News and Tour Information

2008 Tour Dates February 1st through 29th, 2008 Virtual Tour Sanoka Literary Society Black History Month Featured Author http://edc1creations.squarespace.com/welcome Tuesday – February 19, 2008 E-blast Kickoff – Something He Can Feel Just About Books www.justaboutbooks.com Friday – February 22, 2008 Virtual Tour SORMAG Chapter Excerpt – Something He Can Feel www.sormag.blogspot.com Saturday – February 23, 2008 4:00 – 6:00 p.m./Book Signing Borders Books & Music 8000 Mall Parkway – Ste. 2460 Stonecrest Mall Lithonia, GA 30038 Wednesday – February 27, 2008 Virtual Tour ChickLitGurrl – Author Interview High on LATTES & Writing: http://www.chicklitgurrl.blogspot.com/ Thursday - February 28, 2008 Virtual Tour SORMAG Trailer – Something He Can Feel www.sormag.blogspot.com Saturday – March 1, 2008 2:00 – 4:00 p.m./Book Signing Waldenbooks US41 @ I285W Cumberland Mall Atlanta, GA 30339 Friday – March 7, 2008 12:00 – 2:00 p.m./Book Signing Waldenbooks One CNN Center – Ste. 265 Atlanta, GA 30303 Saturday – March 8, 2008 2:00 – 4:00 p.m./Book Signing Medu Books Greenbriar Mall 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy. SW Atlanta, GA 30331 Sunday – March 9, 2008 2:00 – 4:00 p.m./Book Signing Nubian Books 2445 Southlake Mall Morrow, GA 30260 Saturday - March 15, 2008 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Booking Matters Sign & Dine – Something He Can Feel Barraza Coffee Bar – Ste. D Midtown Atlanta 265 Ponce de Leon Atlanta, GA 30308 Info: bookingmatters@yahoo.com www.bookingmatters.com Thursday – March 20, 2008 4:00 – 6:00 p.m./Book Signing B. Dalton – Union Square 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE Washington, D.C. 20002 Friday – March 21, 2008 3:00 – 6:00 p.m./Book Signing D.C. Bookman Festival Style Event – vendor signing Foggy Botto Metro (GW Hospital) 23rd and I Street NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Saturday – March 22, 2008 1:00 – 3:00 p.m./Book Signing Borders Express 10300 Millrun Circle Owings Mill, MD 21117 4:00 – 6:00 p.m./Book Signing Urban Knowledge Bookstore 2301 Liberty Hills Ave. Suite 2001 Baltimore, MD 21215 Saturday - April 12, 2008 12:30 p.m. EST Radio Interview w/Dwan Abrams http://www.am1260wtjh.com/ Sunday – April 13, 2008 4:00 p.m. EST www.blogtalkradio.com/authorspeak Thursday – April 24, 2008 7:00 p.m. Virtual Tour SistahFriend.com – Author Chat www.sistahfriend.com Saturday – May 3, 2008 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Medu Books Greenbriar Mall 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy. SW Atlanta, GA 30331 www.medubooks.com Sunday – May 18, 2008 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Local Author Event Barnes & Noble 1217 Caroline St. Atlanta, GA 30307 Tuesday - May 20, 2008 9:00 EST Nia Virtual Book Tour – Author Chat www.niavirtualbooktours.com May 18 – 23, 2008 Week-long Guest Blogger The Savvy Sista – (EDC Creations) www.thesavvysister.blogspot.com Saturday – May 24, 2008 Afr’Am Festival Town Point Park Norfolk, VA www.afram-fest.info Tuesday – May 27, 2008 7:00 p.m. EST Interview Ferguson Literary Hour http://artistfirst.com/ferguson.htm 9:00 p.m. EST Online Chat – Something He Can Feel RAWSISTAZ Literary www.rawsistaz.com Thursday – May 29, 2008 through June 1st Book Expo America L.A. Convention Center Los Angeles, CA www.bookexpoamerica.com Tuesday – June 3, 2008 Author Interview/Reading – Something He Can Feel The BS 7:30 p.m. PST SF Live Television – Channel 76 San Francisco, CA www.accesssf.org Wednesday – June 4, 2008 12:30 p.m. – Joint Lunchtime Author Signing Alexander Books 50 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 http://alexanderbook.booksense.com July 17 - 19, 2008 Harlem Book Fair New York www.qbr.com Friday – August 1, 2008 through August 3rd Author Book Talk – Friday (8/1) 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. National Book Club Conference – Featured Author Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta, GA www.nationalbookclubconference.com Saturday - September 6, 2008 Charlotte Literary Festival Charlotte, NC www.charlotteliteraryfestival.com Friday – Sunday - September 26 – 28, 2008 Baltimore Book Festival Baltimore, MD www.baltimorebookfestival.com Friday – October 3, 2008 through October 5th Cavalcade of Authors – Featured Author Various Locations Chicago, IL www.macropublishing.com   PREVIOUS TOUR DATES Sunday - January 7, 2007 1:30 p.m. EST Karembee Radio KBMS Sunday - February 18, 2007 3:00 p.m. Turning Pages Book Club Featured Book  - Dr. Feelgood Atlanta, GA Saturday - March 24, 2007 Featured