National Book Club Conference

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the National Book Club Conference for the second year in a row. The conference is a three day event in Atlanta featuring some big names in the literary world. During the day, attendees get to choose from various authors sessions to hear them speak about their books and do signings.

At one of the presentations in the ballroom author, actor, and philanthropist Hill Harper was presented the Terrie Williams Inspiration Award. It was well deserved because he did a wonderful job of inspiring the audience.

On Saturday night, everyone gets dressed up for the semi-formal red carpet event and awards dinner. This year Kimberla Lawson Roby was awarded the Author of Distinction Award. The authors aren't the only ones to receive awards though. Book clubs from across the country win for categories such as community service.

Here is a group shot of some of the featured authors of the weekend. I enjoyed seeing authors that I love and finding out about lots of others. For more of my pictures from the conference, please visit my Instagram page.