of Little Bird). Former Greedy Reads Translated Fiction Book Club members, this one is for you!

Tochi Onyebuchi & Stacy Nathaniel Jackson - 1 PM

Fantasy and science fiction fans, celebrate the release of Tochi Onyebuchi’s latest release Harmattan Season, a hard-boiled fantasy noir in postcolonial West Africa! Tochi will be in conversation with Stacy Nathaniel Jackson, trans poet, playwright, visual artist, and author of The Ephemera Collector.

Ariel Courage & Beth Morgan - 2 PM

Ariel Courage joins the Lost Weekend to discuss her debut novel Bad Nature, a road trip revenge tale that’s both subversive and funny. Ariel will be in conversation with author Beth Morgan, author of A Touch of Jen.

Supporting Trans Youth Panel - 3 PM

Hear from authors Nico Lang (American Teenager) and Alexis Stratton (Trans Kids, Our Kids) during a conversation about supporting trans youth. Liz Williams, visual artist and cover designer of Trans Kids, Our Kids, will join the conversation to discuss trans youth support through art activism. The conversation will be moderator by M Pease, Director of Research and Assessment at Trans Maryland.

Veena Dinavahi & Nicole Cuffy - 4 PM

Hear about all things cult related from authors Veena Dinavahi (The True Happiness Company) and Nicole Cuffy (O Sinners!). Veena’s memoir explores her experience in a self-help cult, while Nicole’s novel dives into grief and control within the orbit of a cult leader. A can’t miss conversation celebrating these two new releases.

Susan Choi & Rachel Khong - 5 PM

We close out the festival with literary powerhouses Susan Choi and Rachel Khong! Celebrating the release of Susan’s new decade-spanning novel Flashlight, and the paperback release of Rachel’s family saga Real Americans, the conversation will be moderated by NPR’s Andrew Limbong.

About The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend returns for a third installment! Baltimore’s historic literary contributions are well known, and it remains still today a city overflowing with creativity and talent, from social and cultural commentary, to poetry, to award-winning fiction. The city’s literary talent is matched by a community of readers who are insatiably curious, hungry for stories, and unapologetically politically and culturally engaged. The Lost Weekend is three days of culture, books, spoken word, poetry, good food and good people – hosted by Greedy Reads. Learn more about The Lost Weekend at www.greedyreads.com/thelostweekend2025 and follow on Instagram @greedyreads.

About Greedy Reads

Greedy Reads is your friendly neighborhood independent bookstore. Woman-owned, the first store opened in Fells Point in Baltimore in 2018, and a second in Remington in 2019. Books in both locations are carefully (obsessively) selected by the owner, a 20-year veteran of the publishing industry. We love books, bookstores, readers, and shopping local. Learn more about Greedy Reads, browse staff recommendations, and shop online at www.greedyreads.com.

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