Book – Dr. Feelgood Chapter II Chapter Book Club Durham, NC Saturday - March 31, 2007 Karibu Books Signing - Dr. Feelgood Bowie Town Cente r Baltimore, MD www.karibubooks.com June 1-3, 2007 Book Expo America New York City, NY www.bookexpoamerica.com October 26-27, 2007 Cavalcade of Authors Chicago, IL www.macropublishing.com August 1-3, 2008 Featured Author National Book Club Conference Atlanta, GA www.nationalbookclubconference.com Saturday - January 14, 2006 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Official Make Me Hot Makeover Contest/Book Launch B's Books and More 2926-Evans Mill Rd. Lithonia, GA 30038 770.484.6222 click for contest details Friday - January 20, 2006 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Black Images 230 Wynnewood Village Dallas, TX 75224 Sunday - January 22, 2006 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Black Bookworm 605 E. Berry Street Fort Worth, TX Saturday - January 28, 2006 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Nubian Books 2449 Southlake Mall Morrow, GA 30260 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Makeover Bookclub Event Barnes & Noble 3685 Market Place Blvd. East Point, GA 30344 Friday - February 3, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Howard University Bookstore 2225 Georgia Ave. NW Washington, DC 20059 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Urban Knowledge Book Store Owings Mills Mall 10300 Mill Run Circle #1340 Owings Mills, MD 21117 Saturday - February 4, 2006 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sepia Sand and Sable 6796 Reisterstown Rd. Baltimore, MD 21215 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Karibu Books Bowie Town Center 15624 Emerald Way Bowie, MD 20716 Saturday - February 11, 2006 - Pre-Valentine's Day Signing 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Medu Books 2841 Greenbriar Pkwy. SW Atlanta, GA 30331 Waldenbooks 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Southlake Mall 2310 Southlake Mall B3 Morrow, GA. 30260 Friday - February 17, 2006 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Horizon Books 901 E. Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 Saturday - February 18, 2006 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Pyramid Bookstore - Joint Book Signing w/best-selling author Victoria Christopher Murray The Museum Center 500 President Clinton Avenue - Suite 110 Little Rock, AR 72201 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble - Joint Book Signing w/best-selling author Victoria Christopher Murray 11500 Financial Center Pkwy. Little Rock, AR 72211 Friday - February 24, 2006 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dynasty Books 5471 Central Avenue Charlotte, NC 28212 Saturday - February 25, 2006 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Dorothea's 5410 D Two Notch Road Columbia, SC 39204 Saturday - March 11, 2006 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Truth Bookstore Northland Mall #476 21500 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48075 Wednesday - March 15, 2006 7:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble 39228 10th Street West Palmdale, CA 93551 Friday - March 17, 2006 12:30 p.m. - Lunchtime Signing Alexander Book Company 50 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Sunday - March 19, 2005 "Sisterhood and Self" Seminar w/Tann Moore - author of The Cinderella Syndrome Time/Location: TBA Los Angeles, CA Sunday - March 26, 2006 Booking Matters Sign and Dine Time/Location: TBA Atlanta, GA www.bookingmatters.com Friday - March 31, 2006 - Saturday - April 1, 2006 Featured Author North Carolina Black Book Festival - Honoring best-selling author Jacquelin Thomas Winston-Salem, NC www.ncbookfest.com Saturday, May 6, 2006 Make Me Hot - Book of the Month Chapters Book Club Los Angeles, CA May 18 - 21, 2006 Book Expo America Washington, DC www.bookexpoamerica.com Monday - May 22, 2006 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. EST Just About Books - Radio Interview w/Cheryl Robinson www.harambeeradio.com Friday - June 9, 2006 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Signing - Morning Noon & Night Waldenbooks -- CNN Center - 1 CNN Ctr. Atlanta, GA Saturday - June 17, 2006 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Signing - Morning Noon & Night Waldenbooks Cumberland Mall - US 41 @ 1-285 NW Atlanta, GA Saturday - July 8, 2006 Make Me Hot - Book Club Selection Journey of Women Atlanta, GA Saturday - August 19, 2006 Guest Author Sisters on the Reading Edge Bookclub Annual Event Antioch, CA www.sotre.com

