Enjoy a full day of panels +
a Friday preview
and two weeks of giveaways, Facebook Lives and special events!
Current Schedule listed below. For downloadable PDF version click here.
10:00 am PT
Welcome to the 14th Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair
Barbara A. Perkins, International Speaker, Life Coach and Author will share history of the Leimert Park Village Book Fair, and acknowledge partners who have supported the event.
10:11 am PT
Introduction of Host
Jasmine Sanders, Radio Personality / Co-Host of the DL Hughley radio show.
10:13 am PT
Tyler Merritt
Tyler Merritt reading –
“I Take My Coffee Black”
10:28 am PT
World Stage Press Readings
- conney d. williams –
The Distance of Observation
- Alex Petunia – Tending My Wild
- Andrés Sánchez – This Body
10:45 am PT
Giveaway #1
Donated Books by publishers will be given away to five (5) lucky registered attendees.
10:47 am PT
Nikki Giovanni in Conversation with Miki Turner
Celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni has a conversation with photojournalist and USC Associate Annenberg Professor Miki Turner about Nikki’s latest book “Make Me Rain” and her musings about life in these times.
11:54 am PT
Tribute to
Cicely Tyson
“In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only exceeded as an actor, she has shaped the course of history.”
– President Barack Obama, 2016 Presidential Medal of Honor ceremony
11:57 am PT
Giveaway #2
All panels and special events are free with the first 200 registrants receiving a free guest pass to the online course program presented by Masterclass.com.
11:58 am PT
Hurston/Wright Foundation Non-Fiction Writers Talk
Five writers from the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s Summer 2021 Non-Fiction Writers Cohort share excerpts and short stories from their published work and works-in-progress.
• Derrick Reaves
• Leah Tucker
12:46 pm PT
Trisha R. Thomas
Trisha R. Thomas Reading -
“What Passes as Love”
1:00 pm PT
Rob Kenner
Rob Kenner Reading and Conversation –
“The Marathon Don’t Stop”
Rob Kenner, a founding editor at Vibe magazine, followed the career of famed hip-hop artist Nipsey Hussle for 10 years. After reading an excerpt from his book, he has a conversation with noted hip-hop journalist Sheena Lester about Nipsey’s legacy and his efforts in community empowerment that lives on.
1:43 pm PT
Cheryl Fox
“Art of a Guest Pass”: A Conversation with Visual Artist Photographer Cheryl Fox.
Visual Artist and Photographer Cheryl Fox shares the backstory of many of her iconic photos with titans of the music industry in a conversation with Artist, Curator and Photographer, Karen Bystedt.
2:06 pm PT
Giveaway #3
Share with us your favorite sneaker or sneaker story growing up and be selected to win Taschen’s Ultimate Sneaker Book authored by Simon Wood.
2:07 pm PT
Children's Storytime Hour
hosted by
Chudney Ross + Lantana Publishing
Chudney Ross, Creator of Books and Cookies, along with Lantana Publishing hosts a fun-filled and engaging hour of readings, storytelling, songs, and dance along with a special reading and digital illustration demonstration by celebrated children’s author, Don Tate.
For the full list of authors and performers for the 2021 Children’s Hour Schedule click here.
2:37 pm PT
Children's Author Special Guest:
Don Tate
3:04 pm PT
Dominique Baraka DiPrima
Special Reading by Dominique Baraka DiPrima: “Ode to My Parents”
Journalist, TV and Radio Host Dominique Baraka DiPrima shares poems written by her father, New Jersey Poet Laureate, Amiri Baraka, and her mother, San Francisco Poet Laureate, Diane di Prima.
3:29 pm PT
Giveaway #4": BOOKS THAT GOT US THROUGH 2020!
Two Lucky winners from our pool of registered attendees will receive the top 5 books and products that got us through 2020.
3:30 pm PT
Jason Mott
Conversation with Jason Mott –
“Hell of a Book”
Author Jason Mott recounts how his latest tome originated and his thoughts about the plight of young black men in a conversation with Orsayor L. Simmons, Founder, Book Referee blog.
3:56 pm PT
Victoria Christopher Murray
Victoria Christopher Murray in Conversation with Los Angeles County Public Librarian Binnie Tate Wilkin – “The Personal Librarian”
Victoria explains her shift from writing fiction novels to one based in historical facts and describes the journey of writing her latest book as well as the struggle of the book’s protagonist to pass as white in early 20th century America.
4:45 pm PT
Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji Reading –
“Bamboozled by Jesus”
5:45 pm PT
Giveaway #5: "WIN ALL THE BOOKS" + Closing
Register to attend the Book Fair’s virtual event and get a chance to win all participating marquee authors collected.