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David Covin on the Sacramento Black Book Fair
David Covin on the Sacramento Black Book Fair Literary Events
David Covin
David Covin 0000000084071877 David Covin was a Professor Emeritus of Government and Ethnic Studies at CSU Sacramento and Past President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. He wa...
Larry Donell Covin, Jr.
Larry Donell Covin, Jr. MULTIPLE Dr. Larry Donell Covin Jr. is a globally recognized public theologian, ethicist, and author specializing in social justice, corrections ethics, theology, law, and hom...
Blue Nile Press
Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press http://bluenilepress.com Headquartered in Sacramento, California, BNP is an imprint of Path Press, of Chicago. BNP targets Black writers and the Black r...
Blue Nile Press
Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press http://bluenilepress.com Headquartered in Sacramento, California, BNP is an imprint of Path Press, of Chicago. BNP targets Black writers and the Black r...
Black Politics After The Civil Rights Movement: Activity And Beliefs In Sacramento, 1970-2000
Black Politics After The Civil Rights Movement: Activity And Beliefs In Sacramento, 1970-2000 David Covin 9780786442584 Nonfiction McFarland McFarland This important study posits a new way of understa...
Larry Donell Covin Jr.
Larry Donell Covin Jr. NONE Larry D. Covin Jr., author of 'Thirteen Turns', is a Theologian-Religion Scholar at Trinity UCC Church and a seasoned educator with a BS, MDiv, DMin, and Postdoctoral-Rese...
Kakwasi Somadhi
Kakwasi Somadhi NONE Kakwasi Somadhi Kakwasi is a seasoned writer and educator with an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College. She made her debut with the novel “Coming Forth by Day.” Besides t...
Raisins in Milk
Raisins in Milk Brenda M. Greene Book Review Raisins in Milk by David Covin is a coming of age story focused on a young girl, Ruth-Ann Weathering, who is subjected to the staunch racism and stark rea...
Geri Spencer Hunter
Geri Spencer Hunter NONE Geri Spencer Hunter is an award-winning writer and co-founder of The Sacramento Black Nurses Association. A retired nurse from Iowa, she has authored two novels and contribut...
Frederick K. Foote, Jr.
Frederick K. Foote, Jr. MULTIPLE Frederick K. Foote, Jr., born in Sacramento, California, experienced racial segregation in education before serving in the USAF. After retiring from the State of Cali...
Raisins in Milk
Raisins in Milk David Covin 9780984435074 Fiction Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press Listen to an Interview of David Covin Interviewed by Capital Public Radio, August 2, 2018 Your browser does...
David Lamb
David Lamb 0000000109308640 David Lamb, a native New Yorker, discovered his passion for writing at an early age. Despite studying Economics in college and attending law school, David's love for writi...
Blue Nile Press Presents: Raisins in Milk by David Covin
Blue Nile Press Presents: Raisins in Milk by David Covin Troy Johnson Article In 1977, when Toni Morrison was an editor for Random House, she read an early version of Raisins in Milk. In a letter she...
Sacramento Black Book Fair
Sacramento Black Book Fair The Historic Center of Oak Park Sacramento California This historic two-day book fair and celebration will include a panel discussion among our featured authors, book signin...
Brown Sky
Brown Sky David Covin 9780910671118 Fiction Path Press Path Press Covin's debut novel, focusing on an all-black platoon stationed in Arkansas during World War II.
Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest
Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest Underground Books and The Guild Theater Sacramento California The Sac BlkLit Book Fest is a one-day celebration of Black literature, culture, and community in Sacramento. T...
Ronald Fair
Ronald Fair 0000000116782340 Chicago-born African-American author, Ronald L. Fair, inspired by Richard Wright, carved his own literary path. Born in 1932, Fair served in the U.S. Navy before becoming...
Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb
Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb MULTIPLE David and Jamillah Lamb are the dynamic duo behind Between The Lines Productions, Inc. The couple co-authored the book Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients...
