. . .Dozens of Authors
. . .Thousands of Readers
. . .All Under One Roof
May 17-18, 2008
Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Convention Center
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Where to Stay
Official Expo Hotel
Other Hotels and Resorts
Where to Eat
Restaurants
Where to Play
Attractions and Nightlife
Discounted
Festival Airfare
Offer Code ZDWCBK7TED
Book Club Central
List your book club as a
participant at the Festival and win prizes for your club members who
attend!
Participating book clubs
Amina Book Club
Baltimore, MD
Around the Way Girls Book Club
Houston, TX
Between the Lines Book Club
Houston, TX
Black Motivated Women Book Club
Houston, TX
Bragabout Books Book Club
Houston, TX
Brownstone Book Club
Houston, TX
Can I Get An Amen Book Club
Houston, TX
Chronicles Book Club - Wheeler Ave Baptist
Houston, TX
Circle of Essence Book Club
Galveston, TX
Circle of Friends Book Club
Houston, TX
Circle of Sisters Book Club
Kalamazoo, MI
Coffee, Tea and Read Book Club
Houston, TX
Conflicted Interest Book Club
Baton Rouge, LA
Participating
Authors
Visit these authors' tables
at the
National Black Book Festival. Click author's name for more info:
Carl Agard
Willie J. Alexander
Vincent Alexandria
Foster Allen
Zeda
Amaya
Kamau Atem
Dr.
Janice Beal
Dr.
Reginald Beal
Janie P. Bess
Andrew
Billingsley
Ira Bolden
Tangelika Bolen
William E. Boswell
Marcia
Bowman
Sharon Y.
Braxton
MBridges
Iesha Brown
Lisa
Brown
Wayne E. Brown
Sai Browne
Anita
Bunkley
Margaret Burroughs
Destiny Carter
Demetrias Charles
Assuanta Collins
Portia Cosby
W. Eric
Croomes
Paul Dixon
Leona Dozier
Gary Flanigan
Barry
Fletcher
Rewa
Marie Fyles
Garland
Gregory
Shanelle Gilbert
Judge
Vanessa Gilmore
DeMonica D. Gladney
Glendora Glover
Theresa
Gonsalves
Featured Authors
Reshonda Tate Billingsley
Saturday, May 17 @ 1:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 214
Victor
McGlothin
Saturday, May 17 @ 3:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 214
Tracy Gray-Caruthers
Gregory Garrett
Carless A.
Grays
Vanessa Davis Griggs
Reginald Lee Hameth
Corey L. Harris
Daniel
B. Henderson Sr.
Sherrance Henderson
Jesse J.
Holland
Fon James
Shachella James
T. L.
James
Richard
Jeanty
Marsha D. Jenkins-Sanders
Maudesta D. Jennings
Jermayne
James A. Jimason
Claude Johnson
Dr. Melvin L. Johnson
Greg Jones
Dr. Howard Jones
Rashun Jones
Rhonda Jackson Joseph
Ellen
Denise Junious
Adin Kachisi
Diane King
Angela Kirkendoll
Chaz Kyser
Marc Lacy
Tiffany LaTanza
Whitney J.
LeBlanc
L'Tanya Likely
Lily
(like the flower)
Carla
Lucius-Meeks
Michelle
Lynette
Jarid
Manos
Charles
Marshall
Erica N.
Martin
Maseyree
Lurea
McFadden
Caroline McGill
Janice
McMillian
J. J. Michael
Mikasenoja
K. Lowery Moore
M. W. Moore
Gregory
K. Morris
Melvin Myers
Paula M. Narcisse
J'Toya
Nelson
Kunle Oguneye
Derrick O'Neal
Valorie N. Parker
Electa
Rome Parks
Nathanial
Portis
Karen M. Presley
Felicia
Pride
Twyla
Prindle
Lolita Quattlebaum
Ti Kendrick Randall
Lily L.
Ratliff
Cydney Rax
Janice
Reaves
Mary B. Morrison
Saturday, May 17 @ 5:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 214
Cover2Cover Book Club
Houston, TX
Cover2Cover Book Club
Fort Worth, TX
Culture
Clique Book Club (Online)
Cushcity Book Club
Houston, TX
Divas' Den Book Club
Houston, TX
Divas Read 2 Book Club
Dallas, TX
Divine Divas Book Club
Houston, TX
Elite Book
Club
Houston, TX
Elite Ladies of Literature
Diamond Bar, CA
The Essence of Reading Book Club
Houston, TX
Girlfriends In
Company Book Club
Houston, TX
The Good Book Club
Teens
Houston, TX
Inside the Cover Book Club
Houston, TX
Jackson Mississippi Readers Club
Jackson, MS
Kismet Book Club
Houston, TX
Ladies of
Expression Book Club
Houston, TX
Ladies of Legacy
Huntsville, AL
Ladies of Literacy Book Club
Houston, TX
The
Literary Club TLC
Chicago, IL
Mahogany Souls Book Club
Houston, TX
Minds-n-Motion Book Club
Brenham, TX
Mocha Divas Book Club
Houston, TX
My Sisters and Me Literary Guild
Houston, TX
A Novel Idea Book Club
Houston, TX
Pearls of Wisdom Book Club
Houston, TX
Read Between the Lines Book Club
Houston, TX
Big Boom
Sunday, May 18 @ 1:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 214
Miasha
Sunday, May 18 @ 2:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 215
Reading Beauties Book Club
Charlotte, NC
Saturday With My Sisters Book Club
Houston, TX
Shades of You Book Club
Houston, TX
Sistah Time Book Club
Houston, TX
Sistahs' Bookclubbing
Shreveport, LA
Sistahs Readin' Books
Long Beach, CA
P.
