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Greg Thomas at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair
Greg Thomas at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair Literary Events
Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair
Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair Dallas Texas Tulisoma, Swahili for “we read,” is a community-based literary festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area. Fo...
Still Waters (Kimani Romance)
Still Waters (Kimani Romance) Patricia Haley 9780373830732 Fiction BET BET Poignant and memorable, bestselling author Patricia Haley’s latest novel is an unforgettable story about a once-loving husban...
Greg Thomas
Greg Thomas 0000000055234489 Greg Thomas is an esteemed jazz writer, editor, educator, and broadcaster. With works published in numerous publications, he was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Harlem Wo...
Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair, August 19, 2023
Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair, August 19, 2023 Literary Events
Brentom Jackson at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair
Brentom Jackson at the 2023 Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair Literary Events
Greg_Thomas
Greg_Thomas 0000000055234489 Greg Thomas, a member of Plano ISD and truancy specialist, has an extensive background in counseling, particularly in substance abuse and at-risk youth. Prior to Plano IS...
No Doubting Thomas: Hawg Whisperer My Arkansas Memoirs
No Doubting Thomas: Hawg Whisperer My Arkansas Memoirs Greg_Thomas 9781977250353 Nonfiction Outskirts Press Outskirts Press "As my grandmother told me, remember that it’s not about you when you’...
Inner City Miracle
Inner City Miracle Greg Mathis 9780345446428 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House Millions have seen him on his nationwide TV show, dispensing justice in his own charismatic style. But Ju...
L.H. Stallings and Greg Thomas
L.H. Stallings and Greg Thomas MULTIPLE L.H. Stallings and Greg Thomas are renowned authors, recognized for their extensive contributions in literature. Their work is distinguished for its depth and ...
Greg Garrett
Greg Garrett 0000000046223577 Greg Garrett is a recognized voice on religion and culture in America, with work featured across major media outlets. He is the co-founder of the Long Long Way Film Fest...
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...
Abel Garcia
Abel Garcia NONE Dallas-based artist Abel Garcia, inspired by The Bible, hip-hop, graffiti, and the high renaissance, creates unique art using screen printing, acrylic and oil painting. Recognized as...
Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader
Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader Greg Tate 9780822361800 Nonfiction Duke University Press Books Duke University Press Books Since launching his career at the Village Voice in the early 1980s Greg Tate h...
Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysee
Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysee MULTIPLE Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysée are renowned authors, known for their unique storytelling and writing prowess. Aliu's work often focuses on sports, whi...
Greg Tate
Greg Tate 0000000385325658 Greg Tate (1957-2021) was a revered writer, musician, and producer, primarily focusing on African-American music and culture. He co-founded the Black Rock Coalition and led...
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...
A One Woman Man: A Novel (Strivers Row)
A One Woman Man: A Novel (Strivers Row) Travis Hunter 9780812966527 Fiction One World Penguin Random House Bestselling author Travis Hunter returns with a stunning new novel about family, success, and...
Piri Thomas
Piri Thomas 0000000362962312 Piri Thomas, born in 1928 to Puerto Rican and Cuban parents, overcame racial discrimination and a troubled past in New York to become an influential figure in the Nuyoric...
Kimberly Thacker Webb
Kimberly Thacker Webb NONE Kimberly Thacker Webb, a Dallas native, is a Howard University and Texas Wesleyan School of Law graduate. An accomplished author and powerful speaker, she's also had a succ...
Open Door Marriage
Open Door Marriage Naleighna Kai 9781732622593 Fiction Macro Publishing Group Macro Publishing Group A chance encounter lands NBA star Dallas Avery back in the arms of the woman of his dreams. A woman...
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 ...
Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture
Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture Greg Tate 9780767908085 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House White kids from the ’burbs are throwing up gang signs....
Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America
Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America Greg Tate 9780374394608 Nonfiction AUWA Books Macmillan Publishers A reissue of Greg Tate’s classic, out-of-print collection of essays, with a ...
One Of The Problems Of Everett Anderson
One Of The Problems Of Everett Anderson Lucille Clifton 9780805052015 Fiction Henry Holt & Company (BYR) Macmillan Publishers A sensitive exploration of a difficult problem by an award winning author/...
Etan Thomas
Etan Thomas 0000000044387420 Etan Thomas, born 1978, is more than an athlete. Known as “The Activist Athlete”, this former NBA player has turned his focus to a successful literary career, mentoring, ...
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas 0000000121205943 Clarence Thomas, born in 1948, is an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, nominated by President G. H. W. Bush. He succeeded Thurgood Marshall in 1991, becomi...
Awaken
Awaken Melissa Brown Levine Book Review Awaken is a powerful story about heritage and restoration. Author Timothy George takes an innovative approach in this African-focused tale by combining m...
Her Marine Hero: A Clean and Uplifting Romance
Her Marine Hero: A Clean and Uplifting Romance Jacquelin Thomas 9781335584656 Fiction Harlequin Heartwarming Larger Print Harlequin Enterprises Limited He’s ready for a change… But is she? For f...
