Friday, July 31st 

• 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.: Terrie M. Williams Inspiration Award Breakfast honoring, Shaka Senghor – Grand Ballroom
• 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: Tavia Mapp-Deterville – Ballroom E
• 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.:   Phyllis Dixon – Ballroom C
• 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: Catherine Adel West  – Ballroom D
• 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.: Wil Haygood – Grand Ballroom 
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Panel: The State of Black Bookstores:
  Linda Duggins (moderator); Travis Hunter; Troy Johnson, Phyllis R. Dixon. – Grand Ballroom

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.  On our own

• 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Victoria Christopher Murray & Marie Benedict   Grand Ballroo
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Dr. Michelle Cooke – Habersham
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Jan Buckner Walker – Chastain
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Tonesa Welch, Corey Mills – Ballroom D
• 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.:  Historical fiction panel: Vanessa Riley , Denny S. Bryce,  Phyllis R. Dixon – Ballroom E
• 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Vanessa Miller – Ballroom C
• 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Markus Redmond – Ballroom D
• 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Tayari Jones – Grand Ballroom
• 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.: Author showcase sponsored by Kensington Books.
• 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: Movie Night: The Butler w/Wil Haygood – Grand Ballroom

Saturday, August 1st

• 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: Morning Announcements w/Curtis Bunn – Grand Ballroom
• 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.: Kimberla Lawson Roby  – Grand Ballroom
• 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.: Mildred Mills - Ballroom C  
• 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.: Celia Reese – Chastain
• 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.: Zelma Glover-Willis - Ballroom D
• 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.: Tamika Thompson – Ballroom E
• 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: EyeCU Reading & Social Network – Grand Ballroom

12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.: LUNCH: Pizza with Samuel Golden – Grand Ballroom

• 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.:  Walter Mosley: World’s Largest Book Club Meeting – Grand Ballroom
• 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Charmaine Everly – Habersham
• 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Jamie T. Pleasant – Chastain
• 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Nicole Carr  – Ballroom C
• 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Self-Publish Your Book w/Monica Cooper – Ballroom D
• 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.:  Clarence Haynes –Ballroom E
• 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Sadeqa Johnson – Grand Ballroom
• 7:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.: Featured Authors Red Carpet event – Grand Ballroom
• 8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.: Awards Dinner honoring Keisha Lance Bottoms Grand Ballroom

Sunday, August 2nd 2026 

• 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: Worship Service: Pastor Ray Henderson  – Ballroom C
• 11:00 a.m. to Noon: Curtis Bunn w/NBCC wrap up - Ballroom C