The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America will celebrate the Tenth Year Anniversary of The Harlem Book Fair.
Sponsors: Sheridan Books, Inc., Amber Books, The Harlem Book Fair.

Host: Heather Covington, CEO, Disilgold.com National Best-Selling Author, Literary Divas: The Top 100+ African American Women In Literature

	1:05 - Keynote Speaker, Max Rodriguez, Founder, The Harlem Book Fair.
	1:15 - Gwynne Forster - An award winning author of over 30 novels, reading from her new title, Getting Some of Her Own.
	1:30 - Michelle Gipson - Publisher, Founder, Written Magazine.
	1:45 - Troy Johnson - Founder - AALBC.com.
	2:00 - Omar Bradley - Former Mayor of Compton, author, The King of Compton.

Sheridan Books, Inc. and Amber Communications Group, Inc. will sponsor The African American Pavilion Welcoming Reception, Friday, May 30, 3-5pm, In the African American Pavilion Main Staging Area, hosted by Heather Covington of Disilgold.com and featuring authors, poets, speakers and book signings. Speakers Include:

Special Appearance by
Denise Nicholas

Photo Credit: By Bill O'leary  — The Washington Post

Ms. Denise Nicholas is An Award Winning Actress and Writer. Ms. Nicholas has appeared in numerous films and television shows including, Room 222 (for which she earned Two Golden Globe Nominations) and In the Heat of the Night. She has received Two Emmy Awards for the PBS special, Voices of Our People: In Celebration of African American Poetry as well as Four NAACP Image Awards for her embodiment of work. Ms. Nicholas is also the National Best-Selling Author of Freshwater Road.

	3:00 - Welcoming Remarks: Pavilion Co-Founders - Tony Rose, Executive Director, The African American Pavilion - Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc., and Adrienne Ingrum, Adrienne Ingrum, LLC.
	3:01 Host: Heather Covington, CEO, Disilgold.com National Best-Selling Author of, Literary Divas: The Top 100+ African American Women In Literature and Tekila Nika: The Forbidden Bronx Video Diary Tales with Therez Fleetwood, National Best-Selling Author of The Afro-Centric Bride.
	3:02 - Benediction by: Kevin Wayne Johnson, Founder/Publisher, Author, Writing For the Lord Ministries.
	3:03 - Synthia SAINT JAMES, Internationally renowned Artist and Author.
	3:04 - BEA Remarks: Steve Rosato, Director of Industry Development, BookExpo America.
	3:05 - Opening Remarks: Denise Nicholas, an Award Winning Actress and Writer. Ms. Nicholas has appeared in numerous films and television shows including, Room 222 (for which she earned Two Golden Globe Nominations) and In the Heat of the Night. She has received Two Emmy Awards for the PBS special, Voices of Our People: In Celebration of African American Poetry as well as Four NAACP Image Awards for her embodiment of work. Ms. Nicholas is also the National Best-Selling Author of Freshwater Road.
	3:18 - The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America "Legends" Award presented to Ms. Denise Nicholas.
	3:20 - Keynote Speaker, Terrie Williams, National Best-Selling Author, Founder and Youth Advocate, The Stay Strong Foundation and President, The Terrie Williams Agency, author of BLACK PAIN: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting.
	3:40 - Melody Guy, Senior Editor, Ballantine Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group and Publishing Director for One World, Ballantine's multicultural imprint.
	3:45 - Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, Founding Artistic Director, The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University (ASU), and National Best-Selling Author, Douglass' Woman.
	3:50 - Donna Hill, National Best-Selling Author, Wicked Ways, Rhythms, An Ordinary Woman, author of On the Line;
	4:00 - Curt Matthews, CEO, Independent Publishers Group (IPG).
	4:05 - Cevin Bryerman, Associate Publisher, Publishers Weekly.
	4:10 - Pam Perry, Chief Visionary, Ministry Marketing Solutions, Inc., The nation's foremost experts in the African American Christian Public Relations market, and President of Chocolate Pages.
	4:15 - Dr. Philip S. Hart, National Best-Selling Author, Up In the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman and author of African Americans and The Future of New Orleans: Rebirth, Renewal & Rebuilding an American Dilemma;
	4:20 - Dante Lee, CEO, Diversity City Media/BlackNews.com, Best-Selling Author of, 2007-2009 African American Scholarship Guide For Students and Parents;
	4:25 - Kevin Wayne Johnson, Publisher, Writing for the Lord Ministries, author of the Give God the Glory! series of books;
	4:30 - Ken Hudson, author of A Tree Stump In the Valley of Redwoods: Achieving Success In Sports and in life;

