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HARLEM BOOK FAIR’08
COUNTEE CULLEN AUTHOR DISCUSSIONS (Fiction)
Programs subject to change

COUNTEE CULLEN LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
132 West 136th Street, corner of Malcolm X Boulevard

SATURDAY, JULY 19
12:00 – 1:30p             GAY AND LESBIAN WRITERS: Breaking Surface
                                    Moderator: Troy Johnson (Founder AALBC.com)
                                    Panelists: Terrance Dean (Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in
                                    the Entertainment Industry--From Music to Hollywood); Hickson
                                    (Ghettoheat); Linda Villarosa (Passing for Black)

                                    Are publishers out of step with consumer demand? Gay and Lesbian
                                    fiction continues to sell in record numbers, yet Zane’s current title,
                                    Purple Panties, has been refused bookstore signings, an online
                                    magazine has declined support, and a major online book club service
                                    has “passed” on offering it to their members. Is it because it is a
                                    collection of lesbian erotica? Many believe so. These authors share
                                    their viewpoints and tell their stories.

1:45 – 2:30p               YOU CAN’T BOX ME IN: The (R)Evolution of Spoken Word
                                    Poetry
                                    Moderator: Jameel Adams (Harlem 1-2-5)

Panelists: Tantra, (Sacred), J. Ivy, HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Helena D. Lewis (Call Me Crazy), Vanessa Hidary (Culture Bandit)

These acclaimed artists recognize poetry as the first element of hip-hop. They have successfully translated their poetry into new platforms of performance theatre, music, and the visual arts. These poet-visionaries discuss their art and the evolving direction of leading edge spoken word.

Sponsored by HBF/WORD, premier publisher of Spoken Word

2:45 – 3:30p SINS OF THE FATHER: HOW FATHERS IMPACT DAUGHTERS
RELATIONSHIPS

Moderated by The Flow (Marc Collins, Angelo Hunt, Roy Frank)

Panelists: Jonetta Rose Barras (Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women); Randy Williams (Filmmaker, Fathers and their Impact on Daughters Relationships); Grace Cornish (You Deserve Healthy Love, Sis!: The Seven Steps to Getting the Relationship You Want); D. E. Brown (Fatherless); June Cross (Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away)

How much of a woman’s relationship choices are influenced by their father? How do fathers impact daughter’s definitions of womanhood, intimacy and self esteem. How many women are trying to make up for the absence, abuse or neglect of their fathers their lives, in romantic relationships risking their own authenticity and relationship success? What attitudes do fathers pass on to their daughters regarding male privilege, domination and control, and what do daughters pass on to their sons? Join The FLOW and their guest panelist as we explore these issues.

3:45 - 5:00p FICTION OR NONFICTION: WHICH IS THE GREATER TRUTH?

MODERATOR: Max Rodriguez (QBR/The Black Book Review)

PANELISTS: James Cherry (Shadow of Light), Kimbala Lawson

Roby (One In A Million), Nelson George (The James Brown

Reader), Kenji Jasper. aka D, (Got)

Art and life often mirror each other but never more so than in fiction

writing. These popular, best selling authors discuss their work, the

sources of their inspiration, the advantages and disadvantages of

writing in each genre, and just how far their fiction falls from reality.

Schomburg/Hughes Auditorium Author Discussions (Nonfiction)

TMA / Thurgood Marshall Academy Author Discussions (Fiction)