Past experiences have featured reality stars, celebrity authors, popular bloggers and socialites. This edition will be no different with a great blend of fashionistas, novelists, and leading voices that entertain and inspire readers. The format is an interactive panel of boss chicks with a mixer and book signing following the discussion. The panel is moderated by Talia O. journalist from The Shade Room.

This free event features an all-star lineup that includes NY times best-selling author Mary B. Morrison, creator of the AAMBC Awards Tamika Newhouse, self-made millionaire of urban fiction Myss Shan, and global brand builder and ghost-writer Legendary LaQuita.

Presented by AAMBC, a nonprofit organization that advocates for literacy, and hosted at the Auburn Ave. Research Library, hundreds of ladies will gather for relationship chatter, boss talk, and it will all be centered around books. A book signing and artists fellowship will conclude the evening as guest will be able to snap shots on the red carpet, partake in the social media fun, and take pictures with their favorite writer.

Where:

We Read: A Fly Girl Panel and Live Discussion

Sat Oct 28th

3:00 – 4:00pm

Auburn Ave Research Library (Amphitheater)

We Read: Breakout Session & Book Signing

Sat, Oct 28th

4:00 – 5:00

Auburn Ave Research Library (1st Floor Gallery)

RSVP at HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/atlanta-we-read-a-fly-girl-mixer-tickets-36401129759

For social media engagement use: #FlyGirlsRead #AAMBCAwards

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Moderated by Legendary LaQ’uita, the panel featured literary artists such as JaQuavis Coleman and Wahida Clark, who both have dominated the New York Times best sellers list to new age authors, Myss Shan and Booker T. Mattison. The panel also featured AAMBC Awards creator, Tamika Newhouse, who launched the AAMBC platform to advocate for literacy ten years ago.

The panelists spoke on the importance of storytelling and how literary artists contribute to the growth of Hip Hop. When it comes to those types of books, you often think of musical talents and perhaps the songwriter and producers, but the talent, often forgotten about are those who pen novels. With an ever-changing industry, it was much-needed to hear from these talents, and the best part was getting signed books during the wrap-up session.

The AAMBC Literary Awards is a platform that celebrates black books and black writers in a star-studded ceremony each summer. Their partnering with A3C only encourages the mission that we read and that we create! They made reading seem fun, powerfully, and the fact that we can create our stories for millions to read is pretty dope to me.

Check out some images from the Hip Hop in Books panel.

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