National Black Book Festival
Press Release
October 25, 2016
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ACTOR
WENDELL PIERCE AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER MATHEW
KNOWLES
HEADLINE 2016 NATIONAL BLACK BOOK FESTIVAL
HOUSTON, TX --
Actor and author Wendell Pierce is
confirmed as a featured author
this year.
Pierce is renowned for
his appearances in the
films, Selma and Waiting to Exhale, and the highly-acclaimed TV shows, "The
Wire" and "Suits." He is also author of the NAACP
Image Award nominated book,
The Wind in the Reeds: A
Storm, a Play, and the City That Would Not Be
Broken.
This will be Pierce's first year appearing at
the Festival and his appearance time
will be on
Saturday,
Oct. 29 @
2:00 p.m
Entertainment manager and author Mathew Knowles is
also
a featured
author for this year's event.
Knowles,
whose book is titled
The DNA of
Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful
Professionals,
is best known for managing the
career of his daughter, Beyonce, and the powerhouse girl group Destiny's
Child, and his appearance will be on Saturday, Oct. 29 @ 10:00 a.m.
Other featured
authors for 2016 NBBF include:
-
ReShonda
Tate Billingsley
- Author of 30+ Christian fiction novels and
teen novels, whose book, Let the Church
Say
Amen, was adopted for a BET feature
film. She is an NAACP Image Award winner for
her book, Say Amen Again, and is
co-founder of Brown Girls Books publishing
company.
-
Victoria
Christopher Murray
- Author of
20+ Christian fiction novels and teen novels.
She is an NAACP Image Award winner for her
book Stand Your Ground, and is
co-founder of Brown Girls Books publishing
company.
-
Omar Tyree
-
NY Times best-selling author of 20+ novels, including Fly Girl, What They Want, Sweet
St. Louis and All Access
-
Wahida
Clark
-
NY Times best-selling urban fiction author of Every Thug
Needs a Lady, Justify My Thug, and Thuggz Valentine
-
Carl Weber,
NY Times best-selling author
of more than 15 novels, including The Family Business (1, 2 and
3), The Man in 3B, Choir Director, and Grand Opening
-
Valerie Wilson Wesley,
Best-selling author whose titles include Playing My Mother's Blues
and When Death Comes Stealing, also writes paranormal mysteries under
the pen name Savanna Welles. Her books for children include the Willimena
Rules! series.
-
R.
M. Johnson,
Author of several best-selling novels,
including The Bishop series, The Million-Dollar Divorce, and
The Harris Men.
-
Maureen Smith,
Award-winning romance author of 24 novels and 3 novellas, including
Wicked Games. She also writes under the pseudonym Naomi Chase.
The National
Black Book Festival is sponsored by a
Houston-based company, Cushcity.com, an online
retail and marketing
firm specializing in the book industry.
General
admission is FREE to the public and includes all
author exhibits, featured author sessions,
workshops/seminars and entertainment. Special
events (reception, breakfast and/or lunch) where
food is served require a ticket purchase. The
NBBF Newspaper that includes the full schedule
can be viewed online
HERE.
For more
information, visit the Festival web site:
www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
or call the National Black Book Festival
headquarters at 1-800-340-5454.
The NBBF promotional video
may be viewed by clicking the YouTube logo
below:
Contact:
Gwen Richardson, National
Coordinator
info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
1-800-340-5454
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