. . .Dozens of Authors
. . .Thousands of Readers

. . .All Under One Roof

June 10-12, 2011, Houston, Texas
Doubletree Hotel - Downtown Houston

Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2011 - 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.


Attn Authors:  A $50 deposit by Aug. 31st will reserve your table for the 2011 NBBF at the early bird rate AND you will receive a FREE book feature in an upcoming edition of NBBF News.  The remaining balance will not be due until March 31, 2011. Click "Exhibitors" below to download the author/vendor packet and reserve your space.

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2011 Participating Authors
(Click author name for web site; returning authors are indicated with *)
African Diaspora
 

Beauty/Health
Crystal Wright


Biography
Carla A. Atkins
Terwana Brown
Debra A. Davis*
Allison T. Moore
Joseph Woodley


Business
 

Children
Terlene Terry Todd*

 

Christian Fiction
Anasia Hixon

Fon James*
Mikasenoja*

Erotica


Family/Relationships
Tyra Denine
Belinda Grimes
G. L. Henderson*

Chanda Tracy Lightsey
Sherry Price

History


Mainstream Fiction
China Ball
Kenn Bivins
Lydia Brew
Karen C. Brown*
Sean Chandler
Cathy Clay
Sandra Hamer
Jacqueline Luckett
K. C. Marshall
Tamika Newhouse*
Michelle Janine Robinson
GregAlan Williams*
 

Motivation/Self Help
Carol S. Batey

Carolyn "CiCi" Higgins
Oswald Scott*

Stephanie C


Mystery/Thriller
Roy Glenn
 

Non-Fiction
Gwendolyn Suarez-Carriere
Tyra Denine
Donzella Malone

Sheuvonda
Nancy Townsend*


Poetry
Wanda Gunter

 

Religious/Faith
Dorothy Burton
Joy Harris
Rhonda Herring-Dent
Renee Jean*
Carl Mathis
Regina Mixon
Ronnie and Evelyn Stubbs

Cachet Wells

Romance
Shani Fenderson

Rhonda Jackson Joseph*
Alicia Wiggins

Teens/Young Adults
 

Urban Fiction
Leslie Crawford

Tina Brooks McKinney

N'Tyse
Pleasure P
Yum Yum Bean
 


NBBF Supporting Authors
[Authors who cannot attend Festival]
Kevin Weeks

 


Photos from the 2010 NBBF

More 2010 NBBF Photos

And More 2010 NBBF Photos

National Black Book Festival News
(Current edition)


2011 NBBF
Houston Steering Committee

Fon James
Rhonda Jackson Joseph
Oswald Scott
Kim Yancy (Mikasenoja)

 

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2011 Featured Authors


Michelle McKinney Hammond
Author of 30+ books, including Sassy, Single and Satisfied; Divanomics; and What Women Don't Know (and Men Don't Tell You)
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m.
 


Joyce Carol Thomas
Author of 15+ children's books, including The Blacker the Berry
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 12 Noon




Jawanza Kunjufu
Author of 30+ books on education and economics,
including Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys and Developing Strong Black Male Ministries
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 1:00 p.m.

 


Carleen Brice
Author of four novels, one of which was adapted for the Lifetime movie
"Sins of the Mother"
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m.

 


Tananarive Due
Author of 10+ supernatural thrillers, including Blood Colony, Joplin's Ghost and the classic, My Soul to Keep
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 3:00 p.m.
 



K'Wan
Author of 10+ novels, including Section 8, Gutter and Still Hood
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m.




Pamela Samuels Young
Author of 5 legal thrillers, including Buying Time and
Murder on the Down Low
Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m.

 

 
Judge Mablean
Author of
Life Lessons From Judge Mablean
Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m.
 


2011 Festival Hours
Saturday, June 11 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 12 - 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Admission Price for Festival
$5.00 per day for adults and teens
FREE ADMISSION for children under 12


Festival Events
All events will be at the
Doubletree Hotel
(Tickets must be purchased for events with *)

Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m.
Welcome to Houston Reception*

Speaker:
GregAlan Williams, Actor and Author of Heart of a Woman
 


Friday, June 10, 2011
10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Private Slumber Party w/Author
Mary B. Morrison*
(Ladies only - Ages 18 and up)
 


Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:00 a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*

Marketing Experts Show Authors How to Maximize Their Festival Experience


Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service

Worship Leader:
Cheryl Lacey Donovan
Author of The Ministry of Motherhood



Worship Speaker:
Renee Jean, Author of Verse in Motion

 


Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Jazz Brunch*

Best New Author Award Presentation


Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 4:00 p.m.
Spoken Word Poetry Slam
Poet/Host: 
Victor B. Johnson Sr.

 


Festival's Official Book Seller
Cushcity.com


2011 Festival Partners




 

 

2011 Best New Author Award
[Details here]


Testimonials from the 2010 NBBF
"This is my second year attending the event and for the second straight year, I sold 100 books."
-- Author Brian W. Smith, Hollygrove Publishing

"I had a wonderful time at the National Black Book Festival.  It was a well organized and inspiring event."
-- Author Electa Rome Parks

"AWESOME and looking forward to
next year!"

-- Publisher David Brown


2011 Participating Author Photos

Regina Mixon        Mikasenoja
        

Tyra Denine          Oswald Scott
        

     Fon James    Rhonda Jackson Joseph
             

Dorothy Burton

      


LAUNCH YOUR BOOK AT
2011 NBBF!!

 


Meet the Kings of Literature
at the 2011 NBBF
Sunday, June 12, 2011
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Dwayne S. Joseph
Jihad
Rickey Teems II
Brian W. Smith
Moses Miller
Vincent Alexandria
Marc Lacy


Live On-Site Radio Interviews
at 2011 NBBF by G. L. Henderson


Workshops/Seminars, Etc.
Doubletree Hotel - 400 Dallas St

Saturday, June 11, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Bringing Out the Book In You
Presenter:  Author Cydney Rax

Create Your Own NBBF Seminar
Details Here


Book Club Central
2011 Participating Book Clubs
Coffee, Tea and Read Book Club
Houston, TX

Cushcity Book Club
Houston, TX
Sistah Circle Book Group
Shreveport, LA
Sister-In-Spirit Book Club
Houston, TX


Register your book club via e-mail:
bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com



Get Signed  ●   Get Published  ●   Get Publicity
 Friday, June 10, 2011 - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Early registrants receive a 15-minute, one-on-one session with the panelist of your choice.

Doubletree Hotel, 400 Dallas St., Houston, TX
In Conjunction with the National Black Book Festival
Click here for details

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