Released on: October 13, 2008, 6:11 am

Press Release Author: PA Public Relations Company

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Independent African American Book Publishers, Self
Publishers, Black Interest Imprints at Major Publishing Houses, Literary Agents, and
Publicists to exhibit at the African American Publishers Pavilion at Book Expo
America. May 28,09 - May 31,09 NYC

Press Release Body: New York, NY - African American Pavilion at BookExpo America
coming to NYC May 2009

Independent African American Book Publishers, Self Publishers, Black Interest
Imprints at Major Publishing Houses, Literary Agents, and Publicists to exhibit at
the African American Publishers Pavilion at Book Expo America. May 28,09 - May 31,09
NYC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 11, 2008 - New York, NY - African American Pavilion at
BookExpo American coming to NYC May 2009

Independent African American Book Publishers, Self Publishers, Black Interest
Imprints at Major Publishing Houses, Literary Agents, and Publicists to exhibit at
the African American Publishers Pavilion at Book Expo America, at the prestigious
Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, May 28 - May 31, 2009.

Co-Founders of The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America, Tony Rose,
Publisher/CEO, Amber Communications Group, Inc. and Adrienne Ingrum, CEO, Adrienne
Ingrum L.L.C., former founding Associate Publisher of Black Issues Book Review have
signed a new agreement with BookExpo America/Reed Expositions to manage the 6th
Annual African American Pavilion @ BEA and produce the African American Pavilion
Welcoming Reception and The African American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program
at BookExpo America, Jacob Javits Convention Center, May 28 - May 31, 2009, New York
City.

Now in its sixth year, the 5,500-square feet of joint exhibit space showcasing on
the main exhibit floor/hall, African American books, authors, products and
publishers, is the market place for thousands of African American publishing
industry professionals. Influential exhibitors and book buyers form a community of
unprecedented strength. "The African American Pavilion is a growing presence at
BEA," says Exhibitor, ZANE, Publisher, Strebor Books International, LLC/Simon and
Schuster, National Best-Selling Author of several New York Times and Essence
Best-Selling titles and the 2008 African American Pavilion Awardee, "The Distinctive
Voice and Publisher Award", "There will be great opportunities to learn, educate,
sell, and network and it's making African American history a vital, visable part of
the 108-year history of BookExpo America/American Booksellers Association."

"The response by the exhibitors and the book publishing industry to the 2008 African
American Pavilion at BookExpo America was tremendous and powerful", stated Pavilion
co-founder Tony Rose. "The Pavilion hosted some of the giants in the African
American Publishing Industry such as: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Chairman and CEO of
Magic Johnson Enterprises; Tavis Smiley, Founder, The Tavis Smiley Foundation, New
York Times and Essence Best-Selling Author; Denise Nicholas, Emmy and NAACP Image
Award Winner; Kassahun Checole, Publisher, Africa World Press/Red Sea Press; Zane,
Publisher and Founder, Strebor Books International/Simon and Schuster; Wade Hudson,
President/CEO, Just Us Books; Mary B. Morrison, New York Times and Essence
Best-Selling Author; Judith Curr, Executive Vice President, Publisher and Founder of
Atria Books; Cheryl Woodruff, President, Associate Publisher, Smiley Books; Omar
Tyree, New York Times and Essence Bestselling Author; Terrie Williams, President and
Advocate, The Stay Strong Foundation and The Terrie Williams Agency, Essence
National Best-Selling Author; George C. Fraser, National Best-Selling Author,
Founder of FraserNet and The Power Networking Conference; Donna Hill, National
Best-Selling Author; Carol Mackey, Editor-In-Chief, Black Expressions Book Club; Max
Rodriguez, Founder, The Harlem Book Fair/QBR The Black Book Review; Troy Johnson,
Founder, AALBC.com; Ron Kavanaugh, Founder, MosaicBooks.com; Jewell Parker Rhodes,
National Best-Selling Author; Synthia SAINT JAMES, Internationally renowned Artist
and Author; Dante Lee, President and CEO, Diversity City Media and Pam Perry, Chief
Visionary, Ministry Marketing Solutions, President, Chocolate Pages."

BookExpo America, one of the largest book trade exhibits in the world provides
independent African American book publishers, self publishers, authors, African
American imprints at major publishing houses, distributors, literary agents,
publicists, librarians, and bookstore owners with exposure to more than 80,000 book
buyers and booksellers from across the world. With over 20,000 BEA attendees
crossing up and down the Pavilion aisles. There will be huge opportunities to learn,
share, educate, buy, sell and network, and the African American Pavilion provides
our exhibitors the lowest discounted booth prices at the BookExpo America.

The African American Pavilion at BookExpo America was founded in 2004 by: Tony Rose,
Amber Communications Group, Inc., Adrienne Ingrum, Adrienne Ingrum, L.L.C. and Niani
Colom, Genesis Press.

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