Renee
Gwen
Richardson
Jonathan Richardson
Phaedra
Ridley
Farrah
Rochon
Thurman Robins
Oswald
Scott
Raquel N. Segura
Maurice
Skillern
Vera Smith
Stacy-Deanne
Jerry
Taliaferro
Charles E. Tatum
Kay
Lovelace Taylor
Rosalie
Turner
Armani
Valentino
Sheilah
Vance
Joseph Vogel
Glenda A.
Wallace
James
Warden
April
Washington
Brenda
L. Washington
Dawayne Williams
Jatana
Williams
Debra Williamson
Arlether Wilson
Supporting Authors
Authors who are unable to
attend the Festival, but want to make you aware of their latest book(s):
James
Arthur
Beverly Boone
Arlene
Brathwaite
Cheryl
Bronson
Danielle Coulanges
Galuminatti
Pat G'Orge-Walker
Dr. Ida Greene
Patricia
Hightower
Hotep
Patricia Hughes
Renay
Jackson
Kevin
Wayne Johnson
Demitri
Kornegay
Nekisha-Michelle
Horace Mungin
Recha G. Peay
Adam L. Perkins
Lottie Perkins
James Reedom
Robert
T. Sells
Jennifer
N. Shannon
Darryl Thomas
K. Mitchell Thomas
Toniwo
Kevin M. Weeks
Spoken Word Poetry
Slam
Saturday, May 17 @ 4:00 p.m.
NBBF Stage
Poet and Host: Ti Kendrick Randall
Poets
Daniel B. Henderson Sr.
lily (like the flower)
K. Lowery Moore
Phaedra Ridley
Victoria Christopher Murray
Sunday, May 18 @ 3:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 214
Sister Circle Book Club
Long Beach, CA
Sister-Friends Book Club
Houston, TX
Sister-In-Spirit
Book Club
Houston, TX
Sisterhood of Literacy Book Club
Houston, TX
Sisters Sippin' Tea
- Houston Chapter
Houston, TX
Sisters Sippin' Tea - Tulsa Chapter
Tulsa, OK
Sisters Who Enjoy
Reading Book Club
Houston, TX
Stolen Moments Book Club
Houston, TX
Supreme's Book and Social Club
Houston, TX
Talibah Literary Club
Greenville, MS
The Tea Rose Book Club
Houston, TX
Voices Beyond the Pages Book Club
Lake Charles, LA
Women of Wisdom Book Club
Shreveport, LA
Zora Neale Hurston Book Club
Missouri City, TX
Register your book club via
e-mail:
bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com
Festival's
Official Book Sellers
Cushcity.com
Shrine Book Store
Festival Hours
Saturday, May 17 - Noon to
8:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 18 - Noon to 8:00 p.m.
Admission Price for Festival
$10.00 per day for adults
$5.00 per day for children
George R. Brown
Convention Center
Map and Directions
Houston Black Expo
Events
Celebrity VIP Reception and
Fashion Show w/J. Anthony Brown
Friday, May 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
$75.00/person
HBE Community
Breakfast
Saturday, May 17 @ 8:30 a.m.
$25.00/person
HBE Gospel
Explosion featuring Gospel Recording Artist J. Moss
Sunday, May 18 @ 5:00 p.m.
FREE TO EXPO/NBBF ATTENDEES
Workshops/Seminars
-
Bringing Out the Book In You
(Workshop Leader: Sai Browne)
Saturday, May 17 @ 2:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 215
-
Marketing Your Book On a Limited Budget
Moderator: Oswald Scott
Panelists: Troy Johnson, AALBC.com and Dana Pittman, Nia Promotions
Saturday, May 17 @ 4:00 p.m.
Hall C - Room 215
-
Achieving Your Success: The Value of Authentic Personal Power (Workshop Leader: Ellen Junious)
Sunday, May 18 @ 4:00 p.m
Hall C - Room 215
Building A New Generation
of Readers
Parents and teachers can bring children to story reading sessions. Authors of children's
books will entertain and educate a new generation of readers.
Saturday, May 17
Hall C - Room 215
1:00 p.m. - Where Is My Money
by Twyla Prindle
1:30 p.m. Sentarse Means Sit
by Shacella James
Sunday, May 18
Hall C - Room 215
1:00 p.m. - Princess Aisha and the Cave of Judgment
by Kay Lovelace Taylor
1:30 p.m. - Sikulu and Harambe by the Zambezi River
by Kunle Oguneye