Upcoming Book Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2025 and 2026)

Check out our list of events from the beginning of the year. To add an event, complete our form: Add a Book Festival or Fair to Our Calendar. You can also share event details in the Press Release section of our discussion forum.

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32 Events Coming Up

Provincetown Book Festival
Provincetown Public Library

356 Commercial St, Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657

Hosted by: Festival Director, Nan Cinnater
Dates: Friday, September 19, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025

Website: Provincetown Book Festival
Email: ncinnater@clamsnet.org

Description:

Meet acclaimed authors and guest speakers visiting our famed arts colony for three days of free events, including readings, interviews, conversations, and the Rose Dorothea Award presentation.

Learn more about Provincetown Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Toronto International Festival of Authors
Harbourfront Centre

235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada, Toronto, Canada 

Hosted by: IFOA
Dates: Friday, September 19, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025

Website: Toronto International Festival of Authors
Phone: 416-973-4760
Email: info@ifoa.org

Description:

Since its inception in 1974, Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has welcomed more than 9,000 authors from over 100 countries, including 22 Nobel Laureates and countless other award winners.

IFOA presents the finest international novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and biographers, and provides Canadian writers with an internationally recognized forum in which to present their work.

Incorporated in 1986 as a non-profit organization with a mandate to cultivate and advance the cause of literature, IFOA is home to a weekly event series (September to June), the annual International Festival of Authors (October) and ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers with Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees™ (May), presented with the Ontario Library Association. IFOA also runs Toronto Lit Up, a three-year programme supported by the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) that helps launch and promote the work of local authors.

In 2006, IFOA introduced its touring programme, IFOA Ontario, which now visits communities in numerous cities and towns across the province.

Learn more about Toronto International Festival of Authors on AALBC.com.
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Kansas Book Festival
Washburn University

1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, Kansas 66621

Hosted by: Tim Bascom, Executive Director
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Website: Kansas Book Festival
Email: ksbookfestival@gmail.com

Description:

The Kansas Book Festival, featuring Kansas-connected authors from across the country, will host a number of authors with ties to Washburn University.

Learn more about Kansas Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Vicinity

209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201

Hosted by: Brooklyn Book Festival, Inc. and Brooklyn Book Festival Literary Council
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Website: Brooklyn Book Festival
Phone: 570-362-6657
Email: lkoch@brooklynbookfestival.org

Description:

The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors. One of America’s premier book festivals, this hip, smart diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to enjoy authors and the festival’s lively literary marketplace.

The Brooklyn Book Festival is really more than a week of events which culminates on “Festival Day.”

Learn more about Brooklyn Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Mississippi Book Festival
Mississippi State Capitol

400 High St, Jackson, MS 39201, Jackson, Mississippi 

Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.

Website: Mississippi Book Festival
Phone: 769.717.2648
Email: info@msbookfestival.com

Description:

The Mississippi Book Festival, a nonprofit founded by literacy advocates, launched in August 2015 on the State Capitol grounds and continues to draw thousands to its annual “literary lawn party” and book lovers’ celebration.

Learn more about Mississippi Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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South Dakota Festival of Books

Hosted by: South Dakota Humanities Council
Dates: Friday, September 26, 2025 to Sunday, September 28, 2025

Website: South Dakota Festival of Books
Phone: 605-688-6113

Description:

The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.

Learn more about South Dakota Festival of Books on AALBC.com.
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Books Books Books

2300 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602

Hosted by: Mary Walsh and 6 Feet Under Books
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Website: Books Books Books
Email: booksbooksbooksevent@gmail.com
Price: $5

Description:

Books Books Books [2024 is the forth year] is a must-attend event for all book lovers! Whether you're a fan of romance, mystery, fantasy, or non-fiction, this event has something for everyone. Immerse yourself in a world of words as you browse through a wide selection of books from various genres. Meet and mingle with fellow bookworms, authors, and self-publishers, and discover new titles to add to your collection. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading.

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Albany Book Festival
University at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222

Hosted by: The New York State Writers Institute and University at Albany
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time:

Website: Albany Book Festival
Phone: 518 442-5620
Email: writers@albany.edu

Description:

The Albany Book Festival, established in 2018, draws thousands of book lovers from across the Capital Region and beyond to an intellectually stimulating and dynamic daylong event on the University at Albany uptown campus that promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among all ages.

This annual fall festival features bestselling authors, panel discussions, book-signing sessions, online workshops for aspiring writers, and areas dedicated to young-adult and children's books. Regional authors and poets join in open mic sessions. Dozens of authors, bookstores, publishers, and literary organizations will be featured online.