David T. Boyd
David T. Boyd NONE Chicago-born author David T. Boyd discovered his passion for writing early, penning his first story at nine. Inspired by authors like Stephen King, he developed his short story int...
Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Leimert Park Village Book Fair Outdoor Promenade of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP) Los Angeles California See Press Release The Leimert Park Village Book Fair was founded in 2006 by Cynthia ...
Unified Black Movement In Brazil, 1978-2002
Unified Black Movement In Brazil, 1978-2002 David Covin 9780786424382 Fiction McFarland McFarland Brazil in the late 1970s was a country of racial tension and inequality. During this time, a number of...
Wimbey’s Corner
Wimbey’s Corner David Covin 9780984435036 Fiction Path Press Path Press Wimbey’s Corner is a novel centered in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois during the early 1940s. Most of its characters reside in W...
Indigo Moor
Indigo Moor NONE Indigo Moor, Sacramento's Poet Laureate, is a multi-talented writer with works ranging from poetry to plays. His award-winning books include Tap-Root and Through the Stonecutter’s Wi...
David Rivera
David Rivera 0000000119349964 David Rivera Jr., a writer inspired by contemporary black male authors, has been writing since high school. His debut book, Harlem's Dragon, received great acclaim. Draw...
Sacramento Book Festival
Sacramento Book Festival Shepard Garden & Arts Center Sacramento California
Latino Book & Family Festival (Sacramento)
Latino Book & Family Festival (Sacramento) Valley High School Sacramento California
V.S. Chochezi
V.S. Chochezi NONE Dr. V.S. Chochezi is a multi-talented author, poet, artist, and professor, known for her work with Straight Out Scribes, a mother/daughter spoken word duo. She has published numero...
Princes Of The Road
Princes Of The Road David Covin 9780984435005 Fiction Path Press Path Press Princes of the Road is centered around the lives of members of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the Pullman Porte...
Prodigal
Prodigal David Covin 9780984435043 Fiction Blue Nile Press Blue Nile Press Prodigal is set in the mean street’s of Chicago’s Soouthside and the gritty streets of an urban Brazilian favela. It is a mov...
Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair
Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair Lisa D. Brathwaite 9781620143124 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books A chic biography about Eunice W. Johnson who brought elegant an...
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards
Harlem Book Fair 2013: Video, Photos & Awards Troy Johnson Article All Photos © 2013 AALBC.com, LLC - Feel free to use them but please provide a photo credit to Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and a link...
Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair)
Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair) Frankfurt Trade Fair Grounds Frankfurt Germany Authors read this if you plan to attend. The Frankfurt Book Fair is perhaps the world’s largest trad...
Miami Book Fair
Miami Book Fair Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus Miami Florida The Dates Shown are for the Street Fair. The entire fair typically runs 8 days The first Miami Book Fair, founded by Miami Dade Coll...
Havana International Book Fair
Havana International Book Fair Havana City Cuba Referred to as the Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana in Spanish, the fair’s main objective is the promotion of various books and authors...
Hilarious New Novel From Award-winning Playwright David Lamb
Hilarious New Novel From Award-winning Playwright David Lamb Troy Johnson Article What’s worth fighting for the heart or the wallet? From the Creator of Platanos Y Collard Greens, David Lamb’s Ama...
Body Of Innocence (Consumed In The Light)
Body Of Innocence (Consumed In The Light) David Rivera 9780615577449 Fiction David Rivera Jr. David Rivera Jr. In the eagerly anticipated sequel to Playing in the Dark, Detective Chemah Rivers comes f...
David Margolick
David Margolick 000000011572515X David Margolick is a seasoned editor with roles at Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and Portfolio. Known for his 15-year tenure as a legal affairs correspondent for the New Yor...
