Madestella C. Holcomb
Monday, March 12, 6:30 p.m.

Madestella C. Holcomb is a writer in many genres including plays, editorials, poems, and stories. She is a retired editor, a mother, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, and a Christian. Therefore Choose Life is her first published novel. Author will be selling copies of her books.

Dana Myles
Monday, March 19, 6:30 p.m.

In 2008 Dana Myles self-published a thin volume of short, erotic pieces she had written over the years, Satin Sheet Memoirs, Volume 1. Her second book, Let There Be Life!, a romantic comedy about a woman’s pursuit of life after divorce was self-published while Dana was earning her Master of Professional Writing in 2011. Her third book, Hello Diva is a story of self-discovery and acceptance. sites.google.com/site/satinsheetdiva/

Patricia Raybon
Monday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.

Patricia Raybon is the author of two acclaimed memoirs, My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love, and Forgiveness and I Told the Mountain to Move. Her two newest books are The One Year: God’s Great Blessings Devotional and Bound for Glory, a tribute to African American Spirituals written with renowned calligrapher Timothy Botts. This evening Patricia will discuss the theme: Growing Into Beauty With God's Great Blessings. Author will be selling copies of her books. www.patriciaraybon.com

Patricia Duncan
Monday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.

After purchasing a digital camera and photographing several events, Duncan realized she had the talent to be a photographer. She left the ranks of being an amateur to becoming a professional freelance photographer. She is one of the contributing photographers for the Denver Weekly Newspaper and the Urban League of Metropolitan Denver. Her book, A Defining Moment: Barack Obama: The Historic Journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has been nominated for Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author for the 43rd NAACP Image Award. Author will be selling copies of her book. www.adefinmoment.com

Johari Ade
Monday, April 16, 6:30 p.m.

Ten Generations of Bondage: Eleven Generations of Faith is the culmination of a promise that Johari made to her father. While researching her genealogy, she discovered that her grandfather was taken away in a wagon when her father was 8 years old. Despite years of anguish and relentless searching, he was never heard from again. After hearing the story, Johari promised her father that she would solve the mystery. What she uncovered about his death lead to many other horrific and life-altering revelations about her ancestors.

Madeline Bynes
Monday, April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Madeline Bynes book Murder in the Sanctuary holds tales of the deepest pains, abuse, and murders that occur within the confines of the church and between its members. These private holocausts have diminished the character and spirit of many, causing hundreds of thousands to flee the assembly of organized religion, searching for direction, validation and refuge. Although spiritual and character assassination occurs, there is life after death, with forgiveness and hope for all. Author will be selling copies of her book. www.wix.com/madelinenow/new

Leilani Henry
Monday, April 30, 6:30 p.m.

Humanity is now 7 billion. What better way to acknowledge this fact than by remembering we can all make a difference on our planet. FEEL ~THINK ~CHOOSE~ CHANGE. Why? Because we are all Antarctica! Everything that is happening there is happening on a microcosm within ourselves, our communities, nations and the planet. Join Leilani in her quest to educate and entertain the public about the importance of our connection to the Antarctic continent and its past, present and future! Leilani’s father George W. Gibbs, Jr.'s journey with Admiral Byrd’s III expedition to the South Pole is an entry point for understanding the keys to positive contribution to the human race and our planet. See Leilani’s blog: j.mp/icetrip.

Kimberly Reid
Monday, May 7, 6:30 p.m.

Kimberly Reid is the winner of the 2007 Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfiction for No Place Safe: A Family Memoir and author of the Langdon Prep mystery series for young adults, which stars a fifteen-year-old girl trying to navigate her new school and solve crimes with the help of friends, frenemies, and her police detective mom. kimberlyreid.com

Rae McCall
Monday, May 14, 6:30 p.m.

Rae McCall is the author of Inside Out: True Short Stories from Denver’s First Black Female Undercover Vice and Narcotics Detective. Rae started in 1973 and quickly achieved detective status. On loan to the FBI, CBI, DEA and other metro police departments. Due to political corruption, she resigned from the department in 1979 and moved to Georgia. Names have been changed, and parts have been added to make it steamy!