Learn more about Albany Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Tulane University

6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

Hosted by: Roger Dunaway, Assistant Director of Public Relations
Dates: Saturday, September 27, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025

Website: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Phone: 504-862-8240
Email: Bookfest@tulane.edu

Description:

The highly anticipated New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns to Tulane’s uptown campus, annually, with a three-day, in-person literary celebration featuring more than 100 national, regional and local authors, including some of the nation’s favorite bestsellers. The book festival also hosts its Family Day [Saturday, March 11] on the Berger Family Lawn. The festival is free and open to the public.

Learn more about The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University on AALBC.com.
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Texas Remainder Expo

1835 Forms Drive, Carrollton, Texas 75006

Dates: Monday, September 29, 2025 to Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Website: Texas Remainder Expo
Email: info@texasremainderexpo.com

Description:

Texas Remainder Expo (T☆REX) is a wholesale show open only to trade customers and not open to the public. It is held twice a year in the fall and spring.

We wanted to provide a place that was affordable for attendees, successful for exhibitors and buyers, and most importantly brought our amazing book community back together in person. Texas Remainder Expo (T*REX) started in Dallas, TX in May 2022. This in-person wholesale book show was the first hosted in the US since 2019 that focused on bargain, overstock, and remainder publications.?Ever growing, we now welcome gift, packagers and new publication exhibitors to offer a larger variety of products in one place for our wholesale buyers.

Learn more about Texas Remainder Expo on AALBC.com.
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Baku International Book Fair
Baku Expo Center

AZ1050, Azerbaijan, Baku,, Baku, Azerbaijan 515

Dates: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Website: Baku International Book Fair
Email: bakubookfair@culture.az

Description:

Baku Book Fair exhibition is an outstanding event that offers an opportunity for its participants to set the tone for publishing in the region.

It is an ideal platform for engaging with consumers, increasing brand awareness, sharing local and international experience and ideas on how to develop the book business in our country in the digital age.

Learn more about Baku International Book Fair on AALBC.com.
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Black Book Bash
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront

225 E Coastline Dr., Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Hosted by: Casey Kelley Media Agency
Dates: Friday, October 3, 2025 to Sunday, October 5, 2025

Website: Black Book Bash
Email: hello@caseykelley.co
Price: $175

Description:

Black Book Bash isn’t just a book festival — it’s where Black storytelling, culture, and community link up like they’ve known each other forever.

Learn more about Black Book Bash on AALBC.com.
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Multicultural Book & Family Festival
California State University San Bernardino

5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, California 92407

Hosted by: Empowering Latino Futures
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Website: Multicultural Book & Family Festival
Email: latinoliteracy@gmail.com

Description:

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Morristown Festival of Books

Dates: Friday, October 10, 2025 to Saturday, October 11, 2025

Website: Morristown Festival of Books
Email: info@morristownbooks.org

Description:

The Morristown Festival of Books celebrates the power of the written word to challenge, transport and transform us, while bringing together our community in conversation.

Modeled after successful book festivals in other communities throughout the world, the Morristown Festival of Books brings together acclaimed authors with readers and book lovers.

Learn more about Morristown Festival of Books on AALBC.com.
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Black Book Festival
Goldsmiths, University of London

8 Lewisham Way, London, England SE14 6NW

Hosted by: Simon Education
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. BST

Website: Black Book Festival
Email: info@simoneducation.com

Description:

Black Book Festival is a showcase for African-Caribbean writers, publishers and booksellers.

Learn more about Black Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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National Black Book Festival
Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium

12512 Walters Rd, Houston, Texas 

Hosted by: Cushcity.com
Dates: Thursday, October 23, 2025 to Saturday, October 25, 2025

Website: National Black Book Festival
Phone: 1-800-340-5454
Email: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com

Description:

The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American retailer online. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.

The festival was cofounded by author and entrepreneur Gwen Richardson and her husband Willie Richardson.

Learn more about National Black Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
Oasis at Grace

5501 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224

Hosted by: MoPoetry Phillips
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Website: Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
Phone: 513-344-0870
Email: mopoetry@artsequitycollective.org
Price: $5

Description:

Come ready to purchase books, enjoy our panel discussion for aspiring authors, speak with publishers.

