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Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Southwest Florida Reading Festival Fort Myers Regional Library Fort Myers Florida There really is something for all ages to experience at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Everyone enjoys the mu...
Kimberla Lawson Roby at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Kimberla Lawson Roby at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival Literary Events New York Times and AALBC.com Bestselling author, Kimberla Lawson Roby: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=K...
Three Famous Authors Describe a Few of Their Favorite Bookstores
Three Famous Authors Describe a Few of Their Favorite Bookstores Book Spotlights During the 2017 Southwest Florida Reading Festival, three very popular authors describe a few of their favorite booksto...
Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895
Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895 Larry Eugene Rivers 9780813018904 Nonfiction University Press of Florida University Press of Florida "Labor...
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...
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival: Author Village
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...
IN STATES TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN STATES TO THE SOUTHWEST Carter G. Woodson Excerpt CHAPTER VI IN STATES TO THE SOUTHWEST Elsewhere the natives on or near the West Coast had not developed such political organizations as those wh...
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...
Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to Emancipation
Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to Emancipation Larry Eugene Rivers 9780813033815 Nonfiction University Press of Florida University Press of Florida Winner of:• The Black Caucus of the Amer...
Colette Bancroft
Colette Bancroft NONE Colette Bancroft is the book editor for the Tampa Bay Times since 2007, directs the annual Festival of Reading, and served on the National Book Critics Circle board. She holds E...
The Exiles of Florida
The Exiles of Florida Joshua R. Giddings 9780933121478 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Joshua Giddings (1795-1864), an anti-slavery leader and a champion of free speech, was admitte...
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...
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 ...
So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival
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...
South by Southwest
South by Southwest Austin Texas South by Southwest is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture.
Southwest Sunrise
Southwest Sunrise Nikki Grimes 9781547600823 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing From Children’s Literature Legacy Award winner Nikki Grimes and highly-acclaimed illustrator Wendell Mi...
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...
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...
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...
Sixth Annual National Book Festival
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 ...
Creating an Old South: Middle Florida’s Plantation Frontier before the Civil War
Creating an Old South: Middle Florida’s Plantation Frontier before the Civil War Edward E. Baptist 9780807853535 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Carolina Press Set on...
Michelle Donice
Michelle Donice NONE Michelle Donice, an Indianapolis native, is an accomplished academic and author dividing her time between inspiring youth and writing fiction in central Florida. She credits her ...
Larry Eugene Rivers
Larry Eugene Rivers NONE Dr. Larry E. Rivers is a distinguished educator with degrees from Fort Valley State College, Villanova University, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the University of London. H...
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...
The Schomburg Center's Third Annual Black Comic Book
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
JAX Urban Book Festival in Jacksonville, Florida
JAX Urban Book Festival in Jacksonville, Florida Literary Events Learn More: https://aalbc.com/events/event-detail.php?st=Florida#JAX+Urban+Book+Festival
Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks at the 2019 South Florida Book Festival
Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks at the 2019 South Florida Book Festival Literary Events Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks discusses is book; Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Ma...
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities
Reflections from Zora!: Celebrating 25 Years of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, N. Y. Nathiri, and others 9781886104686 Nonfiction Florida Histor...
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival Literary Events Terri Lipsey Scott, Executive Director of The Woodson African American Museum of Florida introduces the annual St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival, whic...
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...
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...
Brooklyn Book Festival 2012
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...
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...
A Fire in Harlem - Tribute to Sekou Sundiata at Up South International Book Festival
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...
Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors
Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors Loading Brooklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors by Leah Mullen Perhaps the most overlooked and under acknowledged heroines and heroes ...
University Press of Florida
University Press of Florida University Press of Florida University of Florida
Florida Historical Society Press
Florida Historical Society Press Florida Historical Society Press Florida Historical Society Press
Florida Historical Society Press
Florida Historical Society Press Florida Historical Society Press Florida Historical Society Press
University Press of Florida
University Press of Florida University of Florida University Press of Florida
Hallema
Hallema NONE Hallema, a Miami-born writer and lawyer, holds degrees from Florida State University and Stetson University College of Law. Known for her spoken word poetry in South Florida, she's also ...
Preston L. Allen
Preston L. Allen NONE Preston L. Allen, a Boston and Miami native, is an award-winning author known for his engaging short stories. A recipient of the State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in...
Desmond Meade
Desmond Meade NONE Desmond Meade, president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy, is a renowned advocate for voting rights. A former homeless retur...
