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EVENT: 2010 Capital BookFest in Maryland - Saturday, October 2nd

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Join me at Capital BookFest in Maryland on October 2, 2010! Meet your favorite authors and have your books autographed! I am reading and signing copies of my new book T EN MARBLES AND A BAG TO PUT THEM IN: POEMS FOR CHILDREN . I will be at the KIDSZONE @3:40pm. See the children's author schedule below and visit the official website for the Capital BookFest! Capital BookFest Largo—Schedule Borders Books (Indoors and Outdoors) 931-A Capital Centre Blvd, Largo, MD Saturday, October 2, 2010 10a.m. – 7 p.m. Schedule Subject to Change Authors will sign books immediately following their presentation. For author bios and photos, visit the Fan Page. ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD INSIDE BORDERS BOOKS. KIDSZONE 11 – 11:40 Cassandra Hill- It’s Your Birthday Shyann 11:50 – 12:15 Charisse Carney-Nunes- Nappy and I am Barack Obama 12:25 – 12:50 ROSCOE ORMAN- SESAME STREET DAD: EVOLUTION OF AN ACTOR 1:00 – 1:30 Tony Medina – I & I: Bob Marley 1:40 – 2:00

2010 Brooklyn Book Festival

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2010 Brooklyn Book Festival Sunday, September 12, 2010 10AM - 6PM ALL EVENTS FREE Programs taking place in the Brooklyn Borough Hall Courtroom and St. Francis College Auditorium are ticketed. Free tickets will be distributed one hour before the start of the program from the Brooklyn Book Festival Information Booths Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Events September 10, 11 and 12 Celebrate all weekend with parties, music, film screenings, children’s theatre, literary games and author appearances at the Brooklyn Book Festival’s Bookend Events Click here for schedule

PUBLICATION RELEASE: 2010 Reverie Midwest African American Literature

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The 2010 edition of Reverie: Midwest African American Literature is here! This edition of Reverie is a Special Tribute Issue to Allison Joseph, the 2010 Aquarius Press Legacy Award Recipient. Carolyn Rodgers, Tony Medina, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Patricia Spears Jones, Treasure Williams, Christopher Stackhouse and yours truly are among the fifty contributors. My poem "Lemon Ghazal" is featured. Reverie is edited by Randall Horton, PhD. Patricia Biela, Qiana Towns, M.A., M.F.A., and Karen Garrette. Support Reverie and purchase your copy today!