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...
Word Hustle: Critical Essays and Reflections on the Works of Donald Goines
Word Hustle: Critical Essays and Reflections on the Works of Donald Goines L.H. Stallings and Greg Thomas 9781580730464 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Taking the street as its mod...
Dreamer
Dreamer Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysee 9781338787603 Nonfiction Scholastic Graphix Scholastic Inc. Dreamer, a graphic novel memoir by professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu about his life gro...
Salome Thomas-El
Salome Thomas-El NONE Salome Thomas-EL, born in Philadelphia, has been a transformative teacher and chess coach since 1987, leading his students to become Eight-Time National Chess Champions. He hold...
Street Judge
Street Judge Thumper Book Review In his fiction debut Judge Greg Mathis, star of the syndicated Judge Mathis TV show, releases Street Judge, a mystery/thriller with a message. Although I ha...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wanda Thomas
Wanda Thomas 0000000074200639 Wanda L. Thomas, a New York-born author and CEO of a Medical Transcribing business, holds a BA in Biology and Pre-Medical Studies. She founded JCW Enterprises, a childre...
Brian W. Smith
Brian W. Smith NONE Brian W. Smith, an award-winning author of 15 novels and former U.S. Army member, turned full-time author after being laid off. His personal trauma inspired his first novel, leadi...
Cynt Marshall
Cynt Marshall NONE Cynt Marshall is the first Black female CEO of an NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks. She's also a former SVP of human resources and chief diversity officer for AT&T, a cancer survivor...
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell 0000000121208618 Thomas Sowell is an esteemed economist, author, and political philosopher, with education from Harvard, Columbia, and Chicago Universities. He's taught at several unive...
Frank A. Thomas
Frank A. Thomas NONE Frank A. Thomas is a professor at Christian Theological Seminary and CEO of Hope For Life International. He served as senior pastor in Illinois and Tennessee. Thomas holds multip...
Greg Mathis
Greg Mathis 0000000034573270 Judge Mathis is a public servant and advocate for equal justice. His career began in college leading campaigns, later joining Detroit City councilman Clyde Cleveland's st...
N’Tyse
N’Tyse NONE N'Tyse, a wife, mother, and Dallas native, is a multitalented novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. With a background in banking and a degree from Arizona State University, she is ce...
Shaniqka Thomas
Shaniqka Thomas NONE Shaniqka Thomas is a trustworthy individual known for keeping secrets and offering non-judgmental advice. Her animated personality and genuine approachability have fueled her pas...
Inner City Miracle
Inner City Miracle Thumper Book Review Judge Greg Mathis makes his debut on the literary stage with his autobiography, Inner City Miracle: A Memoir. Mathis is the star of the popular The Judge Greg...
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...
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How To Steal An Election In 9 Easy Steps
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How To Steal An Election In 9 Easy Steps Greg Palast 9781609804787 Nonfiction Seven Stories Press Seven Stories Press NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!A close presidentia...
Watson and Holmes: A Scandal in Harlem
Watson and Holmes: A Scandal in Harlem Brandon Easton, Karl Bollers, Greg Anderson Elysée, Lindsay Faye, and Steven Grant 9781960171030 Fiction Fairsquare Comics Fairsquare Comics Harlem, Now. The mos...
When the Fairytale Ends
When the Fairytale Ends Dwan Abrams 9781601628985 Fiction Kensington Publishing Corporation Kensington Publishing Corp. Young, successful, and thriving, Shania and Greg have it all going on. Not only ...
Brandon Easton, Karl Bollers, Greg Anderson Elysée, Lindsay Faye, and Steven Grant
Brandon Easton, Karl Bollers, Greg Anderson Elysée, Lindsay Faye, and Steven Grant MULTIPLE
Florence L. Tate
Florence L. Tate NONE Florence Louise Tate (1931-2014) was a prominent activist and press secretary for Marion Barry and Jesse Jackson. She was under FBI scrutiny for her ties to Stokely Carmichael a...
Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan
Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan Beowulf Sheehan Excerpt Photographing Gregory Pardlo, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, at his home was an exercise in seeing love in the tactile. ...
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa Richard Conyngham 9781946395634 Fiction Catalyst Press Catalyst Press * A Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of 2022 * A USBBY 2023 Outstanding Internatio...
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...
Debi Thomas What Really Happened
Debi Thomas What Really Happened Carol Denise Mitchell 9798644736805 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published UNAUTHORIZED, Debi Thomas What Really Happened, is an amazing tale of behin...
camika c. spencer
camika c. spencer NONE Camika C. Spencer, a Dallas native, is a best-selling author known for her unique storytelling. After studying broadcasting, she discovered her writing talent at Black Images B...
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...
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 ...
