BIPOC Book Fest: Let's Get LIT

3816 Caroline Street,Houston TX 77004

23 April, 2022

Description

BIPOC Book Fest is two-day festival that will celebrate books and literary works by authors and literary writers of color. The annual BIPOC Book Fest is a two-day festival centered on writers of color and a showcase of literary works that feature Black, Indigenous, People of Color and members of other marginalized communities. Curated by notable writers and readers of color, the festival combines the nostalgia of book fairs we knew and loved as students with unique programming, artist talks, readings vendors, book-related memorabilia, must-reads from all genres, and more! The event will be the first of its kind in Houston. A book fair fueled by independent bookstores and vendors: Kindred Stories, Brazos Bookstore, Red Planet Comics, Gulf Coast Comics, Soa Co., Arte Publico PressCity Partners: Houston Public Library and Harris County Public LibraryLocal authorsa LIT lounge with bookish-themed cocktails for ages 21+Poetry showcaseInprint writers' workshopPoetry buskersRaffles and book giveawaysAnd more!Spotlighted authors and creators Natasha Carrizosa, National Poetry Award winner for multicultural poet of the yearTony Diaz, El Librotraficante, media personality, and director of Nuestra Palabras, Latino Writers Having Their SayAlda P. Dobbs, author of “Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna,” which was named on the Texas Bluebonnet Master List Tarfia Faizullah, award-winning poet and author of “Seam”Joya Goffney, author of “Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry”Christine Ha, author and James Beard Award-nominated chef behind The Blind Goat and Xin Chao, winner of Master Chef Season 3Avalon Hogans, Houston Youth Poet LaureateAlba Huerta, award-winning bartender, author, and owner of James Beard Award-nominated cocktail bar JulepDr. Rhea Lawson, executive director of Houston Public LibraryJasminne Mendez, award-winning poet and author of “Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry” and “Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e? It’s Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American”Lupe Mendez, Texas Poet Laureate, founder of Tintero Projects and author of “Why I Am Like Tequila” Dr. Melanye Price, endowed professor of political science at Prairie View A&M University, director of PVAMU’s Center for Race and JusticeChris Williams, James Beard Award-nominated chef, co-owner and executive chef of Lucille’s Gwendolyn Zepeda, Houston’s first poet Laureate from 2013-2015Donate to BIPOC Book Fest's GoFundMe. And, if you're down for part 2, join us for our children's book festival -- The Little BIPOC Book Fest -- at Smither Park on April 24.