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 within 30 days. As of
July 16, 86% of tables are
sold. Register
here.
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Corporate Sponsors
Woodforest National
Bank
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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
Katrina
Vantassell
Business/Leadership
Myran Jones
Children
Deandra Abuto
Angela Adley
Shelita M.
Anderson
Petra Auguste
Ameikah Black
Beverly Boone
Elizabeth Brown
Joshua
A. H. Burns
Bird
Collier
Nancy
Devereaux
Yusuf El
Mary E. Evans
Anjeanette
Gunter
Josalyn Holiday
LaChanda Huff
Pamela
Jarmon-Wade
Belinda Mays
Dara Nichole
Dave Norman
April Spotsville
Shiarnice Taylor
Chavon D. White
Christian Fiction
Sherron Elise
Bonnie
Hopkins
JC Miller
LaToya Geter Shockley
Freddie
Smith III
Education
William Byrd
Audrey and
Larry Jones
J. D. Parks
LaFredrick D. Smith
Family/Relationships
L. M. Bennett
Mary Danuser
Leon Lanier
Michelle
Nicole
Harold Phifer
Crystal Scott
Fantasy
Denna
Davis
Kimberly Guess
A. L. Riley
S. T. Rucker
Historical Fiction
Robin Singh
History
Horror
Rhonda Jackson Joseph
Mainstream
Fiction
Audrey Brown
Mwalim
Brenda A.
White
Motivation/Self Help
Peggy
Ferguson
Johnny Franklin
Dr. Deitrick L.
Gorman
K. Akua Gray
Keila Harris
Deon Hogan
Harriet Lane
Mecheline Muhammad
Dr. Linda Lou Murray
Jana Starks
Marilyn Walker
Latanza
Warren
Mystery/Suspense
Rod Sanford
M. J. Simms-Maddox
Non-Fiction
Grecia
Chasteen
Carolyn Hunter
Loud Pen
Lorraine Holmes Milton
Tamara Newborn
Poetry
Akilah Griffin
F. Renee
Hamilton
Brenda
Stanley
Roderick
Talley
Politics/Social Sciences
Religious/Faith
Shawnta M.
Ball
Gwendolyn Carson
Andrea Gomes
Desolyn Hicks
Latanya M. Hughes
Kahla LaPlante
Vernet Clemons Nettles
Joey A. Perry
LaShundra
Smith
Angela Weir
Romance
Edwina
Fort
Lori A.
Hendricks
Angela Monay
Teneka Woods
Science Fiction
Teens/Y.A.
Mike Ebow
Urban Fiction
Porsha Deun
Tiera Jones
Samantha Sanchez
Derrick James Thornton
Miscellaneous
National Black Book Festival News
(Current edition)
NBBF Supporting Authors
[Authors who cannot attend NBBF]
Lydia Brew
L.
D. Collins
Dr. LaShonda Jackson-Dean
Shelly Lee
Mandi Rain
Featured Book
Write It Right: The Guide to
Self-Publishing Your Best Book
by Gwen Richardson
Featured Video of the Week
Support
African-American Literature
2019 Featured Authors
Walter Mosley
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Victoria Christopher Murray and
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
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K'wan
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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
Subscribe to the NBBF monthly e-newsletter
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
2018 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
Dr. LaShonda
Jackson-Dean
Katrina Vantassell
Angela Adley LaFredrick
D. Smith
Edwina Fort
Dr Deitrick L Gorman
MJ Simms-Maddox
Carolyn Hunter
Dr. Marilyn
Francis Walker
Crystal Scott
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
1:00 p.m.
School-to-Prison Pipeline
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
2018
Participating Book Clubs
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
Ladies of Color Turning Pages
Los Angeles, CA
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
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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