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Six Bridges Book Festival

Six Bridges Book Festival Central Arkansas Library System’s Main Library campus and other venues Little Rock Arkansas The Six Bridges Book Festival presents a wide variety of authors and discus...

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I Am Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges 9781338753882 Nonfiction Orchard Books Orchard Books In a beautiful and poetic reflection, Ruby Bridges tells her story as never before and shares the events of that mom...

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Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges 000000003120025X Ruby Bridges, born 1954, is a civil rights activist known for being the first black student to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans at age six. Her journey spark...

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Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes To The Mean Streets To The Life I Always Wanted

by Todd Bridges

Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes To The Mean Streets To The Life I Always Wanted Todd Bridges 9781439148983 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. The former child star—best known as Willi...

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She Persisted: Ruby Bridges

by Kekla Magoon

She Persisted: Ruby Bridges Kekla Magoon 9780593115862 Nonfiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger...

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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story: My True Story

by Ruby Bridges

Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story: My True Story Ruby Bridges 9780545108553 Nonfiction Cartwheel Books Scholastic Inc. The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges,...

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Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts

by Ruby Bridges

Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts Ruby Bridges 9781338753912 Nonfiction Orchard Books Orchard Books National civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges responds to letters from thoughtful and concerned youn...

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The Story of Ruby Bridges: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers

by Arlisha Norwood

The Story of Ruby Bridges: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers Arlisha Norwood 9781648765391 Nonfiction Callisto Kids Callisto Publishing Discover the life of Ruby Bridges—a story about bravery a...

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This Is Your Time

by Ruby Bridges

This Is Your Time Ruby Bridges 9780593378526 Nonfiction Delacorte Press Penguin Random House NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first black chil...

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Through My Eyes

by Ruby Bridges

Through My Eyes Ruby Bridges 9780590189231 Nonfiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. On November 14, 1960, a tiny six-year-old black child, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of sc...

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We Are Bridges: A Memoir

by Cassandra Lane

We Are Bridges: A Memoir Cassandra Lane 9781952177927 Nonfiction The Feminist Press The Feminist Press “Cassandra Lane, a former member of Nommo Literary Society, who now lives and works in Los Angele...

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Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival: Author Village

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Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival: Author Village Meet many of the authors you participated in the 2017 Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, which was held at Curtis Hixon Park. These images and photos...

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Charleston Literary Festival

Charleston Literary Festival Various Downtown Venues Charleston South Carolina Charleston Literary Festival is a boutique literary festival that runs every November for ten days in Charleston, South C...

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Calabash International Literary Festival

Calabash International Literary Festival Treasure Beach Treasure Beach Jamaica, W.I. The Calabash International Literary Festival, held on a biennial basis on even years, was founded in 2001 by three ...

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The Schomburg Center's Third Annual Black Comic Book

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The Schomburg Center's Third Annual Black Comic Book The Schomburg Center's Third Annual Black Comic Book Festival Third Annual Black Comic Book Festival Saturday, January 17, 2015, 10 am - 7 pm 51...

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Great American Book Festival

Great American Book Festival Main Street Square Rapid City South Dakota The Great American Book Festival was created by the founders of Literary Classics Book Awards & Reviews In an effort to suppo...

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Texas Book Festival

Texas Book Festival State Capitol and surrounding grounds Austin Texas The Texas Book Festival (#TXBOOKFEST) celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imaginati...

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Vegas Valley Book Festival

Vegas Valley Book Festival Las Vegas Nevada The Vegas Valley Book Festival, now in its fifteenth year, is a celebration of the written, spoken, and illustrated word. The festival has networked togeth...

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BWABC Literacy Festival

BWABC Literacy Festival Memphis Cook Convention Center Memphis Tennessee 2017 Festival was cancelled “The BWABC Literacy Association will not hold its annual festival in 2017. We thank you for...

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Black Authors Festival @SagHarbor

Black Authors Festival @SagHarbor Breakwater Yacht Club Sag Harbor New York The Black Authors Festival @Sag Harbor is a nationally celebrated in-person event, recognized by USA Today as one of the Top...

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Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sport

Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sport Banjul The Gambia An African Diaspora, One World, Pan African experience Mboka means ‘One Family’ in Wolof and will offer festival attendees a...

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The Gilded Six-Bits, A Short Story

by Zora Neale Hurston

The Gilded Six-Bits, A Short Story Zora Neale Hurston Article A screening of the film The Gilded Six-Bits was held July 29, 2010 as part of the AALBC.com Brownstones Series in Harlem, New York. B...

