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These dates are subject to change. Please check with the bookstore prior to the event. Thank you!
2008 SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 12th
RICHMOND, VA
Richmond Convention Center
Sister: Many Women, One Spirit
2:15-3:15pm - Book signing
Thursday, April 17th
AUSTIN, TX
Austin Renaissance Hotel
Fundraiser for the Ballet Austin Guild
10am - 1pm - Lecture, Q&A, book signing, reception
Friday, April 18th
PORTLAND, ME
USM's Hannaford Auditorium
5-8pm
6th Annual Excellence in Education Celebration
Keynote speech
Saturday, April 19th
BALTIMORE, MD
Turf Valley Resort & Conference Center
Aunt Hattie's Place 10th Anniversary
7:30-7:50pm - Speech
Book signing
Monday, April 21st
SEATTLE, WA
Seattle Convention Center
Annual Children's Justice Conference
12noon - Keynote speech
1pm - Book signing
Tuesday, April 22nd
SEATTLE, WA
Columbia Tower Club
Black Father Program: The Importance of Mentoring
7:30-8pm - Presentation
Thursday, April 24th
DES MOINES, IA
Global Youth Service Day Celebration
6:45pm - Keynote speech
7:30-8pm - Book and autograph signing
Saturday, April 26th
BOSTON, MA
1pm - Panel participant, Newburyport Literary Festival
4pm - Reading and book signing
Monday, April 28th
ST. LOUIS, MO
4Show4Kids Foundation
8:15-8:45pm - Speech
9pm - Book signing
Wednesday, April 30th
LAKE WALES, FL
Heartland for Children
9-9:15am - Speech and book signing
Thursday, May 1st
WASHINGTON, DC
National Council of Negro Women's National Headquarters
12noon - Luncheon and book signing
Renaissance Washington, DC, Hotel
National Convening on Youth Permanence
6:45-7:45 - Book signing
Sunday, May 4th
BOSTON, MA
8am - Church service and book signing
11am - Church service and book signing
Tuesday, May 6th
AUGUSTA, ME
Barnes & Noble
1-3pm - Luncheon and book signing
The Senator Inn
5:30-8pm - Maine Children's Trust dinner
Keynote speech and book signing
Friday, May 9th
NEW YORK, NY
Barnes & Noble
105 5th Avenue at 18th Street
New York, NY 10003
6pm - Book signing
Sunday, May 11th
FREEPORT, ME
LL Bean
2:30pm - Book signing
Wednesday, May 14th
SANTA CRUZ, CA
Sea Cliff Golf Club
Cabrillo College Childhood Education Dept.
10:30-11:30am - Speech
11:30am - 1pm - Lunch and book signing
Sunday, May 18th
BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Beverly Hills Hotel
12-3pm
Saturday, May 24th
HOUSTON, TX
1-4pm - Luncheon, tea, book signing
pm - Church and book signing
Sunday, May 25th
HOUSTON, TX
9:30am - Megachurch book signing
Saturday, May 31st
LOS ANGELES, CA
11:30am - 12:30pm - BEA book signing, Table 12
Saturday, June 7th
BATON ROUGE, LA
Barnes & Noble
Sunday, June 8th
METAIRIE, LA
Borders
Thursday, June 19th
GREENVILLE, SC
Book signing
Friday, June 20th
GREENVILLE, SC
SC/Hyatt Regency Hotel
1:30-2:30pm - Closing keynote speech, followed by book signing
Saturday, June 21st
TOLEDO, OH
Toledo Museum Family Festival
4pm - Presentation and book signing
Friday, July 4th
SEATTLE, WA
The Links, Inc., 36th National Assembly
Luncheon and book signing
90-minute discussion and workshop
Saturday, July 12th - Thursday, July 17th
CINCINNATI, OH
NAACP 99th Annual Convention
Book signing in Authors' Pavilion
Wednesday, July 23rd - Sunday, July 27th
CHICAGO, IL
McCormick Place West
NABJ Convention
Saturday, August 1st
ATLANTA, GA
National Book Club Conference
2:30pm - Book signing
Saturday, August 23rd
HOUSTON, TX
RFCPP Fundraiser
Thursday, October 2nd
BOSTON, MA
The Epicenter
St. Mary's Women's and Children's Center
7-7:20pm - Presentation and Q&A, followed by book signing
Thursday, October 9th
VANCOUVER, WA
YMCA of Clark County Annual Conference
12noon - Luncheon and keynote speech
1:30pm - Book signing
Wednesday, October 15th - Sunday, October 19th
FRANKFURT, GERMANY
Frankfurt Book Fair 2008
Tuesday, October 21st
AUSTIN, TX
Doubletree Hotel
Greater Texas Community Partners
10:30am - 12noon - Keynote speech followed by book signing
Thursday, October 30th
BALTIMORE, MD
Sheraton Baltimore City Center
Alliance for Children & Families Annual Conference
10:30am - 12noon - 45-minute keynote speech, followed by book signing
Friday, November 7th - Sunday, November 9th
ANTIGUA, WEST INDIES
Antigua and Barbuda Literary Festival
25 months and still going strong! In April, Victoria successfully finished the Smart Talk Tour. As you know, May is National Foster Care Month and as an advocate for Foster Care, Victoria was part of a press roundtable at the National Press Club. Victoria's foundation, Rowell's Foster Children Positive Plan also had it's annual fundraiser.Thank you to all of the families, participants, and donors who made our annual fundraiser a success. 
The NAACP has always worked tirelessly to bring forth equity in education and I couldn't have been included in a more prestigious program – the 39th Annual NAACP Images Awards. This year, the show was hosted by D.L. Hughley and in attendance were Aretha Franklin, RubyDee, Denzel Washington, Janet Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Julian Bond, Tyler Perry, C.C.H Pounder, Kirk Franklin, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Williams, Tichina Arnold, Kimberly Elise, and Todd Black to name a few.