Oct.
26-28, 2017 - 10th Anniversary ●
Fallbrook Church ● Houston, Texas |
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March
Blessings from National Black Book Festival Headquarters: Preparations for the 2017 National Black Book Festival, which will be our 10th anniversary, are well underway. Since this year will be our 10th year we are planning to include some extra special guests and activities. Actor and author GregAlan Williams is confirmed as a featured author for the 2017 National Black Book Festival. Williams is best known for his roles in T.V. shows like "Greenleaf," "Secrets and Lies," "Baywatch," and "Containment," as well as his roles in the films "Almost Christmas" and "Let the Church Say Amen." 2017 will be Williams' first appearance at NBBF as a featured author. Authors: Standard registration for the 2017 National Black Book Festival is now open and the deadline is May 31st. A deposit of only $100.00 will secure your table, and your final payment of $200.00 will not be due until July 31st. Your name and website link will be added to the NBBF website within 48 hours of your deposit payment. In 2016, we sold out three months in advance so be sure to put down your $100 deposit to secure your spot at the standard rate. As of March 13th, 65% of author tables are sold. After May 31st, the late registration rate will apply and a 50% deposit will be required.Authors: Register online here. Book clubs: Register early for the 2017 Book Festival by sending an email to bookclub@nationalblackbookfestival.com. You receive a FREE listing on the website which lets authors know your club members will be in attendance next year.
We have created a Facebook event page for the 2017
Festival. Be sure to go to the page and select "Interested" or "Going"
to be kept abreast of all developments. 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 now available HERE.
[Click here if you are unable to view the images and/or to read the remainder of the newsletter] We have confirmed these additional featured authors for 2017, and more are on the way. |
CHECK OUT THESE BOOKS!
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ReShonda Tate
Billingsley |
Victoria Christopher Murray Co-Founder of Brown Girls Publishing and best-selling author of Stand Your Ground, Lust, Forever An Ex, and Never Say Never |
K'Wan (Author of Diamonds and Pearl, Black Lotus, Animal, Animal II, Animal III, The Fix and Ghetto Bastard) |
Omar Tyree NY Times best-selling author of 20+ novels, including Fly Girl, What They Want, Sweet St. Louis and All Access |
Brian W. Smith Best-selling author of more than a dozen novels, including Delusion of Inclusion, If These Trees Could Talk, and Nina's Got a Secret |
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K My Name Is Kendra by Kamichi Jackson Fifteen-year-old Kendra James hasn't been feeling like herself lately. It isn't anything she can explain. And truth be told, it isn't anything her parents seem to want to hear. So she's left to fend for herself against the cloud of sadness that seems to have settled permanently above her head. Life quickly begins to spiral out of control with the return of Kendra’s long-lost runaway sister Meisha and the visit of a young celebrity uncle with questionable intentions. Things take a particular turn for the worse when that uncle exploits Kendra's loneliness and untreated depression and makes a move on her that sends her world into a tailspin from which she's not sure she'll ever recover. Will she survive this tragedy...or will she hit rock-bottom before anyone even notices? Visit the author's website: www.kmynameiskendra.com |
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Weekend
Wealth Transfer:
How Black
Churches Move Billions of Dollars Out of Black Communities and How to
Move It Back
However, the weekend’s wealth transfer does not end there. It continues throughout the remainder of the week as the majority of mortgage companies, landlords, insurance companies, and vendors most black churches utilize are also not African American-owned. This wealth transfer, estimated at billions of dollars per year, occurs largely unconsciously but its impact is enormous. Order autographed copies from the author's website: www.gwenrichardson.com |
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Be sure to save the date for the 2017 National Black Book Festival and "like" our Facebook page, if you have not already done so. Gwen
Richardson |