AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: PASTOR STEVEN L. TURNER

The Other Pulpit: Life Lessons of a Leader

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 4:26 p. m. – 4:36 p. m.

The Other Pulpit is an inspired, long overdue writing released to set free and inspire others to value the power of forgiveness.  A nation of forgotten and discarded children of illicit, church affairs, and relationships, many of us were unable to be raised in the same home or even be acknowledged by society or the church at large. Left behind without the means to survive, many of us saw great cathedrals and dynasties created for the “first families” and other favored cliques. Treated as outcasts and spiritual lepers, we received only what was considered the emotional scraps off the table. Like casualties of war, we were left for dead!!!!

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: CHENELLE B. PRICE

Wise Up Challenge: Keys to Living a Wealthy, Successful and Fulfilling Life in Jesus Christ

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 5:03 p. m. – 5:13 p. m.

The Wise Up Challenge was created to impact people of all ages and backgrounds and serve as a devotional that motivates and inspires God’s people. Take charge of your life by taking the challenge to explore how godly wisdom gives us access to the keys of living a wealthy, successful and fulfilling life in Jesus Christ!

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: SHERABIM JOY

After the Benediction: A Novel (2020 Christian Indie Award winner)

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 5:30 p. m. – 5:40 p. m.

Evangelist Jacey Joyner is admired by many. She appears flawless.  After the benediction; however, Evangelist Joyner struggles with suicidal thoughts. Refusing the facade, she is on the verge of resignation.  Yet, one ordained encounter changes everything.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: JEROME WATERS

Capital of Maryland: The Original Annapolis Street Bible

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 5:42 p. m. – 5:52 p. m.

Capital of Maryland: The Original Annapolis Street Bible is about a boy raised by a single mother who goes to the streets for answers. They force him to make adult decisions that land him in and out of the penal system. Capital of Maryland 2: Unwritten Laws, Code of the Streets is the sequel. Coming home from Federal prison and faced with the everyday obstacles by being black in America, Lil’ Booh tries to guide three kids out of a losing game. At the same time, he's trying not going back to his old ways because the game is sucking him back in.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: DEXTER & DELISHA EASLEY

Letters from the Heart: A Dad and his Daughter's Journey

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 6:14 p. m. – 6:24 p. m.

Letters from the Heart is a daring and bold account of the relationship challenges between father and daughter, Dexter and Delisha Easley.  Both struggled for years to overcome a variety of complicated issues that damaged their relationship, utterly tearing it apart.  The book chronicles – through a series of letters between the two of them - the issues they faced and how they finally found their way to back to each other.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: JERALD LEVON HOOVER

My Friend, My Hero

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 7:38 p. m. – 7:48 p. m.

My Friend, My Hero is the first of a four-part series titled, The Hero Book Series. He Was My Hero, Too, A Hopeful Hero, and Hoop Hero are the other titles that make up the set. Each title has the word ‘hero’ embedded in it for the purpose of Jerald wanting young people, in particular, to see the hero in themselves through the lives of the identifiable and relatable characters.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: DR. MARY WASHAM

Wait! 7 Checks B-4 I Do

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 7:49 p. m. – 7:59 p. m.

Whatever your relationship status, Wait! 7 Checks B-4 I Do is for you! This is a book about LIFE–everyday life–and what it takes to survive in the 21st century. You will be inspired, enlightened, intrigued, replenished, and excited. Discover powerful relationship keys for greater awareness of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others. Also, get practical insight for creating vibrant and enduring relationships.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: SIOBHAN ST. JOHN

Scars Left to Heal

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 8:16 p. m. – 8:26 p. m.

Siobhan St. John is currently the Assistant Cheerleading Coach and Spirit Program Event Coordinator at The Ohio State University. Siobhan is a former dancer and captain for the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Brooklyn Nets Dance Team, where she danced for 8 seasons. Siobhan has traveled the world dancing in Spain, France, China, the Philippines, Germany, and Turkey. She is a cancer survivor, who beat the odds at a young age, and went on to become a professional dancer and collegiate cheerleading coach.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: QUEST DELANEY

All He Wanted to Do Is … Remember

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 8:27 p. m. – 8:37 p. m.

