The event will include several authors doing readings, as well as book discussions. There also will be panel discussions about book clubs, self-publishing and political literacy; events and activities for children; and an open mic for new writers and poets.
Wexler Grant, 55 Foote St., is a change from the original location of the festival, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The book festival co-chairwomen are Gloria F. Perry and Saundra Stepherson
A partial schedule is as follows:
Main Stage
9 a.m.: Opening ceremony, African drum call, Ronald Edens
9:15: Community book discussion, “32 Candles” by Ernessa T. Carter. Moderator: Evelyn Knight
10:30: “Verse and Flow.” Moderator: Kate Rushin, poet, writer, teacher. Panelist: Shireal, MindEvolution. Darell Fitzgerald, Connecticut Youth Team members Maggie Kearney and Evan Knoll, Richard Michelson
11:30: Rita Williams-Garcia, award winning author of “One Crazy Summer” reads and answers questions about her books. Introduction: Patricia Melton, executive director of New Haven Promise
12:30: Solomon Jones talks about writing the Coletti trilogy: “The Last Confession,” “The Gravedigger’s Ball” and “The Dead Man’s Wife,” in addition to his other novels, and “Daddy’s Home: A Memoir of Fatherhood and Laughter.” Moderator: Barbara Davis
1:45: Closing ceremony on Main Stage
Conversations with Authors (Library)
9:30 a.m.: Richard Michelson, award-winning poet and writer, reads from his book “Twice As Good,” illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Moderator: Marie Baskerville (free copy of book given to first 10 children)
10:30: Exploring family values from an African-American male perspective with David Asbery, author of “My Wife, My Kids, My God.” Moderator: Penny Smith
11:30: Ex-con Randy Kearse talks about his book “Changing Your Game Plan: How to use Incarceration as a Stepping Stone for Success.” Moderator: Sandra Christie
Workshops on Writing and Money Management (Classroom1)
10:00: Richard Hammond shares wisdom and answers questions about his book “Practical Money Management and Wealth Creation”
11:00: Benjamin J. Janey, author of “Up The Way,” talks about his novel and writing urban fiction
Noon: Memoir writing: unwrapping the gift of memory, with Cindy Brown Austin, author of “By the Rivers of Babylon”
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