The Leimert Park Village Book Fair is organized by a Book Fair Planning Committee of about 30 people, including representatives from local schools, corporate/businesses, libraries, media, literary non-profits, book clubs, poetry groups, local/independent bookstores, community organizations, city staff as well as local authors, poets, and spoken word performers.
http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com/

	Special highlights and components of the fair include:
	4 stages featuring author panels and special guest speakers;
	3 stages featuring live music, poetry, performances, storytelling, theater, readings, open mic;
	Writing workshops and panel discussions;
	Sponsor displays and special activities, including literary walking tours;
	Interactive activities & hands-on projects for children; and
	Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations, and a Farmer’s Market.

The Leimert Park Village Book Fair is Free and Open to the community!

Contact:
Cynthia Exum
Leimert Park Village Book Fair Coordinator /Festival Producer
Phone 323.730-0628
Email: Info@leimertparkbookfair.com

 

The African American Pavilion Exhibitors Forum (Meet the Exhibitors) will be held Saturday, May 31, 1-3pm in the African American Pavilion Main Staging Area and throughout the pavilion. Music, Food, refreshments, and performers, including poetry and author readings will be held.

	1:00 - Hosted by Renee Flagler, ASPICOMM Media, author of Mountain High, Valley Low, and Miss-Guided.
	1:05 - MC'd by Therez Fleetwood, author of The Afro-Centric Bride.
	1:07 Featuring Victoria Christopher Murray, Essence National Best-Selling Author of, Joy, Temptation, A Sin and A Shame, Grown Folks Business, and The Ex-Files reading from her Grand, Fabulous, Hip and Holy new teen book The Divine Divas.
	1:20 Naija, author of Spanish Fly; 1;25 Mark Lacy, poet and author of Rock & Fire; 1:30 Abiola Abrams, author of Dare, with readings and performances by the publishers, self-publishers and authors of the African American Pavilion.

Sponsored by Sheridan Books Manufacturing and Amber Communications Group, Inc. will celebrate the achievements of African American publishing professionals with the following awards:

The "Haki Madhubuti" Independent African American Publisher of the Year; Self Publisher of the Year; Christian Book Publisher of the Year; Bookstore of the Year; Distributor of the Year.

Three industry professionals will be honored with the third annual Glenn Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award, Toni Trent Parker Author of the Year Award, The James Haskins Pioneer Award.

Keynote Speaker for the African American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program will be

