Poetry sampler

Trenton Book Fair

Saturday, May 25. 12 noon to 4 pm.
Come meet and show your love for Trenton authors! Authors will include
Marie Antoinette, author of A Girl Named Job, The Cook Chronicles & Signs of Endurance
Tika Benadette author of The Adventures of Ryan Lincoln
Katrina Smith, poet extraordinaire
Mark A. Smith, author of The Set Up!
Tracey Syphax, author of From the Block to the Boardroom
Denise Turney. Author of Love Pour Over Me
Clifford Zink, author of The Roebling Story

Hosted by poet and playwright Todd Evans. FREE event

Jus Like Jonah
Saturday, June 1. 12 noon to 1:30 pm.
Poetry reading and signing by poet and playwright Todd Evans from his new book Jus Like Jonah. FREE event.

Capital City Open Mic
Saturday, June 1. 2 to 4 pm.
Bring and perform your poetry at Trenton’s best open mic hosted by Todd CC Evans. FREE event.

Narubi Seelah, Wenonah Brooks, Esther DeCew, Daniel Robinson, Annabelle Quezada, La Shea Delaney: Trenton Books at Home Fundraiser. Hosted by Darren Freedom Green.
Saturday, June 8. 12 to 6 pm.
Support the Trenton Books at Home Program, which provides FREE books for Trenton kids.

12:00 noon: jazz diva Wenonah Brooks
2:00 pm: HBO Def Poet Narubi Seelah
3:00 pm: world-class origami whiz Daniel Robinson
5:00 pm: performers Annabelle Quezada and La Shea Delaney
6:00 pm: belly dancer Esther DeCew

Donations to the Books at Home program are encouraged.

Hear Narubi Seelah here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDfemKdUs30
Hear Annabelle Quezada and Le Shea Delaney here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQiEJk-o5WA
Watch Esther DeCew here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB7ivGOcWOE
Hear Wenonah Brooks here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ji1AiCQO0
See Dan Robinson’s origami here: http://www.origami.as/gallery.php?gallery=25&image=349

Learn about the Books at Home Program here: http://www.classicsusedbooks.com/?page_id=13

Trivia Games with Megan Iurilli
Saturday, June 15. 12 noon to 4 pm.
Get your trivia on! Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Trivial pursuit? The Name Game? FREE event.

The New Jim Crow
Saturday, June 22. 12 noon to 2 pm.
Come discuss the book The New Jim Crow which details the effects of mass incarceration of young black men in the United States.

Pushed out of the Crack House into God’s House
Saturday, June 29. 12 noon to 4 pm.
Meet Michael Williams Jr., author of Pushed out of the Crack House into God’s House, for a discussion and booksigning.

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander--Unused copies available.

Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

Guest of Honor by Deborah Davis

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Racketeer by John Grisham

The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan

The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs

If you want one of these books, email book_cellar@mindspring.com.