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Petersburg Book Fest
Petersburg Book Fest Petersburg Virginia The Petersburg Book Fest traces its roots back to the inspiring launch of Resist Booksellers, an independent Black-owned bookstore that opened its doors in th...
African Americans of Petersburg
African Americans of Petersburg Amina Luqman-Dawson 9781531634223 Nonfiction Arcadia Publishing Arcadia Publishing The city of Petersburg has distinguished itself as a special place for African Americ...
SOKY Book Fest
SOKY Book Fest Bowling Green Kentucky Southern Kentucky Book Fest is one of the state’s largest literary events! Our mission is to encourage literacy and the love of books in our community and ...
B-FEST: Teen Book Festival
B-FEST: Teen Book Festival Barnes & Noble Stores Nationwide Nationwide
Orcas Island Lit Fest
Orcas Island Lit Fest Orcas Center Eastsound Washington The Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) is an annual celebration of literature and community held in an inspiringly beautiful place. With the San Juan ...
Vancouver Writers Fest
Vancouver Writers Fest Granville Island, and two off Site Venues Vancouver Canada The Vancouver Writers Fest turns reading into a community experience, bringing people together to share thoughts, expl...
Room Swept Home
Room Swept Home Remica Bingham-Risher 9780819502131 Poetry Wesleyan University Press Wesleyan University Press Intimate and sweeping poetry that examines race and lineage Winner of the Lo...
Room Swept Home
Room Swept Home Remica Bingham-Risher 9780819500984 Poetry Wesleyan University Press Wesleyan University Press Intimate and sweeping poetry that examines race and lineage Currently a finalist for a...
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest.
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest. 3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest. ***PLEASE FORWARD*** For more information, contact Cherlyn Michaels @ info@archlandbooks.com or by phon...
Tulisoma: S. Dallas Book Fair & Arts Fest.
Tulisoma: S. Dallas Book Fair & Arts Fest. Tulisoma: S. Dallas Book Fair & Arts Fest. Tulisoma: South Dallas Book Fair & Arts Festival http://www.tulisoma.com Friday, Saturday & ...
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...
Black Romance Book Fest
Black Romance Book Fest JW Marriott Buckhead Atlanta Georgia The Black Romance Book Fest aims to amplify and honor the diverse narratives of Black love in romance literature. This event is a vibrant p...
Lauren Lacey
Lauren Lacey NONE Lauren Lacey, an indie Romance author and digital strategist, has optimized global brands including PwC. She's the former marketing lead for Mastercard and AMEX gift cards, and a Fo...
Kinfolk Lit Fest
Kinfolk Lit Fest Indianapolis Indiana Kinfolk Lit Fest is A Literary Family Reunion, bringing together nearly 200 Black authors and readers from across the country for three full days celebrating the...
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001 Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001 THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH THRU SUNDAY, APRIL ...
Printers Row Lit Fest
Printers Row Lit Fest Historic Printers Row Chicago Illinois The Printers Row Lit Fest was founded in 1985 by the Near South Planning Board to attract visitors to the Printers Row neighborhood (once t...
Word! A Caribbean Lit Fest
Word! A Caribbean Lit Fest Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn New York WORD! - A Caribbean Lit Fest is a celebration of Caribbean culture, thought, letters and a good st...
Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
Florida Antiquarian Book Fair St. Petersburg’s Historic Coliseum St. Petersburg Florida This is the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeastern United States, and one of the lar...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA Cultural Expo 2000 AA Book Stor...
Under One Roof: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training
Under One Roof: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training Adam Henig 9781634890342 Nonfiction Wise Ink Creative Publishing Wise Ink Creative Publishing In 1961, wh...
Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading University of South Florida, St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Florida Book. Music. Authors. Food.
Resist Booksellers
Resist Booksellers Petersburg VA Resist Booksellers is a black-owned bookstore based in historic Petersburg, VA. We work hard to support readers, dreamers, activists, and book clubs. We inspire thinke...
Sarah Gordon Weathersby
Sarah Gordon Weathersby NONE Born in a Virginia rectory, Sarah Weathersby attended segregated schools before moving to DC, graduating from Drew University, and raising two sons in North Carolina. Aft...