Thirteen Turns
Thirteen Turns Larry Donell Covin, Jr. 9781725266841 Nonfiction Wipf and Stock Publishers Wipf and Stock Publishers It is remarkable that African Americans, the descendants of slaves, embrace Christia...
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem Book Fair Harlem State Office Building Plaza New York New York The Harlem Book Fair is the United State’s largest African-American book fair and the nation’s flagship Black literary...
A Theology of Justice
A Theology of Justice Larry Donell Covin, Jr. 9781666738827 Nonfiction Wipf and Stock Publishers Wipf and Stock Publishers There are thirty-eight ethical statements-principles throughout the seven cha...
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson 000000008373961X David Wilkerson, a Black American illustrator from Denver, is now based in Maryland. He started in animation, developing a passion for illustration at Savannah Colleg...
Snatch: The Adventures of David and Me in Old New York
Snatch: The Adventures of David and Me in Old New York Charles Fuller snatch Fiction David And Me Publishing David And Me Publishing After 40-years of work in film and theater acclaimed screenwriter a...
David Barclay Moore
David Barclay Moore NONE Missouri-born David Barclay Moore is a Brooklyn-based writer, filmmaker, and photographer. Known for his debut young adult novel 'The Stars Beneath Our Feet' and his award-wi...
David Simon
David Simon 0000000122782515 David Simon, award-winning author of novels, plays, and poetry, is also known for his bestselling educational series and workbooks for children. His contributions in offe...
David Oyelowo The “Selma” Interview (2014)
David Oyelowo The “Selma” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview David Oyelowo The “Selma” Interview David Oyelowo (pronounced – “oh-yellow-oh”) was born April 1, 1976 and is a classically-...
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants Malcolm Gladwell 9780316204378 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Three thousand years ago on a battlefield i...
African American Children’s Book Fair
African American Children’s Book Fair Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of t...
David Lee
David Lee 0000000110370724 David Lee is an esteemed leader with nearly 30 years of ministry experience. Serving under T.D. Jakes Ministries, he led the Sunday school department and taught the first m...
Gabrielle David
Gabrielle David NONE Gabrielle David is a versatile artist, musician, writer, and publisher at 2Leaf Press. She co-edited “What Does It Mean to be White in America?” and “Hey Yo! Yo Soy!” and authore...
Roy Weaver, David Sullivan, and Shawn Sriver
Roy Weaver, David Sullivan, and Shawn Sriver MULTIPLE Roy Weaver, former interim dean of Ball State University's Teachers College and distinguished alumnus, is renowned for his contributions to acade...
Behold the Dreamers: A Novel
Behold the Dreamers: A Novel Imbolo Mbue 9780812998481 Fiction Knopf Penguin Random House Imbolo Mbue’s The Longings of Jende Jonga one of two books to earn $1 Million+ advances at the Frankfurt Book ...
Homegoing: A Novel
Homegoing: A Novel Yaa Gyasi 9781101947135 Fiction Random House Penguin Random House Yaa Gyasi’s London Book Fair 2015: In Pre-Fair Deals, Debut Sells to Knopf for Rumored 7 Figures A riveting, kal...
Night at the Fair
Night at the Fair Donald Crews 9780688114831 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins Step right up! Crews "(Freight Train)" gives young readers an open-ended ticket to the glittery goings-on after dar...
Fair Share Publishing
Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing
Fair Share Publishing
Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing Fair Share Publishing
David Ruggles
David Ruggles 0000000078894447 David Ruggles was a pioneer in black activism, journalism, and entrepreneurship in the 1800s. He led 600+ slaves to freedom, including Frederick Douglass, and owned the...
Kathy Lynne Marshall
Kathy Lynne Marshall NONE Kanika Marshall is an Afrocentric artist and author based in Sacramento, creating beautiful sculptures and pottery inspired by ancient cultures. She also writes genealogy bo...