Past 2005 Events

Sunday - March 13, 2005
Guest Author
LADIES OF COLOR TURNING PAGES Book Club
Hot Boyz
Los Angeles, CA

2004 Hot Boyz Tour Photos

Sunday, April 25, 2004
L.A. TIMES BOOK FESTIVAL
Author Signing
2:00 p.m.
2000+ Books
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, CA
www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/

Thursday, May 13, 2004
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
HOT BOYZ BOOK LAUNCH AND SEARCH CONTEST
The Harbor House - Ballroom
Complimentary Champagne and Appetizers - 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
4211 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.577.4555 Friday, May 14, 2004
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

BARNES & NOBLE
Author Signing
39228 10th Street West
Palmdale, CA 93551
661.272.9958 Friday, May 21, 2004
12:30 p.m. - Lunchtime Author Signing

ALEXANDER'S BOOKS
50 Second Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.495.2992 Saturday, May 22, 2004
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Featured Author
Meet the Authors - Reading and Signing Series

BOOKHOUSECAFE.COM
The Bates House
399 Bellevue Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
www.bookhousecafe.com Saturday, May 29, 2004
4:00 p.m.
Guest Author

VELVET SLIPPERS Bookclub
Los Angeles, CA Tuesday, June 1, 2004
6:00 - 7:00 a.m.
ON THE SAME PAGE w/Maxine Thompson
VOICE AMERICA Internet Radio Interview
www.voiceamerica.com
call in #888.335.5204

Thursday - Saturday, June 3 - 5, 2004
BOOK EXPO AMERICA (BEA)
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
www.bookexpoamerica.com
Blackboard Party - June 5, 2004
TBA

Monday, June 7, 2004
TBA
ATLANTA BOOK CLUB MEETING
Atlanta, GA
www.bookingmatters.com Tuesday, June 8, 2004
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

SHRINE OF THE BLACK MADONNA
Author Signing
946 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30310
404.752.6125 Wednesday, June 9, 2004 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

B'S BOOKS AND MORE
Author Signing
2926-A Evans Mill Road
Lithonia, GA 30058
770.331.6277 Thursday, June 10, 2004
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

OASIS BOOKS
Author Signing
2801 Candler Rd. - Suite 36
Decatur, GA 30034
404.381.0040 Friday, June 11, 2004
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

AFRO BOOKS
Author Signing
871 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. West End Mall
Atlanta, GA 30310
404.755.0095 Saturday, June 12, 2004
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