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest.
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest. Troy Johnson Article ***PLEASE FORWARD*** For more information, contact Cherlyn Michaels @ info@archlandbooks.com or by phone at 314.369.613...
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest.
3rd Blackboard Midwest Music & Book Fest. Loading ***PLEASE FORWARD*** For more information, contact Cherlyn Michaels @ info@archlandbooks.com or by phone at 314.369.6130. 3rd Annual Blackb...
Carolina Book Fest
Carolina Book Fest Marriott City Center Charlotte North Carolina Large Author Book Signing
DuEwa M. Frazier
DuEwa M. Frazier NONE DuEwa Frazier is an accomplished writer, educator, and poet, renowned for her literary contributions and educational initiatives. Born in Brooklyn and raised in St. Louis, she f...
Stephanie Stokes Oliver
Stephanie Stokes Oliver NONE Stephanie Stokes Oliver is an accomplished publishing professional, heading SSO Media, serving as a literary scout for Atria Book Group and as author curator for Anguilla...
Great Midwest Book Fest
Great Midwest Book Fest Xchange Event and Creative Space Milwaukee Wisconsin
Blue Ridge Book Fest
Blue Ridge Book Fest Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock North Carolina We seek to encourage interest in the literary arts by providing the public with personal access to significant regional autho...
L.L. McKinney
L.L. McKinney NONE L.L. McKinney is a writer and poet deeply involved in the kidlit community. She advocates for equality in publishing, co-founded the Juneteenth Book Fest, and created popular hasht...
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001 Loading THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH THRU SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2001 THE 10TH ANNUAL ETHERIDGE KN...
Black Books Matter Fest
Black Books Matter Fest MahoganyBooks - National Harbor Oxon Hill Maryland Though black books have always mattered, some have yet to discover the lost wisdom, rich history, and incredible creativity f...
Tulsa Lit Fest
Tulsa Lit Fest Oklahoma State University Tulsa Oklahoma Tulsa Litfest brings together diverse literary artist and writers to collaborate and inspire, enriching the Tulsa community.
Elm City LIT Fest
Elm City LIT Fest Dixwell QHouse & Stetson Branch Library New Haven Connecticut To cultivate awareness around the Arts within the African Diaspora, with a focus in literary arts. With faith, unity, cr...
The Bocas Lit Fest
The Bocas Lit Fest Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago Boca is the Spanish word for mouth — the organ of speech and song and storytelling. And the Bocas del Dragón — the Dragon’s...
Troy Andrews
Troy Andrews 0000000114882786 Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, a Grammy-nominated artist from Tremé, New Orleans, became a band leader at six. Known for his prodigious trombone skills, he now headlin...
Nick Brooks
Nick Brooks NONE Nick Brooks, an award-winning filmmaker and author from Washington, DC, is known for his short film 'Hoop Dreamin''. A 2020 USC graduate, he won the George Lucas Scholar Award and wa...
Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd 0000000028238169 Jonathan Todd, co-founder of Boston Kids Comics Fest and former teacher, is a distinguished comics author and illustrator. A Jacqueline Woodson Fellow, he studied writi...
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001
Etheridge Knight Poetry Fest 2001 Troy Johnson Article THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH THRU SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND, 200...
Amina Luqman-Dawson
Amina Luqman-Dawson NONE Amina Luqman-Dawson is a prolific writer and policy professional, focusing on topics of race, culture, and community. She's authored newspaper op-eds, magazine articles, and ...
Rachel L. Swarns
Rachel L. Swarns NONE Rachel L. Swarns is a renowned journalist and author, focusing on race relations for the New York Times since 1995. She has covered domestic policy, national politics, immigrati...
Larry Dane Brimner
Larry Dane Brimner 0000000082811384 Larry Dane Brimner, born 1949, is an award-winning author known for his innovative non-fiction for young readers. He won the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award for his bo...
Impact: Personal Portraits of Activism
Impact: Personal Portraits of Activism Michelle Duster and Trina Sotira 9780989960939 Nonfiction MuseWrite Press MuseWrite Press Something happened and motivated these quiet activists to make an impac...
