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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
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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