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Mississippi Book Festival

Mississippi Book Festival Mississippi State Capitol Jackson Mississippi The Mississippi Book Festival, a nonprofit founded by literacy advocates, launched in August 2015 on the State Capitol grounds a...

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Scripts: Sketches And Tales Of Urban Mississippi

by C. Liegh McInnis

Scripts: Sketches And Tales Of Urban Mississippi C. Liegh McInnis 9780965577533 Nonfiction Claude L. McInnis Claude L. McInnis Scripts: Sketches and Tales of Urban Mississippi addresses the lingerin...

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Jesmyn Ward’s Speech, Accepting the Historical Marker Created in Her Honor,

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Jesmyn Ward’s Speech, Accepting the Historical Marker Created in Her Honor, Author Interviews Jesmyn Ward’s speech, accepting the Historical Marker created in her honor. He speech was delivered during...

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The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

by Wright Thompson

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi Wright Thompson 9780593299821 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House “The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Missi...

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Mississippi Damned

by Kam Williams

Mississippi Damned Kam Williams mississippi-damned.jpg Film Review Mississippi Damned In Theaters: January 16, 2009 (limited) on Netflix Written and Directed by: Tina Mabry Rating: UnratedGe...

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Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy

by Thumper

Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy Thumper Book Review I decided to be ambitions this summer and read a number of non-fiction titles. I blame ...

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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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Three Years in Mississippi

by James Meredith

Three Years in Mississippi James Meredith 9781496821065 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi James Meredith was born on a small farm in Mississippi in 1933 and se...

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Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story

by Troy Johnson

Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Troy Johnson books-place.jpg Film Review Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story   Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Click to rent or buy th...

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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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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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Civil Rights Childhood

by Jordana Y. Shakoor

Civil Rights Childhood Jordana Y. Shakoor 9781578068814 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi Two voices blend in this poignant memoir from the Civil Rights era in...

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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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Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn And Made America A Democracy

by Bruce Watson

Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn And Made America A Democracy Bruce Watson 9780143119432 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House A majestic history of the summer of ’64, whic...

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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 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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Etheridge Knight Festival

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Etheridge Knight Festival Loading   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 Annual...

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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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Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward 0000000049339751 Two-Time National Book Award Winning Author Jesmyn Ward, a Mississippi-born author and University of South Alabama professor, has penned novels like “Where the Line Bleeds...

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The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer: To Tell It Like It Is

by Maegan Parker Brooks

The Speeches of Fannie Lou Hamer: To Tell It Like It Is Maegan Parker Brooks 9781617038365 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi Most people who have heard of Fann...

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Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi’s Dark Past, A Memoir

by W. Ralph Eubanks

Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi’s Dark Past, A Memoir W. Ralph Eubanks 9780465021055 Nonfiction Basic Books Perseus Books In June of 1957, Governor James Coleman stepped before the cam...

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The “Mississippi Burning” Civil Rights Murder Conspiracy Trial: A Headline Court Case (Headline Court Cases)

by Harvey Fireside

The “Mississippi Burning” Civil Rights Murder Conspiracy Trial: A Headline Court Case (Headline Court Cases) Harvey Fireside 9780766017627 Nonfiction Enslow Publishing Enslow Publishing LLC Examines t...

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Jerry Mitchell

Jerry Mitchell 0000000082044357 Jerry Mitchell, a renowned Mississippi reporter since 1986, has won over 30 national awards. He founded the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit...

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Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer 0000000072528286 “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” —Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer was a significant civil rights leader and voting rights activist. ...

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Addie E. Citchens

Addie E. Citchens 0000000529088410 Addie E. Citchens was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and lives in New Orleans. A graduate of Jackson State University, she studied in the Florida State Universit...

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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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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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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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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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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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Baltimore Book Festival

Baltimore Book Festival Waverly neighborhood (on 30th, 31st, and 32nd streets to the west of Greenmount Avenue) Baltimore Maryland The festival was founded in 1996, inspired in part by Mayor Schmoke’s...

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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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The Children’s Book Festival

The Children’s Book Festival Parkside Learning Garden Camden New Jersey This festival will be held in association with the Haddon Avenue Street Festival at Parkside Learning Garden. It was created for...

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Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin 0000000041835603 Lola Shoneyin is a renowned Nigerian poet and author, best known for her debut novel, “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives.” Identified as a promising African writer ...

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Schomburg Centennial Festival​

Schomburg Centennial Festival​ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture New York New York The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and int...

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International Royal Music & Art Festival

International Royal Music & Art Festival The Beltway Regulators Barn Fresno Texas The 2021 International Royal Music & Art Festival is set to be an acclaimed cross-genre experience inspired by the his...

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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books University of Southern California Los Angeles California The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who ...

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Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books University of Arizona Campus Tucson Arizona The Tucson Festival of Books debuted March 14-15, 2009, on the campus of The University of Arizona. The Festival featured 450 autho...

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