Baseball Under Siege: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training
Baseball Under Siege: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training Adam Henig 9781548090111 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC In 1961, when the New York...
Seduced
Seduced Nelson George 9780345412669 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House "[A] smart, funny, and wonderfully resonant novel … It’s the 1980s, and aspiring songwriter Derek Harper is a man ...
Jeffery Renard Allen
Jeffery Renard Allen 0000000114593327 Jeffery Renard Allen, an award-winning author of poetry, short stories, and novels, is known for his celebrated novel, 'Rails Under My Back'. He's a fellow at pr...
Writersandpoets.com
Writersandpoets.com Troy Johnson Article Writersandpoets.com Born to Lust Click to order via Amazon or Barnes and Noble by Johnny Archer ISBN: 0975341308 Format: Paperback...
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival Woodson African American Museum of Florida St. Petersburg Florida The St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival is dedicated to entertaining, engaging, and educating children...
Yevgeny Onegin
Yevgeny Onegin Alexander Pushkin 9781805332015 Fiction Pushkin Press Classics Pushkin Press The aristocratic Yevgeny Onegin has come into his inheritance, leaving the glamour of St. Petersburg’s soc...
Walking in My Joy: In These Streets
Walking in My Joy: In These Streets Jenifer Lewis 9780063079656 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins In this exciting collection infused with her sharp humor and buoyant spirit, Jenifer Lewis, the author ...
Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School Janet Halfmann 9781620141632 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Born into slavery around 1821 in Petersburg, Virginia, Lilly Ann Gr...
Real Love
Real Love Marlon McCaulsky 9781983982569 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC 1994 was an unforgettable year especially for Raina Williams. When her family is uprooted from Cleveland, Ohio to ...
Cranberry Winter
Cranberry Winter Ruth P. Watson 9781593099787 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Romance, suspense, and murder are at the center of this sequel to the popular Blackberry Days of Summer and A...
Interview with Angela Bassett
Interview with Angela Bassett Kam Williams Interview Born in New York City, but raised by her single-mom, Betty, along with her sister, D’nette, in St. Petersburg, Florida, Angela ...
Love & Life
Love & Life Marlon McCaulsky and Jarold Imes 9781934195161 Fiction Abednego’s Free Abednego’s Free Popular Street Lit Author Marlon McCaulsky teams up with OurTeenVoices.com Editor Jarold Imes to brin...
Pushkin And The Queen Of Spades: A Novel
Pushkin And The Queen Of Spades: A Novel Alice Randall 9780618562053 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Windsor Armstrong is a polished, Harvard-educated African American professor of Rus...
Jonkonnu
Jonkonnu Amy Littlesugar 9780399228315 Fiction Philomel Books Penguin Random House In a story based on Winslow Homer’s accounts of an 1876 trip to Petersburg, Virginia, the artist stirs up controversy...
And Do Remember Me
And Do Remember Me Marita Golden 9780345382719 Fiction Ballantine Books Penguin Random House "An engaging saga of unconditional friendship, love, and foregiveness…Golden’s style is modern, refreshing ...
Wanjiku Wa Ngugi
Wanjiku Wa Ngugi NONE Wanjikũ Wa Ngũgĩ, author of 'The Fall of Saints', is a former director of the Helsinki African Film Festival. Her short stories and essays are featured in various publications i...
Cultured Books
Cultured Books St. Petersburg FL We aim to build a literary haven for families to come together and discover new worlds, different cultures, and great children’s literature!
Readers Choice Bookstore and Gift Expression
Readers Choice Bookstore and Gift Expression Saint Petersburg FL Readers Choice Bookstore and Gift Expression consist of various Christian, Non-Fiction and Children Books. Christian Supplies, Painting...
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ 0000000048742231 Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, an acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist, is an Assistant Professor of English at Cornell University. He was shortlisted for the Caine Prize and Pen...
Wyatt Tee Walker
Wyatt Tee Walker 0000000082666762 Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker was a pastor, civil rights leader, theologian, and historian, best known for his work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC. He hel...