In 2015, Quest Delaney suffered a traumatic brain injury. When Quest awakened, his memory was gone. It took 4 1/2 years of recovery for him to regain some of his physical abilities and his memory. It was horrifying not to recognize his loved ones, not knowing how to communicate; all of his verbal skills, all of his creativeness, and personality traits were gone. Remember is based on real events. Quest lost all his memory but one, his journey to heaven.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: DEMETIRA TAITT

The Method to the MAGIC

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 8:38 p. m. – 8:48 p. m.

Don’t think “outside the box”, just get rid of the box! That is the first step to realizing that there is truly an incalculable degree of self-discovery that will unfold before you, once you set your mind – and body – free from the captivity of the “think outside the box” mentality. Most importantly, what the Universe has for you is for you. It already has your name on it. Nothing can stop it. Not even a “box”. So, just get rid of it.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: PATRICK HOWELL

DISPATCHES FROM THE VANGUARD: The Global International African

Arts Movement versus Donald J. Trump

DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020

TIME: 8:49 p. m. – 8:59 p. m.

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Dispatches from the Vanguard channels the global soul's hunger for freedom from authoritarian control. Partnering with dozens of Pulitzer Prize winners, New York Times bestsellers, poet laureates, TED speakers, and influencers including Ishmael Reed, Tyehimba Jess, Rich Fresh, Nikki Giovanni, Nnedi Okorafor, Chester Higgins, Tori Reid and Jaki Shelton Green, Dispatches offers a poignant, high-frequency rebuke of Donald J. Trump and his ruthless amoral presidency.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Carla Maxwell Ray

Five Pillars of a First Class Life

DATE: Sunday, July 19, 2020

TIME: 1:35 p. m. – 1:45 p. m.

Five Pillars of a First Class Life serves as a guide to help individuals and families live purposeful, peaceful and financially secure lives. It offers practical tools and anecdotes that offer insight on how to accelerate healthy finances while finding and fulfilling what we are designed to do. This book is a journey toward sustainable fiscal stability, increased generosity, purpose driven living and spiritual growth.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Deirdre Renee Gardner

Living with the “C” & Behind the Scene

DATE: Sunday, July 19, 2020

TIME: 1:50 p. m. – 2:00 p. m.

This book chronicles a very real expression of the pain, suffering, devastation, and havoc that cancer can bring into the lives of those who are going through or will go through this battle.  The author, Deirdre “Dee” Garner, is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked in the field of victim services for over 25 years.

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HBF AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – Sunday, July 19, 2020

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Charlene Knight

Moral Injury: Shattered, Wounded, Broken – Bags Packed “Undeniably” Without Consent

DATE: Sunday, July 19, 2020

TIME: 2:00 p. m. – 2:10 p. m.

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This book brings forth the plight of women who have served in the United States Armed Forces, past, present and current, including those who are now veterans. It chronicles a part of their story of endurance and overcoming trauma. The published author, Dr. Charlene Knight, uses writing to foster and acknowledge women as soldiers and veterans. Her purpose is to educate, encourage, enlighten, enrich, endorse and empower these women while focusing upon the atrocities they have incurred and endured as women, as soldiers and as veterans.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:  George A. Yorkman, Jr.

Finger of God:  The Story of Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange

and the Formation of the Oblate Sisters of Providence

DATE: Sunday, July 19, 2020

TIME: 2:35 p. m. – 2:45 p. m.

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In 1828, thirty-five years before the Emancipation Proclamation, Elizabeth Lange of Santiago de Cuba and her companions, who were refugees from San Dominique, operated a free school for the sole purpose of educating free students of color.  Although Maryland at the time was a slave state, it was one of the few states that allowed free Catholic students of color to receive worship and teaching. This book tells the story of that school and how God orchestrated the formation of the first community of Black nuns in the history of America. 

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Dwight DeRamus

Disappearing Dads (2019 Human Relations Indie Book Award Winner)

DATE: Sunday, July 19, 2020

TIME: 2:45 p. m. – 2:55 p. m.

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Disappearing Dads examines how weak or absent fathers cripple the ability of both sons and daughters to reach their own identity and define their roles in healthy relationships. Disappearing Dads helps families to understand the impact of fatherlessness in our homes, churches, and communities. The impact creates wounds in our relationships with others and chaos in our communities, and a continuation of generational curses. This book is a must-read for everyone. Disappearing Dads will lead you on a journey from brokenness to restoration