Literary SoulFEST - Celebrating National Literacy Month!
Saturday, September 18
September is National Literacy Month in which The Dock Bookshop hosts the Annual Literary SoulFEST - celebrating the freedom to read and write. This year the event will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 10am-9pm with virtual and in-person activities. This year's event will include empowering stories, children's story time, author signings, guest authors, books reviews and a concert. There will also be author tables in-store from 12-7pm following covid 19 protocol - face masks, social distance and hand sanitizing.
S C H E D U L E
Saturday, September 18 CST
10:15 - 11:00 am - Mimosas, Memoirs and More, Virtual
11:30 - 11:55 am - Family Story Time with Toni Simmons, Virtual
12:00 - 12:45 Noon - Magic in Books, Virtual
12:00 - 7:00 pm - AUTHOR SHOWCASE, In-Store
1:00 - 1:45 pm - Adventures of Ms. Smarty Pants, Virtual & In-Person
3:00 - 4:00 pm - What’s Best, New and Forthcoming for Fall 2021, Virtual
5:00 - 5:45 pm - Meet Midnight Storm, Virtual and In-Person
8:00 - 9:00 pm - LSF CONCERT ft Nate Young and N’Gage Band, Virtual and In-Person
AUTHOR TALKS
Sat. Sept. 18 - Mimosas, Memoirs and More, 10:15am CST Virtual
Grab some orange juice, add some sparkling wine (or not) and join us for an intriguing conversation with Ramona White Brown, author of She Called Me Vet and Demetrice Person, author of Cost To Be Free. Click to Register
Sat. Sept. 18 - Family Story Time with Toni Simmons, 11:30am CST Virtual
Gather everyone for a delightful story time with Author and Storyteller Toni Simmons who brings new life to her stories with the use of rhythm, songs and audience participation. Toni is the former library director of the Zula B. Wylie Public Library in Cedar Hill, Texas. Click to Register
Sat. Sept. 18 - Magic in Books, 12:00 noon CST Virtual
Kya Johnson, Founder and CEO of RainbowMeKids will share a magical presentation on her two 4D books - O is for Oshun and How Kofi Amero Became the Hero of Amero - that incorporate augmented reality (AR) technology that extends the story beyond the page with AR animated characters. Click to Register
Sat. Sept. 18 - Adventures of Ms. Smarty Pants, 1pm CST Virtual & In-Person
Fort Worth’s own Crissy Body and Juliann McCarty will debut their new children’s book Agents Double A Adventures: Adventure of Ms. Smarty Pants with an in-person book signing and talk that will also stream live on Facebook and Zoom. Click to Register
Sat. Sept. 18 - What’s Best, New and Forthcoming for Fall 2021, 3pm CST Virtual
The Dock Bookshop staff will share best sellers, new releases and forthcoming for fall 2021 in fiction, non-fiction, young adults and children books.Click to Register
Sat. Sept. 18 - Meet Midnight Storm, 5pm CST Virtual and In-Person
Calling all fiction lovers to meet Author Midnight Storm who writes “sensual” stories. Her latest release is Love, Lies & Music. Don’t miss this sexy conversation of love and romance & lies and heartbreak. Click to Register
AUTHOR SHOWCASE
Sat. Sept 18 - Author Showcase - 11am-7pm CST In-Store
Come meet LSF authors and get your books signed. Covid 19 Protocol will be required - face masks, social distancing and hand-sanitation.
LSF CONCERT
Sat. Sept. 18 - Literary SoulFEST Concert ft Nate Young and N’Gage Band, 8pm CST Virtual and In-Person
Literary SoulFEST culminates with soul featuring the musical genius Nate Young and N’Gage Band. Come enjoy an evening of Jazz, Neo Soul, R&B and Classical sounds virtually or in-person Click to Purchase Tickets