NEWS
FEBRUARY 2018 Edition
Oct.
25-27, 2018
●
11th Anniversary ●
Fallbrook Church ● Houston, Texas
www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
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Greetings from National Black Book Festival Headquarters:
As Black History Month comes to a close we are providing you with an update on our preparations for the 2018 National Black Book Festival which will be our 11th anniversary. Our line-up of featured authors for next year will include many new faces, as well as a few returning authors.
Multifaceted actress, comedian, author, and speaker, Kim Coles, will be
a featured author at the 2018 NBBF. Kim has delighted audiences all over the world for over 32
years including ground-breaking shows like "In Living Color" and "Living
Single." This will be her first appearance at NBBF.
Husband-and-wife writing team
Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes will also be featured authors
this year.
We
have also confirmed Stephanie Powell Watts, author of the
bestselling
novel No One Is Coming to Save Us and winner of the 2018 NAACP Image
Award for Outstanding Literary Work.
The following featured authors
are
already confirmed for 2018, and we will have
a few more to add
to the roster:
Kim Coles
Steven Barnes
Tananarive Due
Stephanie Powell Watts
Derrick Barnes
Michelle Stimpson
Pamela Samuels Young
Victor McGlothin
Tiffany L. Warren
Authors:
Become an NBBF Non-Profit Partner: If you are a member of a non-profit organization, you can raise your group's profile and expose your members to African-American literature by becoming an official Non-Profit Partner with the National Black Book Festival. The benefits are tremendous and the cost is minimal. Details are available online here: https://goo.gl/9S5RJ3
Book clubs: Register early for the 201
8 Book Festival by sending an email to bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com. You receive a FREE listing on the website and that lets authors know that your club members will be in attendance. Next year we will have a special gift for every book club that attends on Friday and wears their club paraphernalia.The Sheraton North Houston will again be the host hotel for out-of-town travelers. Complimentary shuttle service will be provided by NBBF to and from the Sheraton to Fallbrook Church each day. Online hotel registration
is available online here: https://goo.gl/vnDpse
Our Children's
Festival was a big hit and in
2018 it will be held on Saturday, Oct.
27th from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. The featured author for our Children's
Festival will be award-winning author Derrick Barnes. Children's authors will
provide readings, entertainment, gift cards, and door prizes for children who
attend. The coordinators of the Children's Festival
are children's authors Pamela Jarmon-Wade,
Shelita Anderson and Mary
Evans. The
Children's Festival will be absolutely FREE to the public.
For entertainment
next year, gospel/jazz violinist DANIEL D. will return and perform during Friday's Power Lunch. Daniel is an extraordinary musician and you can check out his website for samples of his craftsmanship.
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CHECK OUT THESE BOOKS!
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Gwen Richardson
FEBRUARY BOOK FEATURES
Two-Sided
Heart
by
Patricia Anne Phillips
For Randal,
it is love at first sight when he lays eyes
on Leah. After a short, whirlwind romance,
Leah leaves all she knows behind in New
Orleans and moves to Savannah, Georgia to
marry her new found love, only to exist in
secrets.
Now seven years of bliss, Leah and Randal welcome beautiful, twin daughters—Leanne and Brooklyn. After several hours of intense labor, Leah falls madly in love with her babies. Randal, on the other hand, not so much. With a heart of ice, Randal makes an unconscionable decision that changes Leah’s life forever, and eventually determines his demise.
After Randal being the breadwinner and taking care of everything, Leah now finds herself heartbroken, clueless, betrayed, and alone. With only Brooklyn by her side, she embarks upon a new life, with Randal’s secret constantly haunting her.
TWO-SIDED HEART is a mother’s worse nightmare. .
Read an excerpt from Chapter 1 online here.
Visit the author's website: www.patriciaannephillips.com
Order copies of Two-Sided Heart online here: https://goo.gl/D7peXH
We have all read the headlines featuring a fortunate college-bound student
who received $100,000 or more in scholarship awards. Assuming that the
scholarships were renewable annually, this amount could easily pay for four
years of college at any American college or university. However, these
success stories are the exception, not the rule. According to federal government estimates, the average undergraduate who
borrows money to pay for college graduates with about $37,000 in student
loan debt.
101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education was written specifically to address the issue of college loan debt, and help students and their parents identify scholarship opportunities, as well as develop strategies for submitting applications and winning awards. The highlight of this book is a comprehensive listing of more than 250 scholarship sources, including award amounts, eligibility requirements, and direct website links. All sources have been vetted and researched for accuracy
Order autographed copies from the author's website: www.gwenrichardson.com
Be sure to "like" our Facebook page, if you have not already done so. Enjoy your literary activities for the coming months.
Gwen
Richardson
NBBF National Coordinator
info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
1-800-340-5454