Largest African-American Book Event in the
South
FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC
FOR AUTHOR EXHIBITS/SEMINARS
October
24-26, 2019 - 12th Anniversary - Houston, Texas
Location:
Fallbrook Church - 12512 Walters Rd., Houston, TX 77014
Exhibit Hours:
Friday, October 25,
2019 - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 2019 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Authors: To register as a
participating author at the 2019 NBBF a 50% deposit of $175.00 holds
your table, includes name and link on the
website, w/final payment due by Oct. 20th. As of
Oct. 16th, 96% of tables are
sold. Register
here.
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Corporate Sponsors
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Small Business Vendors
A
God-Inspired Boutique
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Participating Publishers
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Non-Profit Partners
Speak Your Victory Ministries, Inc
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Participating
Authors
(Click author name for web
site)
African Diaspora
Shyne Khm Yahra
Beauty/Health
Biography/Memoir
Nicole Clark
Frank Clay
Victor A. Jones
Darius Pettway
Charity Spears
Loyall
Wilson
Business/Leadership
Ernest Fountain
NaConda
Frank
Myran Jones
Children
Angela Adley
Shelita M.
Anderson
Tania Barnum
Tracy Bell
Ameikah Black
Beverly Boone
Ingrid Bough
Joshua
A. H. Burns
Dr.
Lowell Coleman
Bird
Collier
Claudette
Esmerelda
Mary E. Evans
Anjeanette
Gunter
Josalyn Holiday
Alice Horton
LaChanda Huff
Pamela
Jarmon-Wade
Belinda Mays
Kathey Mercer
Dave Norman
Tomac Scott
Shiarnice Taylor
Chavon D. White
Georgia
Williams
Christian Fiction
Sherron Elise
Bonnie
Hopkins
JC Miller
Freddie
Smith III
Education
William Byrd
Danielle Harris
LaFredrick D. Smith
Family/Relationships
Mary Danuser
Wolfdogg Lanier-French
Crystal Scott
Fantasy
A. L. Riley
S. T. Rucker
Desy Smith
Historical Fiction
Deborah Ronna Baker
Ella
Goldsmith
Robin Singh
History
Horror
Mainstream
Fiction
Mwalim
Shanna Sarsin
Brenda A.
White
Motivation/Self Help
Rachel
Blaze Bullard
Shantera Chatman
Johnny Franklin
Dr. Deitrick L.
Gorman
K. Akua Gray
Harriet Lane
Mercy Gogo Iwo Brown Mannasseh
Dr. Linda Lou Murray
Adrian Parker-Ajebon
Dr.
ShaRonda Shaw
Jana Starks
Marilyn Walker
Mystery/Suspense
M. J. Simms-Maddox
Non-Fiction
Carolyn Hunter
Keturah Kendrick
Loud Pen
Tamara Newborn
Ava
Newman-Rafter
John Freeman Oliver
Stephanie Wilson-Coleman
Poetry
Dayo
Adesuyi
F. Renee
Hamilton
Roderick
Talley
Politics/Social Sciences
Religious/Faith
Shawnta M.
Ball
Gwendolyn Carson
Andrea Gomes
Desolyn Hicks
Latanya M. Hughes
Kahla LaPlante
Carl Lowe
Dr. Melanie Manor
Gary
McDougall
Vernet Clemons Nettles
Joey A. Perry
Romance
Edwina
Fort
Lori A.
Hendricks
Angela Monay
Teneka Woods
Science Fiction
Weston Collins
Teens/Y.A.
Mike Ebow
Urban Fiction
Porsha Deun
Tiera Jones
Miscellaneous
John Ayang
Antoinette Franklin
Tyrone Gibbs
Eric Robbins
Angela St Julien
National Black Book Festival News
(Current edition)
NBBF Supporting Authors
[Authors who cannot attend NBBF]
Deandra Abuto
Petra Auguste
Jalen Ballard
Melisha Bell
L. M. Bennett
Lydia Brew
Audrey Brown
Elizabeth Brown
Grecia
Chasteen
L.
D. Collins
Kiana Daniels
Denna
Davis
Nancy
Devereaux
Kevin Dorival
Yusuf El
Peggy
Ferguson
Akilah Griffin
Kimberly Guess
Keila Harris
Deon Hogan
Tammy Hopson
Dr. LaShonda Jackson-Dean
Audrey and
Larry Jones
Shelly Lee
Carolyn Milton
Lorraine Holmes Milton
Kim Morrow
Mecheline Muhammad
Dara Nichole
Michelle
Nicole
Christy Ogbeide
J. D. Parks
Harold Phifer
Erica Pullen
Mandi Rain
Samantha Sanchez
Rod Sanford
LaToya Geter Shockley
LaShundra
Smith
April Spotsville
Brenda
Stanley
Derrick James Thornton
Katrina
Vantassell
Latanza
Warren
Angela Weir
Featured Book
Wild Child to Couture Style
by Shailah Edmonds
Featured Video of the Week
Wild Child to
Couture Style
by
Shailah
Edmonds
2019 Featured Authors
Friday, Oct. 25 @ 5:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 26 @ 11:00 a.m.