Edwina Louise Dorch
Edwina Louise Dorch NONE Edwina Louise Dorch is a Ph.D. psychologist and minimalist artist based in Florida, specializing in painting female figures and seascapes. She uses art as a therapy tool to m...
Cathy Finch White
Cathy Finch White NONE Cathy Finch White, a former medical professional turned author, advocates for child education through reading. She has written four award-winning books, including “Anna Learn's...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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.
The 1st National Black Book Festival Houston Texas
The 1st National Black Book Festival Houston Texas Literary Events The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored jointly by Cushcity.com, the world's largest African-American r...
South Florida Book Festival
South Florida Book Festival African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Fort Lauderdale Florida
F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival
F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Cultural and Educational Center Daytona Beach Florida F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival (Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Spiritual, Health and More)...
ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature
ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature Catherine Hickman Theater Gulfport Florida ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature is a program of the LGBTQ Resource Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization...
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...
Sunshine State Book Festival
Sunshine State Book Festival Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall Gainesville Florida In its seventh year, the 2026 Sunshine State Book Festival “Brings Readers and Writers Together.” 100 autho...
Palm Beach Book Festival
Palm Beach Book Festival Norton Museum of Art Palm Beach Florida Festival that celebrates the NY Times best-selling, award winning and celebrity authors and a written word for children and adults of S...
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...
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...
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, from the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Yea
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, from the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Yea Jackie Sibblies Drury 9781472585097 Fiction Bloom...
The Thousands
The Thousands ZZ Packer x781573223782 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Author ZZ Packer RI ’15 read an excerpt (video below) from her novel-in-progress titled The Thousands, whi...
Ai Ogawa
Ai Ogawa 0000000368573553 Ai Ogawa (1947-2010), born Florence Anthony, was a prominent poet and author awarded with the American Book Award and a National Book Award. She authored seven books of poet...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Etheridge Knight Festival
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...
2nd Annual Up South Int'l Book Festival
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...
Women's History Month Literary Festival 2015
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...
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...
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. ...
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, ...
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-...
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...
Festival of Colors
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...
Kellie Magnus on the Kingston Book Festival
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...
The ESSENCE Brand—Where Black Women Come First—NOT!
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Bklyn Festival Showcases Emerging Authors
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...
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...
Bookmarks: Reading in Black and White A Memoir
Bookmarks: Reading in Black and White A Memoir Karla FC Holloway 9780813539072 Fiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press What are you reading? What books have been important to you? Wh...
A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca: The Extraordinary Tale of a Shipwrecked Spaniard Who Walked Across America in the 16th Century
A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca: The Extraordinary Tale of a Shipwrecked Spaniard Who Walked Across America in the 16th Century Andrés Reséndez 9780465068418 Nonfiction Basic Boo...
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival
Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival Sharjah U.A.E. It's more than a festival - it's an estatic celebration that goes beyond one age group, enriching the whole family whilst instilling a love of readi...
April Maria Williams
April Maria Williams NONE April Maria Williams is a Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law and a Master of Tax Law from the University of Houston. A prominent advocate for social jus...
Florida Water: Poems
Florida Water: Poems aja monet 9781642599671 Poetry Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Inspired by the cleansing water often used in spiritual baths, Florida Water is an ode to the myriad ways a poem can...
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...
Wesley Snipes “The Expendables 3” Interview
Wesley Snipes “The Expendables 3” Interview Kam Williams Interview Wesley Snipes “The Expendables 3” Interview Wesley T. Snipes is a globally celebrated actor, film producer, mas...
Rebels and Runaways: Slave Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Florida
Rebels and Runaways: Slave Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Florida Larry Eugene Rivers 9780252036910 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press This gripping study examines ...
Henrietta Mays Smith
Henrietta Mays Smith 0000000066593663 Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Ph.D, is a distinguished scholar and editor with a background in English, History, and Library Science. She's known for her editorial wor...
Corinda Pitts Marsh
Corinda Pitts Marsh NONE Corinda Pitts Marsh, a Florida State University graduate, is a writer and professor specializing in rural Southern heritage and social justice themes. She is passionate about...
Jessica Pryce
Jessica Pryce NONE Jessica Pryce, a Faculty at Florida State University, has 15 years of diverse experience in child welfare. She has trained 150+ organizations, promotes system-wide changes, and hol...
DeAndra Davis
DeAndra Davis NONE DeAndra Davis is a neurodivergent, Jamaican-American author who lives in the swampy heat of Florida. Her debut All the Noise at Once follows an autistic main character as messy as...
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...