Issac J. Bailey
Issac J. Bailey NONE Issac J. Bailey is a seasoned journalist with a psychology degree from Davidson College. Trained at Poynter Institute, he has taught ethics at Coastal Carolina University and jou...
Marlon McCaulsky
Marlon McCaulsky NONE Award-winning American author and screenplay writer, Marlon McCaulsky, is celebrated for his Fiction, Romance, and Science Fiction works that often highlight contemporary Africa...
Trey Songz - The “Texas Chainsaw 3D” Interview
Trey Songz - The “Texas Chainsaw 3D” Interview Kam Williams Interview Trey Songz - The “Texas Chainsaw 3D” Interview Born in Petersburg, Virginia on November 28, 1984, Tremaine Aldon Neverson, A...
Writersandpoets.com
Writersandpoets.com Loading Writersandpoets.com Born to Lust Click to order via Amazon or Barnes and Noble by Johnny Archer ISBN: 0975341308 Format: Paperback, 216pp Pub. Date: August 2004 Publ...
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 ...
Victoria Rowell on the Love of Her Life and Her Memoir
Victoria Rowell on the Love of Her Life and Her Memoir Book Spotlights The Women Who Raised Me (Legacy Edition) by Victoria Rowell 🔗 https://aalbc.com/books/9781959811770 Born a ward of the state in ...
How to Be Free by Shaka Senghor
How to Be Free by Shaka Senghor Publishing & Craft The BLK Bestselling Book – How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons by Shaka Senghor 🔗 https://aalbc.com/books/9798893310511 ...
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays
Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays Amena Brown 9798217044689 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House An irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collec...
Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters
Harvesting Haiti: Reflections on Unnatural Disasters Myriam J. A. Chancy 9781477327814 Nonfiction University of Texas Press University of Texas Press 2024 Isis Duarte Book Prize, Haiti/Dominican Repub...
Love at the Icicle Cafe
Love at the Icicle Cafe Denise N. Wheatley 9781952560774 Fiction Tule Publishing Tule Publishing Can an Icicle-Themed Festival Thaw the Most Unlikely Hearts? California lawyer Mina Richards spent...
Trombone Shorty
Trombone Shorty Troy Andrews 9781419714658 Nonfiction Abrams Books Abrams Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a tromb...
Erotic City
Erotic City Marissa Monteilh 9780446179577 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Erotic City is sex-fest central-a hip, upscale swingers club for grown-folks only, located in the heart ...
Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon 0000000445354582 Nicola Yoon, a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author known for her debut novel, 'Everything, Everything', is a proud member of We Need Diverse Books team. Residing in Los ...
Danielle Y. C. McClean
Danielle Y. C. McClean NONE Danielle Y. C. McClean is an award-winning children's author, translator, and interpreter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her notable works include 'The Protectors’ Pledge' and ...
Cute Toot
Cute Toot Breanna J. McDaniel 9781250881298 Fiction Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Publishers An explosive ode to the bonds of sisterhood, the time-honored tradition of hide and seek, and the hilariou...
Blackward
Blackward Lawrence Lindell 9781770466784 Fiction Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly Black, weird, awkward and proud of it. Welcome to the club! Tired of feeling like you don’t belong? Join the...
Anguilla Literary Festival
Anguilla Literary Festival Paradise Cove Resort West End Anguilla The Anguilla Lit-Fest was conceptualized as a means of celebrating Anguilla’s literary heritage and is seen as a catalyst for vi...
A Woman After David’s Heart: (A Valentine Romance) (Love for the Holidays) (Volume 2)
A Woman After David’s Heart: (A Valentine Romance) (Love for the Holidays) (Volume 2) Pat Simmons 9781494905477 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC David Andersen doesn’t have a problem indul...
Tai Allen
Tai Allen NONE Tai Allen, a renowned Brooklyn-based creative director, poet, and musician, has excelled in multiple disciplines. His poetry and music have gained recognition from notable publications...
Louis Edwards
Louis Edwards 0000000028382400 Louis Edwards, a Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author, has written four novels including Ramadan Ramsey and Ten Seconds. Louisiana-born Edwards is als...