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12:00 p.m. (Noon)
K'wan
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1:00 p.m.
Victoria Christopher Murray and
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
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2:00 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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4:00 p.m.
2019 Festival Hours
Friday, Oct. 25 - 10:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
FREE GENERAL ADMISSION
Official Festival Events
All events will be at
Fallbrook Church
(Tickets must be purchased
for events
with *)
Thursday, Oct. 24 @
7:00 p.m.
Welcome to Houston Reception*
MC/Hostess Pamela Jarmon-Wade
Special Guest
Larry Dodson,
former lead singer of The Bar-Kays
Friday, Oct. 25 @ 8:00
a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*
M/C - Author Brenda A. White
Marketing Expert
Shows Authors How to Maximize Their Festival Experience
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12:00 Noon
Power Lunch*
Power
Lunch Speaker
Novelist Norma Jarrett
Saturday, Oct. 26 @ 8:00 a.m.
Networking
Breakfast*
MC/Hostess
Houston Author, Shelita M. Anderson
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Saturday, Oct. 26 - 10 a.m. to Noon
Children's
Festival
Within NBBF
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Saturday, Oct. 26 @ 12 Noon
Book Club Meet and
Greet
Participating authors
meet book clubs
to pitch their books
[Advance
registration required]
Festival's Official Book Seller
Cushcity.com
2019 Festival Partners
Black Authors Matter T-Shirt
ONLY $19.99 each
(XS to XL)
ONLY $24.99 each (2XL to 5XL)
Great for Black
History Month, Book Events, Book Clubs, and Year-Round
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Become an NBBF
Non-Profit Partner
Fallbrook Church (Brook Sports)
Site for 2019 NBBF
For NBBF attendees who
are staying the entire weekend, feel free to worship with Fallbrook
on
Sunday @ 8 or 11 a.m.
Host Hotel -
Sheraton North Houston
Download the
2019 NBBF Newspaper here
2019 Participating Author Photos
Rhonda Jackson Joseph
Mary E. Evans
Shelita
M. Anderson
Bonnie Hopkins
Pamela Jarmon-Wade
Brenda A.
White
Portia
McGowan-Green
Ameikah Black
Myran Jones
Brenda Stanley
Angela Adley LaFredrick
D. Smith
Wolfdogg
Lanier-French Victor A. Jones
Edwina Fort
Dr Deitrick L Gorman
MJ Simms-Maddox
Carolyn Hunter
Dr. Marilyn
Francis Walker
Crystal Scott
Dr.
Lowell Coleman
Ava Newman-Rafter
Workshops/Seminars, Etc.
(Free admission to all seminars)
Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Social Media 101
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Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019
10:00 a.m.
Bringing Out the Book In
You
11:00 a.m.
Debt-Free College
Financed With Scholarships
12:00 p.m. (Noon)
The How-Tos of
Self-Publishing
Your Book
2:00 p.m.
emPowHering YOU:
Tips for Finding Your Voice
3:00 p.m.
Publishing Contracts
& Other Scary Legal Issues
4:00 p.m.
Don't Let Your Workplace Stress,
Stress You Out of Work
Create Your Own NBBF Seminar
Details Here
Book Club Central
Participating Book Clubs
African-American Book Worms
Beaumont, TX
Afrikanah Book Club
Houston, TX
Brownstone Book Club
Houston, TX
Chronicles Book Club @
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Houston, TX
Coffee, Tea and Read Book Club
Houston, TX
Cushcity
Book Club
Houston, TX
(The) Elite Reading Group
Los Angeles, CA
Fallbrook Church Reading Group
Houston, TX
Go On Girls Book Club Texas 1
Houston, TX
God's Fine China Book Club @
Friendship Community Bible Church
Sugar Land, TX
Kinsmen Lutheran Church Book Club
Houston, TX
Ladies of Color Turning Pages
Los Angeles, CA
(The) Ladies Who Read Book Club
Houston, TX
M&M Read-A-Roos
Houston, TX
Mind, Body & Soul Book Club
Austin, TX
Mommy Network
Houston, TX
Not-Your-Average Book Club
Pineville, LA
Our Voices Book Club
Alexandria, LA
Sisters Who Like to Read Book Club
Austin, TX
Sisters Who Like to Read Too Book Club
Austin, TX
Register your book club via e-mail:
bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com
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