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Note: This list of events features traditionally published Black YA Authors promoting their YA titles.
RECAP: The following list of events currently contains fall 2026 events for Elizabeth Acevedo, Lauren Blackwood, Paula Chase, Jasmine Guillory, H.D. Hunter, Ikwo Ntekim, O.O. Sangoyomi & Renée Watson. More Author Events are added as events are finalized.
October 2026
Saturday, October 10, 2026 6:30pm ET
A LAKE WITH NO BOTTOM by H.D. Hunter
Gwinnet Public Library, Five Forks Branch – Lawrenceville, GA
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026 6pm PT
IT’S ONLY DANCING by Jasmine Guillory
East Bay Booksellers – Oakland, CA
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 7pm ET
EVERYTHING NEW AGAIN by Renée Watson in conversation with Kwame Alexander
Hosted by Word Up Community Bookshop at Harlem School of the Arts – Harlem, NY
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026 7pm ET
DREAMWEAVING by O.O. Sangoyomi
Brave + Kind Bookshop – Decatur, GA
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026 7pm PT
IT’S ONLY DANCING by Jasmine Guillory, moderated by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Reparations Club – Los Angeles, CA
Tickets required for guaranteed signed book. Click here for event details.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 6pm CT
IT’S ONLY DANCING by Jasmine Guillory
Baldwin & Co. – New Orleans, LA
Ticketed event. Click here for tickets.
Friday, October 16, 2026 7pm ET
IT’S ONLY DANCING by Jasmine Guillory, moderated by Julian Winters
Decatur Library – Atlanta, GA
Registration is requested. Click here to RSVP.
Sunday, October 18, 2026 11am
EVERYTHING NEW AGAIN by Renée Watson
Hosted by The Joybuilder & Pages and Volumes Bookstore at Fish Shop Bar & Restaurant – Washington, D.C.
Sunday, October 18, 2026 2pm
ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW by Elizabeth Acevedo
Inprint + Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School – Houston, TX
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Monday, October 19, 2026 7:30pm PT
ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Wyncote NW Forum + Elliot Bay Books – Seattle, WA
Ticketed Event. Click here for tickets.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 6pm PT
ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW by Elizabeth Acevedo
Barnes & Noble – Roseville, CA
Seated limited. Arrive early. Click here for details.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 6pm ET
OFF BALANCE by Paula Chase, moderated by Cierra Burch
Politics & Prose – Washington, DC
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 7pm ET
KNIGHT OF THE GOD KING by Lauren Blackwood
Bright Side Books & Wine · Raleigh, NC
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 6:30pm PT
ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW by Elizabeth Acevedo
Hosted at Laguna Hills Community Center by Orange County Public Library – Laguna Hills, CA
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Thursday, October 22, 2026 7pm ET
A LAKE WITH NO BOTTOM by H.D. Hunter
Hosted by The Book Bird at The Paidela School – Atlanta, GA
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Friday, October 23, 2026 7pm
A LAKE WITH NO BOTTOM by H.D. Hunter
Hosted by The Peachy Pair Bookclub at Impossible Moon Bookshop – Hapeville, GA
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 2pm ET
A LAKE WITH NO BOTTOM by H.D. Hunter in conversation with Terry J. Benton-Walker
44th & 3rd Bookseller – Atlanta, GA
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 3pm ET
OFF BALANCE by Paula Chase
Books A Million – Columbia, MD
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October 28, 2026 7:30pm ET
WHERE WE GO AT NIGHT by Ikwo Ntekim in conversation with Ibi Zoboi
Greenlight Bookstore – Brooklyn, NY
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November 2026
Friday, November 11, 2026 6pm ET
ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW by Elizabeth Acevedo
Harriets Bookshop + Julia de Burgos Bookstore – Philadelphia, PA
Ticketed Event. Click here for tickets.
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December 2026
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