. . .Dozens of Authors
. . .Thousands of Readers
. . .All At One Event
FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC
FOR AUTHOR EXHIBITS/SEMINARS
October
27-29, 2016 - 9th Anniversary - Houston, Texas
Location:
Fallbrook Church - 12512 Walters Rd., Houston, TX 77014
Exhibit Hours:
Friday, October 28,
2016 - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2016 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
AUTHORS/VENDORS: Vendor tables for 2016 are SOLD OUT.
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Commercial Sponsors
The
Treehouse Drug Rehab Center
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Houston Home Security Judge
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Redfin Real Estate
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Small Business Vendors
The
Insiders Book Club
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Participating Publishers
7th Sign Publishing
PHE INK-Writing
Solutions Firm
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Participating
Authors
(Click author name for web
site; returning authors are indicated with *)
Beauty/Health
Dr.
Katina Davis-Kennedy
Biography/Memoir
Nikki
Alexander
Karla Antoinette Baptiste
Glenda
Dugar
Izora D. Summers
Business/Leadership
Children
Shelita M.
Anderson*
Kenneth Braswell
J. L.
Cheatham II
Denise
Crowell
Mary E. Evans*
Portia
McGowan Green*
Vera Harris
Josalyn Holiday
Gina Humber
Kenji L.
Jackson
Pamela
Jarmon-Wade*
Kam & Niya
Ife
Oyedokun
Baba,
Mama & Sekou Afrika
M. Mimi Sutton
A. R. Wells
Syreeta White-Phillips
Christian Fiction
Cory Cabri
Tabitha Dellahousye
Bonnie
Hopkins*
Fon James*
Sierra Jones-Demouchet
Velma Scott-Phillips
E. B. Starr
D. Michelle
Thompson
Tamika
Trammel
Jackie Trammell
Andrea Williamson
Education
TaNitra Robinson
Courtney L. Smith
Family/Relationships
Anita Allen-Penn
Connie B
H. Eugene
Bagwell-Pettus
Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
Robine T. Lane
Drell Lee
Bea Lewis
Vanessa Patterson
Janice Porter
Phillip Porter
Brother Prater
Candace Tuck
Remon Tuck
Vonzella Watson
Fantasy
Aiyana Bey
Marcus Haynes*
Historical Fiction
Joan Early
History
James Jones III
Mainstream
Fiction
Lydia Brew*
Karen Brown*
Sheryl Grace
Nicole
Hampton
L.
Lamont*
S. D.
Laurence
J. Reid
Clarita
Vaughn
Vanessa
Werts
Brenda A.
White*
Motivation/Self Help
Victoria
Amidou
Krystle
Barrington
DB Bedford
Erica L. Carr
Sekou J. B.
Gargonnu
Chris Holmes
Lynne Jasames
Keisha M.
Lee
Brian Liles
Carol
McBride
Diamond McNulty
Tanya J.
Miller
Kaleb Muhammad
Angie Ransome-Jones
Oswald
Scott*
Dereik Smith
Dr. Hearley Smith*
Renee Spivey
Karen
Taylor-Bass
Sheila R. Walls
Laura Washington
Anthony Wilson
Mystery/Suspense
Mimi Washington
Non-Fiction
Catherine Fleming Bruce
Denisha R. Hardenman
Katandra Jackson Nunnally
Pet Ownership
Sherry Johnson
Poetry
Kia Barlow
Kevin Bates*
S. Hafer Bronson
Damion Catledge
Simone A. Grier
Victor B.
Johnson Sr.*
Chauntae Knuckles
Tatjana Lightbourn
Lora Mitchell
Ashley Wilkins
Politics/Social Sciences
Arelia Johnson
Religious/Faith
Patsy
Bazile
Dana
Bradshaw
Darnisha Buckley
Lilene K. Caldwell
Phyllis Clemmons*
Dena Crecy
Chamarian Eaglin
Doniel Ervin
Janice Freel
Lorna Gallimore
Wendy Magee
Donna Renay Patrick
Janice Pender*
Pastor Michael A. Pender*
Marilyn
Randolph
Michael Seay
C.
Austin Tucker
Lydia J. Willrich
Romance
Sheena
Binkley
Melissa Burnett
Angel Gary
Rhonda Jackson Joseph*
D'Starr
Tomeekha
Pitre
Science Fiction
Teens/Young Adults
Chris
Jones
Urban Fiction
Shemeka Floyd
Pamela A. Goodwin
Wayne Grind
Lizy Jacob*
Jennifer Lewis
Toye Morris
Skip Shockley
Bambi St. James
Ceia R.
White
National Black Book Festival News
(Current edition)
NBBF Supporting Authors
[Authors who cannot attend NBBF]
Jamil Aaron
Natalie R. Arnold
Karma
Banks
Rachel BB and Juacclyn Nikol
Sharon Blackmon
Jessie Blade
Lisa M. Bradley
Arlene Brathwaite
Jerald
Brown
Christian Cashelle
Deneen A. Connor
Phyllis Dixon
L.
