Black Books Matter Fest LIVE!

Black Books Matter Fest 2026 | LIVE from MahoganyBooks – National Harbor

We're streaming live from our third annual Black Books Matter Fest — Saturday, August 1, 2026, 12 PM–2 PM at MahoganyBooks in National Harbor. Featuring 50+ authors, area vendors, author panels, kids' storytime, and a whole lot of joy. It's FREE to attend.

TODAY'S LIVESTREAM GUESTS

R. L. Killmore — MURDER AT CINNAMON FALLS
A cozy fall mystery-romance: a graduate school breakup sends Nia back to her small hometown, right as a body turns up at the local diner.

Tiffany D. Cross — LOVE, ME: A LETTER TO BLACK WOMEN IN A TOXIC COUNTRY,
CAREER, AND RELATIONSHIP
The journalist and former MSNBC host on love, labor, and what Black women are owed in this moment. Part memoir, part cultural critique.

Jamise Harper — BIBLIOPHILE: DIVERSE SPINES
The DC-area book influencer and founder of the Diverse Spines® community and #diversespines on building a movement around books by Black women and women of color.

Sundiata Ramin — SOUL SEARCHER: LIFE AND LEGEND OF CHUCK BROWN, GODFATHER OF GO-GO
The first full biography of Chuck Brown, from the go-go historian and Go-Go Museum & Café curator. Gaston, NC to U Street to the world.

Shanti Edwards — LOVE IN THE KEY OF BLACK
Prince George's County native and 2025 Next Bestseller Competition winner on her debut collection of music-inspired Black love stories, including two set in the DMV.

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