HOUSTON- The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) will take place in Houston, May 16-17, 2009, at the George R. Brown Convention Center- Hall C, 1001 Avenida de las Americas. Hours are Saturday, May 16: Noon to 8p.m. and Sunday, May 17: Noon to 6p.m. Featured authors will include: Dr. Ralph West, Mary Morrison, RM Johnson, Brandon Massey, Tracy Brown, and many others. NBBF is an annual event, sponsored jointly by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American retailer online, and the Houston Black Expo, the largest African-American tradeshow in the state of Texas.  Book signing and discussion sessions with featured authors, workshops and seminars, a spoken word poetry slam and book club give-aways are just a few of the activities. Its open to the public and admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children, each day. For more information, call (281)444-4265.

Dr. Ralph West


Tracy Brown


Mary Morrison


Brandon Massey