Welcome to the Literary Family Reunion
Black Book Bash isn’t just a book festival — it’s where Black storytelling, culture, and community link up like they’ve known each other forever.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked or underrepresented at the big-name festivals, this is your place.
Create Your Own Literary Journey
Pick your favorite genre or mix & match sessions —your festival experience, your way.
Follow Your Track
Think of each genre track as its own mini-festival. Whether you ride for thrillers, romance, speculative fiction or something in between — you can follow one track all weekend or mix and match to make your own.
Some folks build a weekend around their favorite genre. Others want a little bit of everything. At Black Book Bash, you do you. These tracks are here to help you plan your vibe, not box you in.
Black to the Future
From intergalactic visions to haunted houses and magical lineages, this track explores what happens when Black imagination has no limits. Afrofuturism, fantasy, horror, and sci-fi welcome here.
Don’t Go in There!
Suspense, crime, psychological thrillers, and that cousin who yells at the screen. These reads are pulse-pounding, jaw-dropping, and “one more chapter at 2AM” certified.
Love Jones & Situationships
Swooning, steamy, soft, and messy — from slow burns to entanglements. Whether it’s giving “forever ever” or “he toxic but I like it,” this track is for lovers of Black love in all its forms.
Coming in Hot, Coming of Age
Messy, magical, and growing up Black. Whether it’s first love, rebellion, or soft rage — these stories capture what it means to figure it all out and still dance after.
Real Talk, Real Life
Memoirs, essays, manifestos, and movement work. Come for the receipts, stay for the healing. This track keeps it a stack.
Our Stories, Our Terms
From quiet family sagas to loud ass reunions, this track celebrates the richness of Black life across genres. Whether you’re into Southern epics, diaspora dramas, this is where voice, character, and legacy shine.
Be Part of the Story
Be a B3 Author
Submit to join our lineup of Black authors and panelists.
Join as an Influencer
Sign up for Meet & Greets or to moderate festival panels.
Volunteer with Us
Help us bring the festival to life — from setup to sessions.
Become a Vendor
Showcase your brand and bookish merch in our curated Black marketplace
Make a Donation
Help us make Black Book Bash accessible and joyful.
Become a Sponsor
View our deck to explore partnership opportunities.
It’s Giving... Family Reunion With Books
If your favorite HBCU homecoming and your favorite indie bookstore had a baby — it’d be Black Book Bash. 📚🖤
Black authors. Real talk panels. A book festival with that cuzzo-you-ain’t-seen-since-college energy. This is cookout vibes, deep reads, and literary joy in every genre.