Phill Branch
Phill Branch NONE Phill Branch is a writer, live performance storyteller, and regional Emmy Award–winning filmmaker. He is a 2025 recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council’s Creativity Gran...
Sophie Washington My BFF
Sophie Washington My BFF Tonya Duncan Ellis 9781733776387 Fiction Page Turner Publishing Page Turner Publishing READERS’ FAVORITE GOLD MEDAL BOOK AWARD WINNERAn Amazon Bestselling Book!!Fans of Junie ...
Marketing Your Book – Eight Unique Ways to Promote Your Book
Marketing Your Book – Eight Unique Ways to Promote Your Book Desiree Day Article Marketing Your Book - Eight Unique Ways to Promote Your Book by Desiree Day Whether you have just completed yo...
Book-Remarks.com
Book-Remarks.com Troy Johnson Article The goal of Book-Remarks.com is to offer exciting, timely, positive, and useful information to the African-American reading community. Book-Remarks...
Queens Book Fair 2006
Queens Book Fair 2006 Queens Book Fair 2006 Queens Book Fair 2006 Announces Announces Author sign-up for 2006 Queens Book Fair Queens Book Fair 2006 Announces Author sign-up for 2nd Annual...
So They Say You Should Write a Book: A New Author’s Guide to Writing a Book People Will Buy and Read
So They Say You Should Write a Book: A New Author’s Guide to Writing a Book People Will Buy and Read Jevon Bolden 9781733873055 Nonfiction Embolden Media Group Embolden Media Group Someone heard your ...
Sophie Washington The Snitch (paperback)
Sophie Washington The Snitch (paperback) Tonya Duncan Ellis 9781732706019 Fiction Page Turner Publishing Page Turner Publishing AN AMAZON BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS! **Purple Dragonfly Book Award Firs...
Ruth and the Green Book
Ruth and the Green Book Calvin Alexander Ramsey 9780761352556 Fiction Carolrhoda Books Lerner Publishing Group About This Book Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family’s new car! In the early ...
Lakeside Secrets
Lakeside Secrets K.D. Richards 9781335456816 Fiction Harlequin Intrigue Harlequin Enterprises Limited A mother murdered. A daughter’s return.And a killer determined to keep the case cold. Twe...
Sophie Washington Queen of the Bee (paperback)
Sophie Washington Queen of the Bee (paperback) Tonya Duncan Ellis 9781732706002 Fiction Page Turner Publishing Page Turner Publishing AN AMAZON BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS! This entertaining, illustrat...
Debra Owsley
Debra Owsley NONE Debra Owsley, avid reader and hairstylist, transformed her passion into a business, Simply Said Reading Accessories and LitVersation. She collaborates with bestselling authors, book...
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback)
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback) Jason Reynolds 9781481438292 Fiction Atheneum Simon & Schuster, Inc. UK Carnegie Medal winner A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Sco...
Sophie Washington The Gamer
Sophie Washington The Gamer Tonya Duncan Ellis 9781733776325 Fiction Page Turner Publishing Page Turner Publishing A BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS! Give Up Video Games for 40 Days? Oh No! Sophie and Cole...
The Adventures of Obi and Titi: The Great Walls of Benin (Book 6)
The Adventures of Obi and Titi: The Great Walls of Benin (Book 6) O.T. Begho 9780955496660 Fiction Evolution Media Lab Ltd Evolution Media Lab Ltd The Adventures of Obi and Titi The Adventures of Obi ...
The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Shango’s Axe of Thunder (Book 5)
The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Shango’s Axe of Thunder (Book 5) O.T. Begho 9780955496653 Fiction Evolution Media Lab Ltd Evolution Media Lab Ltd The Adventures of Obi and Titi The Adventures of Obi a...
The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Queen Idia’s Mask (Book 4)
The Adventures of Obi and Titi: Queen Idia’s Mask (Book 4) O.T. Begho 9780955496646 Fiction Evolution Media Lab Ltd Evolution Media Lab Ltd The Adventures of Obi and Titi The Adventures of Obi and Tit...