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Thread Tools  | Search This Thread  Reply   Author Comment   View Member ProfileSend Private MessageSend EmailFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts dweiums Registered: 01/14/08 Posts: 1      11/30/08 at 12:17 PM Reply with quote #1 November 13, 2008 – The Black Author Showcase will hold its annual Holiday Book Fair on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at The Show Place Arena & Prince George's Equestrian Center, 14900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. The event will present national and local Black authors who will speak or perform their latest literary works. The event is free to the public with book giveaways and prize drawings. Attendees are encouraged to bring a new or gently used “Book and a Buck” to support the literacy in Kenya. BAS is partnering with Books For Africa in a book drive to benefit the White Cots School Centre.Project. The press is encouraged to attend and interview new and established African American authors. WHAT: Black Authors Speak About Their Books WHERE: The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Upper Marlboro, MD WHO: The event is presented by the Black Author Showcase and 22nd Century Press WHEN: Saturday, December 13, 2008; 10 AM to 5 PM WEB LINKS: http://www.basbookfair.com http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com http://www.abuck4books4kenya.com http://22ndcenturypress.com Diane Williams info@blackathorshowcase.com View Member ProfileSend Private MessageFind Member's Threads Find Member's Posts sandra Registered: 03/18/06 Posts: 18      01/27/09 at 11:06 AM Reply with quote #2 This is a great site.  I do not know why more African/Americans are not participating, or why registered members are not responding to posts. Anyway, here's a site to a newly published Afro-American book. ttp://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~58492.aspxhttp://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~58492.aspx __________________ blackie Previous Thread | Next Thread Reply   Bookmarks    Digg  del.icio.us  StumbleUpon  Google