roses, romance, and readers souvenir guide
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Roses, Romance, and Readers Souvenir GuideTRANSCRIPT
In gardens’ muteness, in spring, in the nights’ mist,
Over a rose sings the nightingale of East.
But doesn’t feel anything nor hear this charming rose,
And to the loving hymn just swings and calmly dozes.
Not in this way you sing for beauty, cold and hard?
Come to your senses, bard, where do you stream your heart?
She does not hear nor feel the poet’s soul, fervent;
You look – she is in bloom, you call – the answer’s absent
A Nightingale and a Rose By Aleksandr Puskin, Renowned Russian Poet Descendent of the African General Abraham Hannibal
KEITH THOMAS WALKER
PRESENTS HIS NEW BOOK
“DRIPPING CHOCOLATE”
ALONG WITH HIS STEAMING
HOT POETRY AT THE ROSES,
ROMANCE, & READERS...
ONE DAY ONLY (SCHEDULED
RELEASE 11/6/12)
Roses, Romance, & Readers October 2012 page 2
NEW AUTHOR
DEBUT
Feeding a Mon-
ster by Jazzmine
Jackson and Ve-
ronica Loving
Join Us For Rose Festival Activities
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9:00 am – 5:00 pm Palette of Roses Art Show East Texas Fairgrounds, Mayfair
Building
9:00-5:00 pm Standard Flower Show Rose Garden Center
420 Rose Park Drive
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Rose Show Rose Garden Center
9:00 am – 6:00 pm Visitors Information Center Rose Garden Center
9:00 – 6:00 pm Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair
& Plant Sale
Bergfeld Park
Every hour beginning
at 9:00 am
Chamblee Rose Nursery Guided
Tours
10926 US Hwy 69 N., 3 miles north of
Loop 323
9:00 am Pre-Parade Activities Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium
9:00 am Texas Rose Festival Parade West from Glenwood Blvd & Front St.
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Open House at Goodman-
LeGrand Museum
624 N. Broadway
903-531-1286
1:00 – 3:00 pm Queen’s Tea Tyler Municipal Rose Garden
6:00 pm Concert in the Park Bergfeld Park
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden
Established in 1952, the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the
nation's largest rose garden, spanning 14 acres.
The gardens include over 38,000 rose bushes and over 600 dif-
ferent varieties, as well as reflecting pools, walkways and foun-
tains. It was listed in 2011 in Livability.com's top 10 most in-
spiring gardens in the USA.
The gardens are a popular destination for both local residents and for visitors, and offer a diversity
of photographic opportunities.
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Dallas / Fort Worth Literary SoulFEST Guide September 2012 page 4
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sat. Oct. 20—Texas Rose Festival, Tyler, TX
Sat. Oct. 27—Educators Appreciation, 11a-1p, The Dock
Sat. Oct. 27—James Patterson Book Review 5pm-7p, The Dock
Nov. 3—2012 Nappiology Expo, 8a-7p, Hurst Conference Center
Fri. Nov. 23—Black Friday Event. 9a-12noon, The Dock
Sat. Nov. 24—Winter Wonderland of Reading, 12noon-2p, The Dock
MEET THE
2012
AUTHORS
“do we not love
each other enough,
or do we love our-
selves too much!”
― Francis Ray, I
Know Who Holds
Tomorrow: A Novel
Meet some of our Yel-
low Rose Contribu-
tors --Nia Foxx, Si-
enna Mynx, and Far-
rah Rochon
Yellow Roses means Joy,
Gladness, Friendship,
Delight, Promise of a new
beginning, Remember
Me...
Francis Ray is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Francis Ray is a
native Texan and lives in Dallas. A graduate of Texas Woman's University. In 1999 and
2000 she was nominated for Texas Woman's University Distinguished Alumni Award.
She was honored to give the 2010 winter commencement address. Ms. Ray's titles consis-
tently make bestseller's lists such as Blackboard and Essence Magazine. She is the author
of over 35 novels...
Michele Grant grew up wanting to be a combination of Maya Angelou, Perry Mason, and
Eartha Kitt. Deciding that law books were dusty and boas not practical for everyday wear,
she's still clinging to that Maya Angelou dream. When not laboring away on the key-
board, she can be found trying to channel her "inner B. Smith", growing roses, trying new
recipes and wondering if just one more throw pillow works with that sofa? Her new title
is Pretty Boy Problems...
Shelia M. Goss is a national best-selling author and a 2012 Emma Award Finalist. She
has over thirteen books in print and over seven books as ebooks. She writes in multiple
genres: Christian fiction, romance, women's fiction, suspense, and young adult. USA To-
day says, "Goss has an easy, flowing style with her prose..."
Stephanie Morris is the author of sensual romance in the Contemporary African Ameri-
can, Interracial and Multicultural genres. She specializes in full-length novels but she
does have a few short stories as well. Sometimes her heroines have an edgier persona to
them and sometimes they are of a softer essence. But all the time, her heroines are like
real women, just trying to make a living and keep on going no matter what challenges
life brings her. Her new release is Her Secret Pleasure...
Keith Thomas Walker is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University where he earned a
bachelor’s degree in English. He enjoys reading, poetry, and music of all genres. Keith
currently works in administration at one of the city’s largest hospitals. He lives in Fort
Worth, Texas. He has written over fifteen books.
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Black Romance and
Women's Fiction Book Club Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, Beverly Jenkins, Evelyn Palfrey,
Francis Ray...The list goes on and on. This book club is for readers to celebrate
black romance and women's fiction books and also read books as a group.
Our little book club has a few guidelines: 1. We read black romance and women's fiction books that are in print 2. We give a month sometimes two months to read the selected book. 3. We try to choose a debut au-thor or author much of the group hasn't read before quite often(so be on the look out). 4. We have FUN discussing the novel(s), those we like and don't like.
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