Learn more about Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair on AALBC.com.
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Steamy Lit Con
Anaheim Marriott

700 W Convention Way, Anaheim, California 92802

Hosted by: Mel Saavedra, Founder
Dates: Friday, October 31, 2025 to Saturday, November 1, 2025

Website: Steamy Lit Con

Description:

Their goal is to celebrate the romance genre and to amplify the identities in it which have been historically underrepresented. The Steamy Lit Con aims to be more than an event but a space to facilitate professional and personal connections, and to build thriving communities for authors and readers alike.

Learn more about Steamy Lit Con on AALBC.com.
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Texas Book Festival
State Capitol and surrounding grounds

Dates: Saturday, November 8, 2025 to Sunday, November 9, 2025

Website: Texas Book Festival
Email: bookfest@texasbookfestival.org

Description:

The Texas Book Festival (#TXBOOKFEST) celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination.

The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Along with Mary Margaret Farabee, founding co-chair, Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan a book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state’s public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996.

The signature event has evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country and takes place in and around the State Capitol in Austin, hosting about 250 authors each year. More than 40,000 book lovers of all ages attend the Festival annually, enjoying author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, YA authors, children’s activities, and exhibiting vendors from across the state. While remaining an important showcase for the work of Texas authors, the Texas Book Festival hosts important writers from all over the world and has earned a national reputation for the quality of its programming and its appeal to readers, authors, and publishers alike.

Learn more about Texas Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Jaipur Literature Festival
Jaipur’s Hotel Clarks Amer

Sultanpur MG Road, New Delhi, Jaipur, India 

Hosted by: Jaipur Virasat Foundation
Dates: Thursday, January 15, 2026 to Monday, January 19, 2026

Website: Jaipur Literature Festival
Phone: 919643302036
Email: info@teamworkart.com

Description:

A festival that bring together a diverse mix of the world's greatest writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, buisness leaders to express ad engage in thought ful debate and dialogue.

Learn more about Jaipur Literature Festival on AALBC.com.
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JAX Urban Book Festival
James Weldon Johnson Park

135 W Monroe St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Hosted by: DREAMWEEK INC. Natasha Slaughter, Festival Chair
Dates: Thursday, January 22, 2026 to Saturday, January 24, 2026

Website: JAX Urban Book Festival
Phone: 904-708-8945
Email: info@jaxurbanbookfest.com

Description:

The JAX Urban Book Festival (JUBF) is an annual celebration of literature and culture founded by acclaimed author Dr. V. Brooks Dunbar, “Dr. V,” and DREAMWEEK INC., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fostering social progress and community engagement inspired by Dr. King’s vision. Held each January as part of DREAMWEEK JAX, we showcase Jacksonville as a hub for arts, culture, business, and social progress. We welcome celebrated authors and book lovers from across the country. JUBF supports the growth of creative talent in our community. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and attendees, this festival remains free and open to everyone.

Learn more about JAX Urban Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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Sunshine State Book Festival
Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall

3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, Florida 32653

Hosted by: Writers Alliance of Gainesville
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern

Website: Sunshine State Book Festival
Phone: 352-316-3538
Email: jenny.dearinger@gmail.com

Description:

In its seventh year, the 2026 Sunshine State Book Festival “Brings Readers and Writers Together.” 100 authors will showcase their books while several activities will celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with cultural events inspired by “From Pirates to the Present: 250 Year of Literature in Florida.”

Learn more about Sunshine State Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Cultural and Educational Center

925 George W. Engram Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Hosted by: Donna M. Gray-Banks, Founder & Director
Dates: Thursday, January 29, 2026 to Saturday, January 31, 2026

Website: F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
Email: freshbookfestivals@gmail.com
Price: $5

Description:

F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival (Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Spiritual, Health and More) hosts more than 40 authors, editors, and filmmakers who convene to discuss their books, upcoming projects, and share insight and wisdom related to their crafts.

Host Hotel: The DAYTONA, A Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel
Address: 1870 Victory Circle, Daytona Beach, Florida

Learn more about F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival on AALBC.com.
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Savannah Book Festival
Telfair Square

220 W Broughton St., Savannah, Georgia 31401.0

Dates: Thursday, February 5, 2026 to Sunday, February 8, 2026

Website: Savannah Book Festival
Email: info@savannahbookfestival.org

Description:

The Savannah Book Festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written word and its role of improving the human expeirence. Our mission is to promote reading, writing, and civil conversation.