Ashay by the Bay Sacramento Black Book Festival
Ashay by the Bay Sacramento Black Book Festival Literary Events
Frederick K. Foote, Jr. at the Sacramento Black Book Festival
Frederick K. Foote, Jr. at the Sacramento Black Book Festival Literary Events
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden
Children’s Book Author Tonya Bolden Troy Johnson Interview AALBC Founder Troy Johnson with Tonya Bolden at the 2020 African American Children’s Book Fair Tonya Bolden has written numerous be...
David Diop
David Diop 0000000381649161 David Diop, born in 1966, is a renowned French-Senegalese author known for his historical fiction. His novel “At Night All Blood is Black” won the 2021 International Booke...
Larry Lee, President of The Sacramento Observer
Larry Lee, President of The Sacramento Observer Author Interviews
Staajabu
Staajabu NONE Staajabu is a multi-talented poet, activist, and Straight Out Scribes member from Philadelphia, now based in Sacramento. She is a mother, U.S. Air Force veteran, health advocate, prison...
David and Goliath: Underdogs
David and Goliath: Underdogs Kam Williams Book Review “Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone an...
One Dead Lawyer (David Price Mysteries)
One Dead Lawyer (David Price Mysteries) Tony Lindsay 9781933967295 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. Security escort David Price is back after his adventures in One Dead Preacher, and he...
David Chariandy
David Chariandy 0000000074226038 David Chariandy, a Toronto-born author and professor based in Vancouver, is known for his works such as “I've Been Meaning to Tell You”, “Soucouyant”, and “Brother.” ...
This Side of Glory
This Side of Glory Thumper Book Review This Side Of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party by David Hilliard and Lewis Cole On my continuing quest in read...
David Garrow, Clayborne Carson, Bill Kovach, and Carol Polsgrove
David Garrow, Clayborne Carson, Bill Kovach, and Carol Polsgrove MULTIPLE David Garrow, Clayborne Carson, Bill Kovach, and Carol Polsgrove are renowned authors and scholars, each contributing signifi...
Patrick J. Gilpin, Marybeth Gasman, and David Levering Lewis
Patrick J. Gilpin, Marybeth Gasman, and David Levering Lewis MULTIPLE "Patrick J. Gilpin, Marybeth Gasman, and David Levering Lewis are renowned authors specializing in history and education. Their c...
William Jelani Cobb and David Remnick
William Jelani Cobb and David Remnick MULTIPLE Jelani Cobb is a renowned author known for his collaboration with David Remnick. This information is accompanied by a photo credit to Steve Friedman, ta...
David Levering Lewis, Michael H. Nash, and Daniel J. Leab
David Levering Lewis, Michael H. Nash, and Daniel J. Leab MULTIPLE David Levering Lewis, Michael H. Nash, and Daniel J. Leab are renowned authors. They are known for their significant contributions i...
David Anthony Geary
David Anthony Geary NONE David Anthony Geary, a versatile artist with a 25-year career in mediums such as painting, sculpture, and photography. Trained at Xavier University, his work is showcased in ...
Greater St. Louis Book Fair
Greater St. Louis Book Fair Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Queeny Park St. Louis Missouri Greater St. Louis Book Fair is one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most popular charity book sal...
Beijing International Book Fair
Beijing International Book Fair Beijing China The BIBF - Beijing International Book Fair – is divided into several specific areas: The area of children’s books and comics, the field of in...
Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair Douglas County Fairgrounds Castle Rock Colorado The Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair will have guest speakers who will discuss the Mystery genre. Once again we will ...
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...
Kentucky Book Fair
Kentucky Book Fair Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park Frankfort Kentucky About the Kentucky Book Fair: Since its inception in 1981, the Kentucky Book Fair has been connecting readers and authors...
London Book Fair
London Book Fair Olympia London London England The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital ...
Queen City Book Fair
Queen City Book Fair Venue 8470 Charlotte North Carolina Queen City Book Fair (est. 2016 co-founders Quisha Dynae and Shmel Carter), warmly invite you to their fair! All local avid readers and anyone ...
Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers
Segregated Skies: David Harris’s Trailblazing Journey to Rise Above Racial Barriers Michael H. Cottman 9781426372018 Nonfiction National Geographic Partners National Geographic Partners It was 1964 an...
The Punta Gorda Literary Fair
The Punta Gorda Literary Fair Herald Court Breezeway and adjacent streets Punta Gorda Florida Literary events take place Monday through Friday, culminating in the big one—Saturday’s street...
This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party
This Side of Glory: The Autobiography of David Hilliard and the Story of the Black Panther Party David Hilliard and Lewis Cole 9781556523847 Nonfiction Lawrence Hill Books Lawrence Hill Books David Hi...
Great Expectations
Great Expectations Vinson Cunningham 9780593448236 Fiction Hogarth Press Penguin Random House A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in the highly anticipa...
David Nicholson
David Nicholson NONE David Nicholson, former editor and book reviewer for the Washington Post Book World, is the author of “Flying Home: Seven Stories of the Secret City.” He's a University of the Di...
David Washington
David Washington NONE Dr. David Washington decision to write a graphic novel stemmed from his dissatisfaction with the lack of diversity in the superhero genre. He hoped to provide his children with ...
David Miller
David Miller 0000000081542995 David C. Miller, a Baltimore author and Ph.D. candidate, is renowned for his work, “Dare to Be King,” a 52-week curriculum teaching young African American males survival...
David J. Mason
David J. Mason NONE David J. Mason, digital publishing entrepreneur and founder of HMG ePublishing, is a seasoned executive with a deep interest in the history of his family and the Civil War. He's k...
David Bradley
David Bradley 0000000114789119 David Bradley is a creative writing professor at the University of Oregon. His acclaimed novel, The Chaneysville Incident, won the PEN/Faulkner Award and was a National...
David W. Marshall
David W. Marshall NONE Author David W. Marshall touches readers with his writings, reflecting his passion for American history and social justice. Born in Washington D.C., raised in Norfolk, Virginia...
David Walker’s Appeal
David Walker’s Appeal David Walker 9780933121386 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Walker’s Appeal represents one of the earliest African-centered discourses on an oppressed people’s ...
David Walker
David Walker 0000000115650573 David Walker was a prominent African-American abolitionist who published an influential pamphlet in 1829 arguing against slavery and for racial equality using religious ...
David Elmo Cooper
David Elmo Cooper NONE David Elmo Cooper is a multi-media artist and muralist. His work has appeared on book covers and ad campaigns, and in editorial publications. David Elmo Cooper is a multi-media...
David F. Walker
David F. Walker 0000000071165663 David F. Walker is a celebrated comic book writer, author, filmmaker, and scholar. He's known for his award-winning comic 'Shaft' and YA series 'The Adventures of Dar...
Harlem Redux
Harlem Redux Thumper Book Review Persia Walker busts on the literary scene burnin’ rubber and smokin’ with her debut novel, Harlem Redux, a multi-faceted fictional tapestry. Harlem Redux...
Goliath
Goliath Ronald Lee Robertson 9781668204016 Fiction Atlantic Monthly Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. A young Black man feels called irresistibly to farmland he has never seen, where a fateful feud simmers b...
David R. Godine, Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher David R. Godine, Inc. Black Sparrow David R. Godine
I Am Number 8: Overlooked and Undervalued, but Not Forgotten by God
I Am Number 8: Overlooked and Undervalued, but Not Forgotten by God John Gray 9781455539543 Nonfiction FaithWords Hachette Book Group If God can take David—the invisible eighth son of a forgotten fami...
David L.
David L. 0000000121374173 David L., a renowned author and publisher, has written notable works like “Over Your Dead Body,” “Chalk Outline Confessions,” “My Life Is A Movie,” and “Represent.” Holding ...