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The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition

by Robert M. Coles

The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition Robert M. Coles 9780439472265 Nonfiction Scholastic Paperbacks Scholastic Inc. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first African American child...

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Brooklyn Book Festival 2012

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Brooklyn Book Festival 2012 Photos and one video from the 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival The 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in Ne...

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Brooklyn Book Festival

Brooklyn Book Festival Brooklyn Borough Hall and Vicinity Brooklyn New York The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of national and internat...

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Sixth Annual National Book Festival

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Sixth Annual National Book Festival Sixth Annual National Book Festival THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. 2006 National Book Festival ...

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Utah Humanities Council Book Festival

Utah Humanities Council Book Festival Salt Lake City Utah Previously the The Great Salt Lake Book Festival The annual Utah Humanities Book Festival is Utah’s oldest and only statewide book f...

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Annapolis Book Festival

Annapolis Book Festival The Key School Annapolis Maryland The Annapolis Book Festival is one of the premier community events in the region. Every year more than 3,000 people attend this free community...

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A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Festival

by DuEwa M. Frazier

A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Festival DuEwa M. Frazier Article Up South International Book Festival September 19th ’ September 23rd 2007 www...

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Festival of Women Writers

Festival of Women Writers Hobart New York The Festival of Women Writers has become a highly anticipated event, unique among cultural happenings in the Catskill Region, especially in Delaware County. ...

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Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors

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Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors Loading   Brooklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors  by Leah Mullen  Perhaps the most overlooked and under acknowledged heroines and heroes ...

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Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement

by Myra Faye Turner

Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement Myra Faye Turner 9781666334371 Nonfiction Capstone Press Capstone Press When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to Wil...

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Two Cities: A Love Story

by John Edgar Wideman

Two Cities: A Love Story John Edgar Wideman 9780618001859 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A redemptive, healing novel, Two Cities brings to brilliant culmination the themes John Edgar ...

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Todd Bridges

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So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival

by Kwame Dawes

So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival Kwame Dawes 9781936070077 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books Contributors include: Robert Pins...

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2nd Annual Up South Int'l Book Festival

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2nd Annual Up South Int'l Book Festival 2nd Annual Up South Int'l Book Festival Read an article about this event: A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Fes...

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The Hampton Roads Indie Author Book Festival

The Hampton Roads Indie Author Book Festival Family Life Center 1 Redheart Drive, Hampton, VA 23661 Hampton Virginia Upon returning from an out of state book festival, Florenza Denise Lee wondered wh...

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Donna M. Gray-Banks

Donna M. Gray-Banks NONE Donna M. Gray-Banks, founder of F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival, is a successful author known for her suspense erotic trilogy and a guest columnist for various outlets. She hosts tw...

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East of the River Book Festival

East of the River Book Festival Rocketship Rise Academy Washington District of Columbia The 2017 East of the River Book Festival is a magnet for city dwellers from all wards to recognize and enjoy a l...

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The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II

by Tonya Abari

The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II Tonya Abari 9780063265769 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A powerful and vibrantly illustrated account of the res...

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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University

The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana The highly anticipated New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns to Tulane’s uptown campus...

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AJC Decatur Book Festival

AJC Decatur Book Festival Downtown Decatur Decatur Georgia The AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country and one of the five largest overall. Since its launch, ...

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Kellie Magnus on the Kingston Book Festival

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Kellie Magnus on the Kingston Book Festival Literary Events Kellie Magnus tells AALBC.com about the Kingston Book Festival during the 2016 Brooklyn Book Festival. AALBC.com is planning a group trip t...

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Dallas Book Festival

Dallas Book Festival Dallas Public Library Dallas Texas Founded in 2006 as the Dallas International Book Festival, the festival is Dallas Public Library’s premiere literary event. The Dallas Boo...

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San Antonio Book Festival

San Antonio Book Festival Central Library and the Majestic Theatre San Antonio Texas The Festival is a day-long event that unites readers and writers alike. Author presentations are held indoors while...

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Twin Cities Book Festival

Twin Cities Book Festival MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDS Minneapolis Minnesota The Twin Cities Book Festival—brought to you by Rain Taxi—is not only the largest and most important literary ga...

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Queens Book Festival

Queens Book Festival LIC Landing by Coffeed Queens New York “The Queens Book Festival, debuted on August 7, 2016, is the largest and most inclusive literary gathering in Queens. It fills the bor...

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The ESSENCE Brand—Where Black Women Come First—NOT!

by Troy Johnson

The ESSENCE Brand—Where Black Women Come First—NOT! Troy Johnson Article A few weeks ago, I visited Essence Magazine’s website to learn which Black owned bookstore they were going to use as the books...