Learn more about Savannah Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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African American Childrens Book Fair
Pennsylvania Convention Center

1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Hosted by: The Literary Media & Publishing Consultants
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

Website: African American Childrens Book Fair
Phone: 215-878-2665
Email: vlloydsgam@aol.com

Description:

Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival

The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for children’s books in the country. It features nationally known bestselling authors and illustrators, many of whom have won some of the most prestigious literary awards including the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. These authors and illustrators have produced some of the best books of our generation.

Parents, caregivers and educators are very supportive of the African American Children's Book Fair because they understand that children who read outside of their normal school course work tend to make more responsible decisions about their lifestyles.

The fun-filled afternoon is packed with activities that promote the POWER and JOY OF READING. Authors and illustrators will make presentations and sign their books. The Literary Row will distribute book-related promotional materials free of charge. Our Educator's Book Giveaway will also distribute brand new books to teachers and librarians for use in their schools. In addition there will be a wide selection of affordable literature available to purchase.

The African American Children's Book Fair is a part of the African American Children's Book Project's initiative to promote and preserve multicultural children's literature.

The organization is leading a campaign entitled PRESERVE A LEGACY, BUY A BOOK. Its goal is to put books back into children's homes. You can't tell a child to read at home if there are no books. Read an interview the event’s organizer, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati

The event is free and opened to the public.

Learn more about African American Childrens Book Fair on AALBC.com.
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Winter Institute

Hosted by: American Booksellers Association
Dates: Monday, February 23, 2026 to Thursday, February 26, 2026

Website: Winter Institute
Phone: 800-637-0037
Email: info@BookWeb.org

Description:

Annual industry event filled with educational programming for independent bookstores.

Learn more about Winter Institute on AALBC.com.
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AWP Conference & Bookfair
Baltimore Convention Center

Hosted by: Community of Literary Magazine and Presses
Dates: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to Saturday, March 7, 2026

Website: AWP Conference & Bookfair
Phone: 301-226-9716
Email: events@awpwriter.org

Description:

Join thousands of writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers at the AWP Conference & Bookfair—the premier annual gathering of the literary community. With hundreds of events and exhibitors, four days of connection, inspiration, and celebration.

Learn more about AWP Conference & Bookfair on AALBC.com.
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Sacramento Book Festival
Shepard Garden & Arts Center

3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, California 95816

Hosted by: California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Website: Sacramento Book Festival
Phone: 916-847-6005
Email: timschooley@comcast.net

Description:

Learn more about Sacramento Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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IBPA Publishing University

Hosted by: Independent Book Publishers Association
Dates: Thursday, May 14, 2026 to Saturday, May 16, 2026

Website: IBPA Publishing University

Description:

The Premier Educational Event for Independent Book Publishers

Learn more about IBPA Publishing University on AALBC.com.
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Gaithersburg Book Festival
Bohrer Park

506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

Hosted by: City of Gaithersburg
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Website: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Phone: 301-258-6350
Email: gbf@gaithersburgmd.gov

Description:

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual celebration of great books and great writing that will feature more than 100 award-winning and best-selling authors in fiction, non-fiction, mystery, science fiction, poetry, children’s and young adult literature. Held in Gaithersburg, Md., the Festival also includes interactive writing workshops, a Children&rsquos Village, book sales, author signings and more. Admission and shuttles from Shady Grove Metro and Montgomery County Fairgrounds are FREE.

Learn more about Gaithersburg Book Festival on AALBC.com.
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National Book Club Conference
Atlanta Westin Buckhead

3391 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30326

Hosted by: National Book Club Conference Foundation
Dates: Thursday, July 30, 2026 to Sunday, August 2, 2026

Website: National Book Club Conference

Description:

National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that, since 2003, executes one of the premier annual literary events —referred to as “Literary Bliss” featuring African American authors and readers from around the country. Hundreds of book lovers receive unprecedented, intimate access to the talent that creates the work they enjoy and appreciate … and discover new authors with compelling books.

Learn more about National Book Club Conference on AALBC.com.
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Harlem Book Fair
Harlem State Office Building Plaza

163 West 125th Street, New York, New York 10027

Hosted by: Max Rodriguez
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Website: Harlem Book Fair
Email: hbf@qbr.com

Description:

CANCELLED FOR 2025

The Harlem Book Fair is the United State’s largest African-American book fair and the nation’s flagship Black literary event. Held annually in Harlem, NY, the Harlem Book Fair features exhibition booths, panel discussions, book sales, and workshops.

The Phillis Wheatley Book Awards are presented in conjunction with this event.

Learn more about Harlem Book Fair on AALBC.com.
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