FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st

8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Bebe Moore Campbell Memorial Breakfast featuring honoree Terry McMillan. ATRIUM SALON A

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Tina McElroy Ansa. Salon A701

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Carl Weber. Salon A702

10:15 a.m. – 11: 15 a.m.: Lyah Beth Leflore. Salon A703

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Marissa Monteilh. Salon A704

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Travis Hunter. Salon A705

11:00 a.m. – noon: Kenya Moore.
Salon A706

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: The Femme Fantastic: Lori Bryant-Woolridge, Nina Foxx, Carmen Green, ReShonda Tate-Billingsley, Trisha Thomas, Wendy Coakley-Thompson and Berta Platas.
Salon A707

12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.: Terry McMillan Young Author Award Luncheon ATRIUM SALON A

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.: Kimberla Lawson Roby.
Salons A701-A702

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Donna Hill.
Salon A703

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Teri Woods.
Salon A704

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Velvet
Salon A705

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.: Mary B. Morrison.
Salon A706

3:30 pm. – 4:30 p.m.: R.M. Johnson
Salon A707

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Panel discussion featuring Terrie Williams: “Black Pain: It Only Looks Like We’re Not Hurting” ATRIUM SALON A

5:45 p.m. until: Reception sponsored by Triple Crown Publications featuring Triple Crown authors

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2nd

8 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: J. California Cooper and/or Pearl Cleage TENTATIVE ATRIUM SALON A

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Omar Tyree.
Salon A702

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Victoria Christopher Murray.
Salon A703

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Breena Clarke Salon A704

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: New Author Showcase: Julia Elaine Bledsoe, Suzetta Perkins, Diane Dorce Salon A705

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Na’Kisha Crawford Salon A706

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.: Panel Discussion: “What Makes Black Books Go” featuring Vickie Stringer, Trice Hickman, Cheryl Robinson, Pamela Samuels-Young, Nathan McCall, Carol Mackey (president Black Expressions) Sean Bentley (Borders). Moderator: Linda Duggins, senior publicist, Hatchette Book Group.
Salons A701-A702

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Terrie Williams Inspiration Award Luncheon featuring Iyanla Vanzant.
ATRIUM SALON A

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Victoria Rowell.
Salon A706

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant.
Salon A705

3:00 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Bern Nadette Stanis.
Salon A704

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: T.J. Butler.
Salon A703

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Walter Dean Myers.
Salons A701-A702

7:15 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.: Red Carpet event starring Featured Authors. Entry into Atrium Salon A

7:50 p.m. – 9 :15 p.m.: Walter Mosley Author of Distinction Awards Dinner featuring honoree Tavis Smiley. Sponsored by Triple Crown Publishing.
9:00 p.m. – until: Post-dinner reception Prefunction area of Atrium Salon A

Sunday, August 3rd
9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: World’s Largest Book Club meeting featuring Walter Mosley’s soon-to-be released novel, “Tempest Tales.”
ATRIUM SALON A

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Self-publishing roundtable discussion featuring several authors.
Salon A704

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Panel discussion: Maximizing Your Book Club Experience featuring book club members around the country. Salon A705

12:40 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.: Reviewing the 2008 NBCC with founder Curtis Bunn Salon A704