Largest African-American Book Event in the
South
October
22-24, 2020 - 13th Anniversary - Houston, Texas
The 2020 National Black Book Festival will be a virtual event. Details coming soon!
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Corporate Sponsors
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Small Business Vendors
A God Inspired Boutique
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Participating Publishers
Amazon KDP Publishing
BK Royston Publishing
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Participating
Authors
(Click author name for web
site)
African Diaspora
Beauty/Health
Biography/Memoir
LaWanda Burrell
Dr.
Cynthia J. Lewis-Hickman
Ty Pinkins
Charles U. Smith
Charity Spears
Dr.
Sheila D. Williams
Business/Leadership
Susanne
Tedrick
Children
Shelita M.
Anderson
Julia Belle
Mary E. Evans
Josalyn Holiday
Pamela
Jarmon-Wade
Curtis Lee Jr.
Belinda Mays
T'Keyah
Nichols
Jessica Reede
Renee
Winters
Quinn
Woodard
Christian Fiction
Bonnie
Hopkins
Curley
West
Education
Veda Green
Audrey
and Larry Jones
Charlee King
Family/Relationships
A'Driana LaFaye
Fantasy
Denna Davis
Brenda Hardwick
S.
T. Rucker
Historical Fiction
History
Dennis
DeLoach
Norman John McCullough
Horror
Mainstream
Fiction
Brenda A.
White
Motivation/Self Help
Ben Amor
Anntricia Bray
Keila Harris
Dr.
Yvonne Henderson
Tiffany Young
Mystery/Suspense
Sir Wolfdogg Lanier-French
MJ
Simms-Maddox
Non-Fiction
Ersula K. Odom
Poetry
Francee Bouvenir
Rosy Perez
Fernando Rover
D. Chauncey Taylor
Politics/Social Sciences
Religious/Faith
Judy Howard
Rosita Hunter
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Kahla LaPlante
Lourdes Lewin
Christy Ogbeide
Joey Perry
Romance
Yalonda Benford
Natalie L. Gamble
Danesha Little
Science Fiction
Carla
Lawson
Teens/Y.A.
Mikal Williams
Urban Fiction
Michelle Jackson
Tiera Jones
Talva Talva
Miscellaneous
National Black Book Festival News
(Current edition)
NBBF Supporting Authors
[Authors who cannot attend NBBF]
Featured Book
Featured Video of the Week
Support These
African-American Authors
2020 Featured Authors
(Confirmed
-- More to be added)
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Ed Gordon
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Karyn Parsons
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Victoria Christopher Murray and
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
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2020 Festival Hours
Friday, Oct. 23 - 10:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 - 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. 22 @
7:00 p.m.
Welcome to Houston Reception*
MC/Hostess Pamela Jarmon-Wade
Friday, Oct. 23 @ 8:30
a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*
M/C - Author Brenda A. White
Marketing Expert
Shows Authors How to Maximize Their Festival Experience
Up Your Game!
For Authors Who Want to Take Their
Books to the Next Level
Presenter:
Pam Perry, Marketing/PR Expert
Saturday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00 a.m.
Networking
Breakfast*
MC/Hostess
Houston Author, Shelita M. Anderson
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Saturday, Oct. 24 - 10 a.m. to Noon
Children's
Festival
Within NBBF
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Saturday, Oct. 24 @ 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
2020 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
Fallbrook Church (Brook Sports)
Site for 2021 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
2020 Participating Author Photos
Rhonda Jackson Joseph
Mary E. Evans
Shelita
M. Anderson
Bonnie Hopkins
Pamela Jarmon-Wade
Brenda A.
White
A'Driana LaFaye
D. Chauncey Taylor
Kevin Wayne Johnson
Joey Perry
Dr. Yvonne Henderson
Julia Belle
Dr. Cynthia J.
Lewis-Hickman
Talva Talva
Workshops/Seminars, Etc.
(Free admission to all seminars)
Friday, Oct. 23, 2020
Up Your Game!
Author Enhancement Sessions
11:00 a.m.
Taking the "Look of Your Book "
to the Next Level
1:00 p.m.
Getting Started with
Amazon KDP
3:00 p.m.
Social Media 101
4:00 p.m.
Promotion:
The Key to Your Book's Success
5:00 p.m.
Expand Your Audience
With Audiobooks
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Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020
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)
Book to Film: Flipping the Script
1:00 p.m.
Turning ADHD
From Stigma to
Stability
2:00 p.m.
The How-Tos of
Self-Publishing
Your Book
4:00 p.m.
Black Enterprise After the
Civil War
Create Your Own NBBF Seminar
Details Here
Book Club Central
Participating Book Clubs
African-American Book Worms
Beaumont, TX
Afrikanah Book Club
Houston, TX
Black Peeps Who
Read
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
Sistahs of the Written Word Book Club
Houston, TX
Sisters Who Like to Read Book Club
Austin, TX
Sisters Who Like to Read Too Book Club
Austin, TX
Zora Neale Hurston Book Club
Houston, TX
Register your book club via e-mail:
bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com
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