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Ann Arbor Book Festival

Ann Arbor Book Festival Ann Arbor Michigan Formed in 2003, the Ann Arbor Book Festival’s mission is to promote reading, heighten awareness of literacy challenges, and showcase the rich culture ...

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Jael Richardson

Jael Richardson NONE Jael Ealey Richardson is a Toronto-based author and educator with an MFA in Creative Writing. Known for her memoir and children's book, both titled The Stone Thrower, her work re...

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Southern Festival of Books

Southern Festival of Books Nashville Tennessee The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written WordSM is a three-day Festival celebrated each year during the second full weekend of Octob...

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Women's History Month Literary Festival 2015

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Women's History Month Literary Festival 2015 Women's History Month Literary Festival 2015 featuring, Elizabeth Alexander, LaShonda Katrice Barnett, Lalita Tademy and Linda A. Duggins Women’s History M...

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Dahlonega Literary Festival

Dahlonega Literary Festival Historic Square of Dahlonega, GA Dahlonega Georgia The Dahlonega Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books that takes place in March. Situated in Historic Downtow...

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Books in Bloom Literary Festival

Books in Bloom Literary Festival Color Burst Park Columbia Maryland Books In Bloom is an innovative, progressive, and memorable festival, poised to be one of the premier book festivals in the region. ...

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Festival of Colors

by Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal

Festival of Colors Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal 9781481420495 Fiction Beach Lane Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Learn all about Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, in this lush picture book from b...

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Toni Blackman

Toni Blackman 0000000036920264 Toni Blackman, an international champion of hip-hop culture, is known for her captivating performances and powerful presence. She's the first hip-hop artist to work as ...

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Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival

Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival Hotel Monteleone New Orleans Louisiana The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach...

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Toronto International Festival of Authors

Toronto International Festival of Authors Harbourfront Centre Toronto Canada Since its inception in 1974, Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has welcomed more than 9,000 authors from ov...

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Etheridge Knight Festival

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Etheridge Knight Festival Etheridge Knight Festival Etheridge Knight Inc. P.O. Box 18043 Indianapolis, IN 46218 Phone (317) 396-1529.Fax (317) 925-1481 E-mail EKFestival@aol.com The 11th Ann...

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Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival

Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Curtis Hixon Park Tampa Florida The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival is an annual, cultural arts & music festival that takes place over the course of 10 days in Tamp...

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University Spring Literary Festival

University Spring Literary Festival Ohio University Athens Ohio Since 1986, The Spring Literary Festival has featured some of the world's finest, most distinguished writers of poetry, fiction and non-...

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LaKesa Cox

LaKesa Cox NONE LaKesa Cox is an award-winning author and screenwriter with over 20 years of experience. She has published four novels and has contributed to two anthologies. She was acknowledged as ...

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Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors

by Troy Johnson

Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors Troy Johnson Article Brooklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors by Leah Mullen Perhaps the most overlooked and under acknowledged heroines and heroes...

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Nancy Churnin

Nancy Churnin NONE Nancy Churnin is a celebrated children's book author, known for inspiring kids to be heroes through her stories. She's a Eureka Silver Award winner and has been recognized with the...

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The South Florida Book Festival & Literary Conference

The South Florida Book Festival & Literary Conference Fort Lauderdale Florida The South Florida Book Festival and Literary Conference is one of the nation’s fastest growing and premier book fes...

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Six Weeks (A C. J. Cavanaugh Mystery)

by Michael R. Lane

Six Weeks (A C. J. Cavanaugh Mystery) Michael R. Lane 9798989194803 Fiction Bare Bones Press Bare Bones Press The Cavanaugh Investigation Agency registered its most profitable year to date. Earnings g...

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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

by Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman 9781601624918 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. When a set-up goes wrong and Six finds herself sleeping with the enemy, who wi...

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Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories

by Walter Mosley

Six Easy Pieces: Easy Rawlins Stories Walter Mosley 9780743442527 Fiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Walter Mosley’s bestselling and award-winning novels — from Gone Fishin’ to Devil i...

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Albany Book Festival

Albany Book Festival University at Albany Albany New York The Albany Book Festival, established in 2018, draws thousands of book lovers from across the Capital Region and beyond to an intellectually s...

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Virginia Festival of the Book

Virginia Festival of the Book Charlottesville Virginia Produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH), the largest of the 56 state (and territory) humanities councils, the Festival is a...

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Virginia Children’s Book Festival

Virginia Children’s Book Festival Longwood University, Farmville Farmville Virginia The Virginia Children’s Book Festival will bring together prominent children’s authors and illustrators ...

