Harlem Book Fair 2012 details

Harlem Book Fair 2012 details

The Harlem Book Fair (HBF)-Newark launches on Friday and Saturday, April 27 - 28, 2012 as a dynamic multi-cultural community based literary festival that has as its theme "Let us Read." The book fair will engage families, avid readers, aspiring writers and visitors to the city. Newark Mayor Corey Booker, an eloquent spokesperson for literacy and the HBF-Newark along with the Newark corporate community, has declared 2012 as the "Year of Newark Literacy." In addition, HBF-Newark will host the first annual Newark Literacy Awards program on Friday evening which will recognize Newark-based literacy organizations and their effective impact on the Newark community. The HBF-Newark marks the first time the fair has been hosted in a university setting.

A partial list of local participating authors include Benilde Little, Moody Holiday, Anasa Maat, Valerie Wilson Wesley, playwright Richard Wesley, and poet and essayist Amiri Baraka. The HBF-Newark, which will be held rain or shine, is free, expects to attract 5,000 people and will showcase up to 100 exhibitors. Most events will take place on the Rutgers-Newark Paul Robeson Center and outdoor plaza.

Friday's event schedule, titled "Family Fun," will run from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., and target students, parents and educators in the following fun-filled activities:

  • Young Reader's Alley, a world of reading and learning focused on children's and young adult literature
  • Art to Books - a gallery display by book illustrators
  • Street Fair with more than 100 exhibitors selling books for all tastes and ages
  • Storytelling, teaching signing books
  • Book drive, used book sales


Saturday's event schedule will run from 10 - 6 p.m. and will feature authors, poets, illustrators and entertainers in the following activities:

  • Flash Fiction - a short fiction reading contest
  • Special exhibits on various topics of literacy education, and events including
  • A look at Hip Hop literature
  • Screenings of literary themed films
  • Sound stage

More info: www.harlembookfair.com

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