Saturday, May 3, 2008, 1-5 p.m.
Book launch and signing

Stage 52, 5299 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016
Special Guest: Adai Lamar
KJLH Radio On-Air Personality

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 2-4 pm
Zahra's Books
900 N. LaBrea
Inglewood, CA

Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10am - 6pm
Leimert Park Village Book Fair http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com

Click Here to Purchase

Friday, June 6, 2008
Speaking at Bret Harte Elementary School
1035 Gilman Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124

   

Friday, June 6, 2008
Speaking at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School
350 Girard Street
San Francisco, CA 94134

Saturday, June 7, 2008, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Book Signing Marcus Books San Francisco
1712 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 346-4222

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Orville Wright Middle School
6550 W. 80th Street Los Angeles, CA 90045
Presenting "How to Write a Novel Workshop"

Saturday, June 14, 2008 from 10:00am-6:00pm
Los Angeles Black Book Expo
Exposition Park Intergenerational Community Center
3980 S. Menlo Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90037
http://www.labbx.com

Saturday, July 14, 2008 - 5:30pm pst/ 8:30pm est
Join Alretha Thomas in a live internet interview regarding Daughter Denied
Call 646-200-4071
www.blogtalkradio.com

Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 3:35pm-4:00pm pdt/ 6:35pm-7:00pm edt
Author Alretha Thomas discusses her new novel Daughter Denied on
WCLM 1450/AM Radio with Gloria Taylor Edwards.
Just click the following link to 'Listen Live'
[Windows Media Player Required] -- WCLM 1450/AM Radio.

Tuesday, July 20, 2008 from 11:30am - 12:30pm
Alretha Thomas will be interviewed on The Writing Show
(Podcast/online talk radio)
http://writingshow.com/index.html

Saturday July 26, 2008 - 6:00pm- 8:00pm
Daughter Denied Reading/Signing
Lucy Florence Coffeehouse & Cultural Center (Leimert Park)
3351 W. 43rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90008
Special Guest: Adai Lamar
KJLH Radio On-Air Personality

Monday, August 4, 2008 - 6:00pm pdt / 9:00pm edt
Black Authors Network Radio Show
Call 646-200-4071

Saturday August 16, 2008 - 11:00am - 2:00pm
Christ First Baptist Scholarship Luncheon - Keynote Speaker
Alpine Village
833 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90502
310-327-4384

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 10:00 am
Ladies of Color Turning Pages
Private Book Club Meeting
Leimert Park, CA

Saturday, September 13, 2008 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Book Signing
Underground Books
2814 35th St
Sacramento, CA 95817
916-737-3333

Monday, September 15, 2008
A Brighter Future Transitional Housing Program
Guest Speaker
Private

Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Sister Circle Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Long Beach, CA

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 5:00pm pst / 7:00pm cst
"The Business of Books"
Guest Speaker
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/conversationslive/2008/07/09/Conversations-LIVE

Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Cameron Literacy Fair
Borders Books/The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center
6081 Center Drive
Westchester, CA

Sunday, October 5, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Sistah's Who Read Books Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 1:00 pm
Chapters Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 4:00 pm
Book-a-licious Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Long Beach, CA

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 8:30 pm PST / 11:30 pm EST
Guest author on Lady Rerun's (Portia Allen) Blogtalk Radio Program http://www.blogtalkradio.com/reruns-daughter
To participate dial 347-539-5386
Portia Allen is the daughter of Fred "Rerun" Berry from the hit 70's TV show, What's Happening!

Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Sisterhood Literary Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting

Sunday, February 8, 2009 - 12:30 pm
Ladies of Color Turning Pages
Private Book Club Meeting

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Essence Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting

Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 2:00 pm
Circle of Friends Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting

Tuesday 6:30 am and 6:30 pm
Literary Speak
Guest Author
PCAC Channel 56

Monday, April 20, 2009 - 5:00 pm pst / 8:00 pm est
KC Girlfriends Book Club Radio Show
Featured Author
http://www.kcgirlfriendsbookclub.com/meetinglivechatpage.html

Saturday April 25 & 26, 2009 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Los Angeles, CA
For more information click here: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Friday May 1 - May 3, 2009
Black Writers on Tour
Los Angeles, CA
For more information click here: Black Writers on Tour

May 28 - May 31, 2009
Book Expo America
Los Angeles, CA
For more information click here: Book Expo America

Saturday, June 6, 2009 10am- 6pm
Leimert Park Book Fair
Leimart Park

July 31 - August 2, 2009
National Book Club Conference
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 10-13, 2009
California Book Club Summit
Featured Author
San Ramon Marriott Hotel
2600 Bishop Drive
San Ramon, CA 94583

 

-- Daughter Denied Launch/Signing Party --

 

Zahra's Book Signing

 

Leimert Park Book Fair

 

Bay Sunday CBS Affiliate KPIX Channel 5

 

Bret Harte Elementary School

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School

 

Orville Wright Middle School

 

Los Angeles Trade Tech Daughter Denied as a Project Presentation
photos by Robert Lucy Creative

Professor Yolanda O'Toure' and Alretha Thomas

 

Lucy Florence Coffeehouse and Cultural Center Book Signing

 

Book signing at Underground Books

Alretha Thomas with Mother Rose (mother of former NBA star and new mayor of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson)

 

Alretha Thomas Celebrates with the
Ladies of Color Turning Pages Book Club
in honor of their 8th Year Anniversary

Alretha Thomas and Patricia Crowe of Ladies of Color Turning Pages Book Club


Adai Lamar of KJLH Radio and Patricia Crowe of Ladies of Color Turning Pages Book Club


Alretha Thomas (rear) and the wonderful ladies of Ladies of Color Turning Pages Book Club


Alretha Thomas, Adai Lamar of KJLH and sisters Shirley and
Patricia of the Ladies of Color Turning Pages Book Club


 
Home - Purchase - Contact
Copyright © 2008 - Alretha Thomas