Girl from the Gutter Book Cover
BEACON, NY - Another year of new faces and old friends marks the emergence of the 9th Annual Harlem Book Fair. Monica Madison, author of Girl from the Gutter will make her debut appearance at this nationally acclaimed festival of African American literature. Girl from the Gutter is an emotional and wildly addictive story of a young woman’s battle with life issues such as dishonest friends, a philandering boyfriend all the while taking care of her terminally ill brother. Madison’s “realist fiction” novel is her stark portrayal of being the sole caregiver for her dying brother, finding her own voice in this world and realizing that dreams do come true.
“A good book does more than simply entertain, it leaves you richer than when you started reading. It may take you to an unfamiliar place, or allow you to see inside the mind of a person quite unlike yourself,” Madison said of her novel which is inspired by true events in her life. “I hope my story has that effect on the readers. If I can reach out to just one person then I have done my job.”
More than 250 booths will be set up along West 135th Street, offering books, storytelling, readings and opportunities to meet and greet authors on four stages that will feature spoken word poets, celebrities and music throughout the day. Opening the book fair’s festivities will be the Wheatley Book Award ceremony on Friday, July 20, from 7pm to 10pm at the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture. This year’s award recipients include Eloise Greenfield, Walter Mosley, and Amiri Baraka for their accomplishments to the arts. The Harlem Book Fair is free and open to the public.
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