CUSH CITY
Author Signing
13559 Bammel N. Houston Rd.
Houston, TX 77066
281.444.4265
www.cushcity.com Friday, June 18, 2004
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

SHRINE OF THE BLACK MADONNA
Author Signing
5309 Martin Luther King
Houston, TX 77021
713.645.1160 Saturday, June 19, 2004
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

NU WORLD OF BOOKS
Author Signing
3250 Washington Blvd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
409.842.1412 Tuesday, June 22, 2004
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

BLACK IMAGES
Author Signing
230 Wynnewood Village
Dallas, TX 75224
214.943.0142 Thursday, June 24, 2004
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

BLACK BOOKWORM
Author Signing
605 E. Berry Street
Fort Worth, TX 76110-4300
817.923.9661 Friday, June 25, 2004
6:00 - 8:00 p.m .

JOKAE'S
Author Signing
3917 W. Camp Wisdom, Ste. 107
Dallas, TX 75237
972.283.0558 Saturday - June 26, 2004
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

UNDER ONE ROOF
Author Signing
1102 W. Jasper Road
Kileen, TX 76541
254.554.6553 Sunday - June 27, 2004
3:00 - 8:00 p.m.

SMILEY'S BOOKSTORE ANNIVERSARY
Carson, CATuesday - July 20, 2004
Guest Author

Palmdale B & N Book Club - w/author Lois Layne
Hot Boyz
Palmdale, CA Saturday, July 24, 2004
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. National Convention
Authors Pavilion
Las Vegas, NevadaThursday, August 5, 2004
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Celebrate the Gift of the Written Word
w/ a Smorgasbord of Writers
Victoria Christopher Murray, Lolita Files, Marissa Monteilh, Travis Hunter, Franklin White, Margaret Johnson-Hodge, Jacqueline Thomas, Jihad and Stephanie Perry Moore
to benefit Boys Who Dare, Inc.
Barnes & Noble-Camp Creek
Author Signing
3685 Marketplace Blvd.
East Point, GA 30344
404.349.0359
www.boyswhodare.orgFriday, August 6, 2004
4:50 - 5:50 p.m. - Author Book Talk

NATIONAL BOOK CLUB CONFERENCE
Sheraton - Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
www.nationalbookclubconference.comSaturday, August 7, 2004
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Waldenbooks - Author Signing
2310 Southlake Mall B3
Morrow, GA. 30260
770-961-6499Monday - August, 23, 2004

Shades of Romance Magazine - Online Book Fair
Author Chat - Working with an Agent
http://writersrooms.com/bookshelves/bookfair/Saturday - August, 28, 2004
8:00 a.m.

Friends of the Memorial Library
Los Angeles' African American Authors
Breakfast and Authors Radio Talk with KJLH
Los Angeles, CASunday - Sunday, September 5 -12, 2004
BLACKS OVER 40 Family and Friends at Sea

Guest Author
Western Caribbean Cruise - Carnival Conquest
New Orleans, LA
MONTEGO BAY, GRAND CAYMAN, COZUMEL
http://www.2004cruise.homestead.com/home.html
Book club members $25 Funship Bucks when book by 5/15/04 Saturday - Sunday, September 24 - 25, 2004

BLACKBOARD FESTIVAL
Location: King Arts Complex
Columbus, Ohio
www.Kingartscomplex.com
more info TBA Thursday - October 7, 2004
Guest Author

VISION HARMONY Book Club
Hot Boyz
Los Angeles, CA Saturday, October 23, 2004
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

ANTELOPE VALLEY WRITERS
Meet the Authors
Lancaster Library
601 W. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93534 Saturday - November 20, 2004
Guest Author

SPECIAL THOUGHTS Book Club
Hot Boyz
Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, December 18, 2004
Guest Author
Turning Pages Book Club
San Francisco Bay Area Cruise
Berkeley Marina
San Francisco, CA

2003 Events

2003 Festival at Sea Photos

2003 Tour Photos