-The book, to be released Fall 2015

-Another copy of the book donated to a local school

– Your name, as a contributor, listed in the book (if ordered before 02/15/2015)

-A poster (pictured) signed by author Alvarez and BLP artist Michael Owen.

-A copy of Alvarez’s collection of essays about Baltimore, “Hometown Boy.”

“LOVE, says the mural artist Michael Owen.
LOVE, affirms Scott Burkholder, the logistics man.
LOVE, declare 20 walls in the proud and beleaguered city of Baltimore, upon which Owen has painted the word since 2009.”

Writer Rafael Alvarez, who has written for the Baltimore Sun and “The Wire,” brings his rich knowledge of Baltimore and lyrical voice to tell the story of the Baltimore Love Project. What does “love” mean? What impact does street art have on society, or on an individual passerby? You won’t want to take your eyes off photographer Sean Scheidt’s images of Baltimore—the LOVE walls, and much more.