I have several yearly book events I attend. One of my top 5 events is the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta, GA hosted by author Curtis Bunn. Now as an introvert I have a special way of dealing with all the people that are in attendance, but it's worth it.
This year, I was able to meet Mr. Walter Mosley, which was just a shocking. He is so down to earth, like one of your favorite uncles. I was also able to meet the author of one of the best books I've read this year, Ms. Celeste O. Norfleet. (There will be another post about my review and feelings about her latest book, One Night in Georgia, as well as information on how you can win an autographed copy of the book). There were session with veteran authors, as well as new authors.
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The Mr. Walter Mosley walking down the Red Carpet
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Another person I was really happy to meet was Ms. Ebony Roberts who has a new book out telling her truth (Her son's father is a former Oprah book club author, Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison ( There will be a future review and contest of Ebony's book as well as others. Stay Tuned) The Saturday night dinner included an interview with journalist and author Nick Chiles, and the featured author, Damon Young. We had an after hours party, and I did stay for a little while, but left when a couple of my friends did. (I'm sure those three adult beverages also helped ) Saturday was Men's day, where every author that had a session was an African American man. I was even able to get some autographed books for my niece. EyeCU Reading and Social Network won Book Club of the year ( and if you follow them online, you know they truly deserve it.)
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Myself with Author Ebony Roberts
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EyeCU Reading and Social Network Book Club of the Year Winners
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Now this event has a lot of people, so as an introvert who can easily get spazzed when overwhelmed, there are a couple of steps I take in order to keep myself sane. First off (and friends that know me well know what I have to do) is sometimes I need to get away in order to decompress, and that is perfectly ok. If there's a lot of people in a room and I want to meet the author, I wait back until the line goes down, before I get in line, so that way I'm not getting knocked over.
I had fun attending this year and I plan to attend next year and in future years.
For more information, you can visit http://www.nationalbookclubconference.com/
Some Other Pictures from the event
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Author/Poet Marc Lacey
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Author Joan Vassar (Check Out her Black Series)
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Some Books for myself, My Personal Library and future Giveaways
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Future Giveaway Books
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Future Giveaway Books
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Books for my Personal Library
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At the Red Carpet Dinner with my friend Margaret "Bunny" Ervin
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At the Red Carpet Dinner with my friend Royce Morton
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More books for my Niece, Personal Library and future giveaways
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Conference Founder/Host and his Wife, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis and Felita Bunn
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| The State of Black People as Told Through Books Panel with Authors Walter Mosley, Brandon Massey, Joan Vassar and Kwame Alexander |
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| Mr. Walter Mosley presenting the Walter Mosley Author of Distinction award to this year's recipient, Mr. Damon Young |
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| Just one of the Books I was able to get Signed by Mr. Walter Mosley |
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