	3:00 - Welcoming Remarks: Pavilion Co-Founders - Tony Rose, Executive Director, The African American Pavilion - Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc., and Adrienne Ingrum, Adrienne Ingrum, LLC.
	3:01 - Host: Heather Covington, CEO, Disilgold.com National Best-Selling Author of, Literary Divas: The Top 100+ African American Women In Literature and Tekila Nika: The Forbidden Bronx Video Diary Tales with Therez Fleetwood, National Best-Selling Author of The Afro-Centric Bride.
	3:02 - Michelle Gipson, Publisher, Founder, Written Magazine
	3:04 - Darrell Miller, Miller and Pliakas, LLP, client list includes Angela Bassett, Courtney Vance, Outkast and Ludacris;
	3:06 - Tonya Evans-Walls, Publisher, Legal Write Publications, author, Literary Law Guide For Authors;
	3:08 - Dr. Kenneth Edelin, Publisher, Pond View Press, author of Broken Justice: A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge In A Boston Courtroom;
	3:10 - Beverly Black Johnson, Publisher, Gumbo For The Soul Publications;
	3:12 - Wade Hudson, President/CEO, Just Us Books, The nations largest African American Children's Book Publisher;
	3:17 - Keynote Speaker, George C. Fraser, National Best-Selling Author, Founder of FraserNet and the PowerNetworking Conference, author of CLICK: Ten Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships.
	3:40 - Zane, Publisher, Strebor Books International, LLC/Simon & Schuster, National Best-Selling Author of several New York Times and Essence Best-Selling titles including: Addicted, The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth, The Heat Seekers, Nervous, The Sisters of APF, Shame On It All, The Sex Chronicles 2 and Skyscrapers.
	3:50 - Mary B. Morrison, New York Times and Essence National Best-Selling Author of Sweeter Than Honey, He's Just a Friend, Some Bodies Gotta Be On Top, Never Again Once More, She Ain't the One, When Somebody Loves You, and author as Honey B., of Sexcapades.
	4:05 - Cheryl D. Woodruff, President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks, the publishing co-venture between Tavis Smiley and Hay House, Founder and Former Associate Publisher of One World, Random House's multi-cultural imprint where Ms. Woodruff published such authors as Bebe Moore Campbell, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., and Connie Briscoe, upcoming authors being published this fall on SmileyBooks will be Iyanla Vanzant, Dr. Cornell West and Tavis Smiley.
	4:10 - Judith Curr, Executive Vice President, Publisher and Founder of Atria Books a division of Simon and Schuster, Ms. Curr to date has published over 105 New York Times Best-Sellers, incuding THE SECRET by Rhonda Byrne, the number one overall bestselling book in the United States.
	4:15 - Dawn Davis, Vice President, Editorial Director, Armisted Press/Harper Collins and Pulitzer Prize Winning Editor, The Known World;
	4:20 - The 2008 African American Pavilion at BookExpo America Glenn Thompson "Lifetime Achievement " Award is being presented to two of America's greatest literary and media giants:
	4:21 - Lerone Bennett Jr, Author of the great and eternal National Best-Selling Book, Before The Mayflower: A History of Black America. His numerous titles include: What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., The Shaping of Black America, and Pioneers In Protest, Black Power U.S.A.. As one of America's greatest historians and a prolific writer, he served on the staff of Ebony Magazine for over 50 years and is the former Executive Editor now Executive Editor Emeritus of Ebony Magazine". Mr. Bennett has received numerous honors and awards including the prestigious Literature Award of the Academy of Arts and Letters. He is an Alumnus of Morehouse College.
	4:27 - Tavis Smiley, the author of eleven books, including: The National Best-Seller What I know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America and editor of The New York Times #1 Best-Seller The Covenant with Black America. Mr. Smiley has been an outstanding advocate for change in America through his Tavis Smiley Presents, bringing people together through symposiums, seminars, forums and town hall meetings, The Tavis Smiley Talk Show, The Tavis Smiley Group, and The Tavis Smiley Foundation, which encourages, enlightens and empowers black youth. He has received numerous awards and honorary doctorate degrees and is an Alumnus of Indiana University.

 

	Marcella A. Smith, Director, Small Press and Vender Relations Barnes & Noble
	Dante Lee, Diversity City Media, Inc. / BlackNews.com
	Adrienne Ingrum, with Linda Gill and Troy Johnson Discussion Topic: State of Publishing: Literary Entrepreneurs Compare Notes on Great Ideas that Still Work AND New Ideas African American Pavilion Space, Saturday, May 31st, 9:00AM to 10:00AM
	Troy Johnson, AALBC.com & Ron Kavanaugh, MosaicBooks.com Seminar Topic - The Real Deal on On-line Book Promotion Friday, May 30th, 10:00am - 11:00am
	Dr. Ida Greene, People Skills International
	Pam Perry, Ministry Marketing Solutions Inc.
	C. Sunny Martin, Whos Who Publishing
	Kevin Wayne Johnson, Writing for the Lord Ministries
	Irene Smalls, Children's Book Author The Children's Panel Friday, May 30th, 11:30 - 12:30