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The High Desert Book Festival

The High Desert Book Festival Hesperia Civic Plaza Park Hesperia California Our annual High Desert Book Festival is where authors and book lovers meet to celebrate the written word amidst Joshua Trees...

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Rose Brock

Rose Brock 0000000107888362 Rose Brock, a professor at Sam Houston State University, is renowned for inspiring youth to love books. In addition to her career as a librarian and educator, she co-found...

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Gaithersburg Book Festival

Gaithersburg Book Festival Bohrer Park Gaithersburg Maryland The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual celebration of great books and great writing that will feature more than 100 award-winning and ...

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National Black Book Festival

National Black Book Festival Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium Houston Texas The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-America...

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KPBS San Diego Book Festival

KPBS San Diego Book Festival University of San Diego San Diego California The KPBS San Diego Book Festival is a free, public event for book lovers of all ages. It is brought to you by KPBS and present...

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DSM Book Festival

DSM Book Festival Franklin Event Center Des Moines Iowa The DSM Book Festival connects people who love books with people who create them. The festival features nationally acclaimed authors, book club-...

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Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival

Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival Blalock Park Venice Florida The Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival is a small, unique program hosting writers teaching writers on Friday night, and authors sel...

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North Texas Teen Book Festival

North Texas Teen Book Festival Irving Convention Center Irving Texas The North Texas Teen Book Festival is the largest library-run book festival for young people in the country.

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Gwen Richardson on the 2018 National Black Book Festival

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Gwen Richardson on the 2018 National Black Book Festival Literary Events Gwen Richardson talks about the 2018 National Black Book Festival with Kim Coles, Eric Jerome Dickey and othersThe celebration ...

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Zuksiwa Wanner

Zuksiwa Wanner NONE Zukiswa Wanner, born to South African and Zimbabwean parents in Zambia, is a celebrated author known for award-nominated novels like “Men of the South.” As an essayist, she focuse...

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JAX Urban Book Festival

JAX Urban Book Festival James Weldon Johnson Park Jacksonville Florida The JAX Urban Book Festival (JUBF) is an annual celebration of literature, culture, and community held each January as part of DR...

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Greater Austin Book Festival

Greater Austin Book Festival Austin Public Library Austn Texas GAB Fest is the only tri-county book festival in Austin that focuses specifically on local small-press and self-published authors. There ...

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Ohioana Book Festival

Ohioana Book Festival Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library Columbus Ohio Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their fa...

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Boston Book Festival

Boston Book Festival Copley Square Boston Massachusetts The Boston Book Festival celebrates the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire by holding year-round events culminati...

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Green Mountain Book Festival

Green Mountain Book Festival Downtown Burlington Burlington Vermont The Green Mountain Book Festival honors free expression, embraces diverse voices, and encourages a deeper understanding of self and ...

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Burlington County Book Festival

Burlington County Book Festival Burlington County Library Westampton New Jersey Explore the world of literature at our Burlington County Book Festival! During the festival, BCLS will present dozens of...

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The Spring Book Festival

The Spring Book Festival Wayne Curry Sports & Learning Center Landover Maryland The Spring Book festival, a celebration of the written word, is held each May. The 2017 Festival is the 3rd annual event...

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Abantu Book Festival

Abantu Book Festival Eyethu Lifestyle Centre & Soweto Theatre Soweto South Africa Abantu Book Festival is an annual literary event held in Soweto, South African’s artistic heartland, featuring a...

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Atlanta African American Book Festival

Atlanta African American Book Festival Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia The Atlanta African American Book Festival is a yearly festival held in Atlanta, Georgia. The event is a great opportuni...

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Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival

Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival Henderson Event Center Henderson Minnesota This is Southern Minnesota Book and Art Festival inaugural event and author/exhibitor/artist space is free! The fes...

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Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples

by Mavis Staples and Carole Boston Weatherford

Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples Mavis Staples and Carole Boston Weatherford 9780593624692 Nonfiction Rocky Pond Books Penguin Random House Legendary singer and Civil Rights activi...

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George Ford

George Ford 0000000100607572 George Ford, a prolific children's book illustrator, has contributed to over 30 books. He is a Coretta Scott King Award recipient for his work on 'Ray Charles' and 'The S...

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Morristown Festival of Books

Morristown Festival of Books Morristown New Jersey The Morristown Festival of Books celebrates the power of the written word to challenge, transport and transform us, while bringing together our comm...

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The Future of Book Publishing from the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival

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The Future of Book Publishing from the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival Troy Johnson An excerpt from the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival. The festival was held in New York City on May 18, 2022....

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