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
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Fair Share Publishing
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After War Times: An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida
After War Times: An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida T. Thomas Fortune 9780817318369 Nonfiction University Alabama Press University Alabama Pressv Twenty-three autobiographical...
Thomas Long
Thomas Long 0000000376122955 Thomas Long, a self-published poet from Baltimore, transitioned to urban fiction, reflecting his experiences growing up in the inner city. His debut novel, Dayvon’s Story...
Pamela Mariva Mshana
Pamela Mariva Mshana NONE Pamela Mariva Mshana, PhD, is an acclaimed playwright, author, and educator. Known for her play, Ebony, and her work at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, she has receive...
The Broken King
The Broken King Michael Thomas 9780802120144 Nonfiction Grove Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. In 2007, Michael Thomas launched into the literary world with his award-winning first novel Man Gone Down, a be...
Sink: A Memoir
Sink: A Memoir Joseph Earl Thomas 9781538706183 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A wrenching, redemptive, and “brilliant coming-of-age story” (New York Times) about the difficul...
Speak Water
Speak Water Truth Thomas B008B8WKFQ Poetry Cherry Castle Publishing Cherry Castle Publishing Truth Thomas’ Speak Water won the 2013 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry. It chroni...
Sheree Renée Thomas
Sheree Renée Thomas 0000000019174343 Sheree R. Thomas is a multi-talented writer, editor, publisher, educator, and visual artist. She co-publishes the literary journal Anansi and founded Wanganegress...
Joseph Earl Thomas
Joseph Earl Thomas NONE Joseph Earl Thomas is an author known for his unique and poignant storytelling. His first major work, Sink: A Memoir, published in 2022, explores his challenging upbringing i...
Police Brutality and White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions
Police Brutality and White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions Etan Thomas 9781636140568 Nonfiction Edge of Sports Akashic Books An NBA veteran offers engaging interviews and reflections ...
Etan Thomas and Nick Chiles
Etan Thomas and Nick Chiles MULTIPLE Etan Thomas and Nick Chiles are co-authors with diverse backgrounds. Thomas is a former NBA player and activist, while Chiles is an award-winning journalist and b...
Pamela Thomas-Graham
Pamela Thomas-Graham 0000000120062776 Pamela Thomas-Graham, a Harvard graduate, is currently the president and CEO of CNBC Television, and founder of luxury blog Dandelion Chandelier. She has extensi...
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Thomas Sayers Ellis 0000000052292843 AALBC Mourns Thomas Sayers Ellis Passing July 17, 2025 Thomas Sayers Ellis is a poet, photographer, and educator. He co-founded the Dark Room Collective, promoting...
Thomas A. Stockett
Thomas A. Stockett NONE Thomas A. Stockett was a renowned illustrator and political cartoonist at the Afro-American newspaper for over 50 years, creating impactful art pieces like his 1960 cartoon on...
Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas 0000000486125057 Angie Thomas, a Mississippi-based author, gained fame with her debut novel 'The Hate U Give'. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the novel was a #1 New York Ti...
Interview with Production Designer Wynn Thomas
Interview with Production Designer Wynn Thomas Booker T. Mattison Article Production designer Wynn Thomas started working in theatre as a teenager growing up in Philadelphia. Upon graduation...
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...
Blue Roses
Blue Roses Sharon C. Cooper 9780985525446 Fiction Amaris Publishing Amaris Publishing Where most women would welcome love from a wealthy, good-looking man, Chicago-based investment manager, Dallas Mar...
Looking For Sweet Love
Looking For Sweet Love R.L. Byrd 9781605944357 Fiction Aeon Publishing Inc. Aeon Publishing Inc. Has your career left you unfulfilled? Does your heart long for warmth, understanding, and companionship...
Victor McGlothin
Victor McGlothin NONE Victor McGlothin, a bestselling author and filmmaker from Dallas, overcame early reading struggles to complete a Masters degree and leave his banking career for literature. Know...
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...
Growing Up Gangster: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of a Notorious Hustler
Growing Up Gangster: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of a Notorious Hustler Gregory Marshall 9781625176059 Nonfiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books As a child growing up in South Central Los Angel...
Truth Thomas
Truth Thomas NONE Truth Thomas, born in Knoxville and raised in Washington DC, is an award-winning poet and singer-songwriter. He has authored four poetry collections including Speak Water, winner of...
T. D. Jakes
T. D. Jakes 0000000383058082 Bishop T.D. Jakes is the founder of The Potter’s House, a 30,000-member church and global humanitarian organization. Known for his best-selling books, he's recognized as ...
On My Papa’s Shoulders
On My Papa’s Shoulders Niki Daly 9781946395689 Fiction Catalyst Press Catalyst Press A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A 2023 Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book Winner of the 2022 South...
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...
Joyce Carol Thomas
Joyce Carol Thomas 0000000377888506 Joyce Carol Thomas is an award-winning author known globally for her novels and picture books. She received the National Book Award for 'Marked By Fire' and multip...
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 ...