T. Dixon
Shawna Doyle
Adrienne Draper
Eric
Elliott
Tezlyn
Figaro
Tracey K. George
Dorcas Graham
Michella Gurley
Debreka Handy
Brandon Harper
Kanika Harris
Ihsan Hasan
Olevia Henderson
Miranda Hines
Denise Paulette Isaac
Tohnyonah Jackson
Ranieka F. Johnson
June Montgomery Lewis
Briseis S. Lily
J. R. Mack
Jennifer Malone
Christopher McClean
Alfonzo and La Trisha McIntosh
Kaitlyn McKnight
M'Hogany*
Mon Trice
J. Monroe
Leah Nicole
Twana Nuniss
Monica Palmer
Samantha
Pegues
T'ana
Phelice
Val
Pugh-Love
Jean
Nicole Rivers
Dr. Angelise Rouse
Teresha
Rue-Hughes
Kamesha Shropshire
Dr. A. L.
Smith
Reicko Smith
Sammodah
Speaks
Le'Star Stoglin
Saby Stone
Swift
VL Towler
Jamal
Watters
Charleen Williams
Dr. Ella O.
Williams
Tache Williams
Vincetta Denise Williams
Doneareum Winston
Jessica Wren
This Week's Featured Book
Featured Video of the Week
101 Scholarship Applications:
Debt-Free College Education
by Gwen Richardson
2016 Featured Authors
(Free admission
to featured author sessions)
Friday, Oct. 28 @ 5:00 p.m.
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Friday, Oct. 28 @ 5:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 10:00 a.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 11:00 a.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Noon
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Noon
ReShonda Tate
Billingsley
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 1:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 2:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 3:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 4:00 p.m.
2016 Festival Hours
Friday, Oct. 28 - 10:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29 - 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. 27 @
7:00 p.m.
Welcome to Houston Reception*
MC/Hostess Pamela Jarmon-Wade
Friday, Oct. 28 @ 8:00
a.m.
Get Acquainted Breakfast*
M/C - Author Brenda A. White
Marketing Experts
Show Authors How to Maximize Their Festival Experience
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12:00 Noon
Power Lunch*
Power Lunch Speaker
Brian W.
Smith
Bestselling author of 15 novels
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"Boost Your Book" Contest Award
Sponsored by Brown Girls Publishing
and NBBF
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Power Lunch MCs
David and Karen Brown
of BrownCo Publishing
Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 8:00 a.m.
Networking
Breakfast*
MC/Hostess Shelita M. Anderson
Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 12 Noon
Book Club Meet and
Greet
Participating authors
meet book clubs
to pitch their books
[Advance
registration required]
Saturday,
October 29
@ 4:00 p.m.
Spoken Word Poetry Slam
Poet/Host:
Victor B. Johnson Sr.
a/k/a Birdman 313
Author of six poetry books
Festival's Official Book Seller
Cushcity.com
2016 Festival Partners
Order
your NBBF t-shirt
ONLY $15.00 each
To receive the NBBF monthly
e-newsletter, send an e-mail to:
info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
Fallbrook Church (Gymnasium)
Site for 2016 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
2015 NBBF Newspaper here
2016 Participating Author Photos
Rhonda Jackson Joseph
Oswald
Scott
June Montgomery
Lewis
Debreka Handy
Lizy Jacob
Portia McGowan Green
Mary E. Evans
Shelita
M. Anderson
Krystle Barrington
Nikki
Alexander
Anthony Wilson
Josalyn Holiday
M. Mimi Sutton
Kenneth Braswell
Olevia Henderson
Kamesha Shropshire
Janice & Phillip Porter
Chris Holmes
Sierra
Andrea Williamson
Jones-Demouchet
Ashley Nicole
Laura Washington
Keisha M. Lee
TaNitra Robinson
Dr. Angelise Rouse
Glenda Dugar
E. B. Starr
Angie
Ransome-Jones
S. D. Laurence
Jennifer Ghoston
Dr. Katina Kennedy
Marilyn Randolph
Workshops/Seminars, Etc.
(Free admission to all seminars)
Friday, Oct. 28, 2016
11:00 a.m.
Social Media 101
2:00 p.m.
Let’s Get Drastic! Increase
Your Book Sales by Speaking
3:00 p.m.
Transforming Books Into Films
5:00 p.m.
Bringing Out the Book In
You
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016
11:00 a.m.
Build Your Own Dream Team:
No One Does It Alone
12:00 p.m.
A Few Good Men
--
A Path to Godly Fatherhood
1:00 p.m.
Table for 1, Please!
"He Said, She Said"
2:00 p.m.
The Next 10 Days: Ushering in America's 45th President
3:00 p.m.
Reclaiming Your Mental State and Breaking Down the Stigma of
Mental Illness
Create Your Own NBBF Seminar
Details Here
Book Club Central
2016
Participating Book Clubs
ArtBooksLife Book Club
Online
Brownstone Book Club
Houston, TX
Chronicles Book Club @
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Houston, TX
(The) Cosmopolitan Ladies Book Club
Arlington, TX
Cushcity
Book Club
Houston, TX
Fallbrook Reading Group
Houston, TX
Go On Girls Book Club Texas 1
Houston, TX
Missouri City Mocha & More Book Club
Missouri City, TX
Mixed Chronicles Book & Social Club
Dallas, TX
PEARLS Book Club
Houston, TX
Phenomenal Divas Book Club
Houston, TX
R.E.A.D. Book Club
Houston, TX
Sista2Sista Book Club
Dallas, TX
Sistahs of the Written Word
Houston, TX
Sistas United Book Club
Houston, TX
Sister-Friends Book Club
Spring, TX
Sister-In-Spirit Book Club
Houston, TX
Sisters Who Enjoy Reading Book Club
Houston, TX
Register your book club via e-mail:
bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com
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