John Hallwas, author of the new book Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers, starts his book tour on August 2nd at New Copperfield’s Book Service in his hometown of Macomb, Illinois. Check out the list of other dates here. More confirmations are coming soon.

Oni Buchanan will be reading poetry from the rooftops in New York City on August 5th. We hear that The New York Times will include a preview of that event in an upcoming weekend edition.

Stephane Dunn has scheduled a bookstore appearance at Charis Books & More in Atlanta on September 12th. She will be discussing her new book “Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films.