News Release

The Black Faculty and Staff Association of The Johns Hopkins University will sponsor the second annual African-American Book Festival, "Telling Our Stories ... Our Way," from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, in the Levering Student Union on the Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St.

Authors will read and discuss their works in individual sessions throughout the day, and will be available for book signing. This event is free and open to the public. For information, the general public should contact Anita Norton at (410) 516-2393. For additional information, visit www.jhu.edu/~bfsa/. The Black Faculty and Staff Association created the festival as an opportunity for local authors and a local audience to interact. This is a free, family-oriented event and community groups and organizations are invited to participate. Twenty-five authors whose works range from non-fiction titles on personal finance, history and inspirational stories, to mysteries, romance, poetry and children's fiction and non-fiction will be featured. A complete list of authors is available at www.jhu.edu/~bfsa/bookfair/authors.htm.