Pamela Samuels-Young

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To schedule Pamela for an event email her at author@pamelasamuelsyoung.com.

JANUARY 2010

January 9, 2010 (Saturday)

Readers with Attitude Book Club

Virginia Chapter

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Murder on the Down Low

Via Speakerphone

3 p.m. EST

January 9, 2010 (Saturday)

Readers with Attitude Book Club
New York Chapter

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Murder on the Down Low

Via Speakerphone

4 p.m. EST

January 14, 2010 (Thursday)

Toyota Spotlight on You with

Pamela Samuels Young

Torrance, CA

5:30 p.m.

January 16, 2010 (Saturday)

The Elite Reading Group

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Los Angeles, CA

2:30 p.m.

January 22, 2010 (Friday) 
Something to Talk About Book Club 
Private Book Club Meeting 
Reading Selection:  Buying Time 
Los Angeles, CA 
6:30 p.m. 

January 24, 2010 (Sunday)

Sister Friends Book Club

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Los Angeles, CA

2 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 2010

February 6, 2010 (Saturday)

In Honor of Black History Month: A Conversation with Three Authors

Featuring Sisters in Crime Author-Members

Pamela Samuels Young, Gary Phillips and C Debra Thomas

Burbank Library (Buena Vista Branch)

300 N. Buena Vista Street

Burbank, CA  91505

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Books will be available for purchase.

February 10, 2010 (Wednesday) 
Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel 
2010 African-American Heritage Month Celebration 
Guest Author   
South Plaza (outdoors, between City Halls South & East) 
200 North Main Street 
Los Angeles, CA 90012 
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Book signing and presentation

February 13, 2010 (Saturday)

Cush City Book Club

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Houston, TX

Via Speakerphone

12:45 p.m.

February 18, 2010 (Thursday)

Toyota Black History Month Celebration
Speaker
Ontario, CA

11 a.m.

February 19, 2010 (Friday)

My Sisters and Me Literary Guild

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Murder on the Down Low

Houston, TX

7 p.m.

February 20, 2010 (Saturday) 
Sisters in Crime presents "Kiss me Deadly" 
Featuring Author-Members Pamela Samuels Young, Dorothy Howell, and Gerry Schiller,

panel moderated by Eric Stone 
Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library 
4533 Admiralty Way 
Marina del Rey, CA 90292 
(310) 821-3415. 
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
Books will be available for purchase. 

February 21, 2010 (Sunday)

Community Review with Josefa Salinas

Hot 92.3 FM

Profiles in Life and Success with Pamela Samuels Young

Radio Interview

7 a.m.

February 21, 2010 (Sunday)

Museum of African American Art

4005 Crenshaw Blvd.

3rd Floor Macy’s

Los Angeles, CA  90008

Book Signing and Presentation

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

February 26, 2010 (Friday)

Westside Academy

Guest Speaker

Los Angeles, CA

11 a.m.

February 27, 2010 (Saturday) 
Sistahs’ Thoughts from Coast to Coast 
Private Online Book Club Meeting 
Reading Selection:  Buying Time 
Via Speakphone 
4 p.m.

February 28, 2010 (Sunday)

The Sunday Book Club

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Murder on the Down Low

Laguna Hillis, CA

3 p.m.

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MARCH 2010

March 6, 2010 (Saturday) 
Sisters Talking and Reading Socially Book Club 
Private Book Club Meeting 
Reading Selection:  Buying Time 
Los Angeles, CA 
3:30 p.m. 

March 7, 2010 (Sunday)

Circle of Friends Book Club

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Inland Empire, CA

2 p.m.

March 14, 2010 (Sunday)

African American Authors Book Signing

Guest Author

Sponsored by the Orange County Chapter of The Links, Inc.,

and the National Black MBA Association, L.A. Chapter

Cerritos Library
18025 Bloomfield Avenue
Cerritos, CA 90703

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

March 19, 2010 (Friday)
Book Talk Ladies
Private Book Club Meeting
Atlanta, GA
7 p.m.

March 20, 2010 (Saturday) 
Camp Creek Barnes & Noble 
Camp Creek Market Place
3685 Market Place Blvd
East Point, GA 30344
404-349-0359 
Noon to 1:30 p.m. 

March 20, 2010 (Saturday) 
Anew Book Club 
Private Book Club Meeting 
Reading Selection:  Buying Time 
Atlanta, GA 
2 p.m.

March 20, 2010 (Saturday)

Private Book Signing Party

Acworth, GA

7 p.m.

March 21, 2010 (Sunday)
Sister Sistah Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Atlanta, GA
2 p.m.

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APRIL 2010

April 12, 2010 (Monday) 
Spring 2010 Cup of Culture Reading Series 
Guest Author 
California State University at Los Angeles 
Los Angeles, CA 
6 p.m. 

April 18, 2010 (Sunday)

So Raw Book Club

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Los Angeles, CA

3 p.m.

April 20, 2010 (Tuesday)
The Mo’Nique Show
11 p.m. EST
Featuring Chili of TLC, Mint Condition and Author Pamela Samuels Young,
To watch the show visit:
http://www.bet.com/ontv/betshows/monique

April 22, 2010 (Thursday)
Literary Sisterfriends
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Every Reasonable Doubt
Columbus, OH
6 p.m.

April 24, 2010 (Saturday)
Go on Girl! Indiana 5
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Buying Time
Indianapolis, IN
2 p.m.

April 24, 2010 (Saturday)

L.A. Times Festival of Books
UCLA Campus
405 Hilgard Avenue
Westwood, CA

Sisters in Crime Booth 355
Time:  TBA

Premiere Writers
Booth 209 - Zone B
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sisters in Crime Booth 335
Noon to 2 p.m.

April 25, 2010 (Sunday)

Sistahs Having A Reading Party

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Westchester, CA

Noon

April 25, 2010 (Sunday)

AKA Sigma Lamda Omega Chapter

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Stevenson Ranch, CA

2 p.m.

April 26, 2010 (Monday)

SistahFriend Book Club

Private Online Book Club Meeting

Book of the Month: Buying Time

Columbia, S.C.

6 p.m.

April 27 - May 1, 2011 (Wednesday - Sunday)
Romance Slam Jam
Featured Author
Baltimore, MD
Legal thrillers you can't put down!

April 28-30, 2010 (Wednesday-Friday)

National Employment Law Council

Las Vegas, NV

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MAY 2010

May 1, 2010 (Saturday) 
African American Authors of Color Book Club 
Private Book Club Meeting 
Reading Selection:  Murder on the Down Low 
Las Vegas, NV 
6 p.m. 

May 8, 2010 (Saturday)

Hollypark United Methodist Women

Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon

Mistress of Ceremonies

Carson Community Center

Carson, CA

Noon

May 15, 2010 (Saturday)

The North County African American Women’s Assn.

Author’s Garden Party

Featured Author

Oceanside, CA

2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

To purchase tickets ($25) visit www.ncaawa.org

May 16, 2010 (Sunday)

Ladies of Legacy Book Club

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

La Palma, CA

3 p.m.

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JUNE 2010

June 5, 2010 (Saturday)
Orange County Juneteenth Jubilee
Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park
16400 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley, CA
Book Signing: Noon to 2 p.m.

June 5, 2010 (Saturday)
Sip 'n Sup Book Club
Sister Sistah Book Club
Reading Selection: Buying Time
Inglewood, CA
4 p.m.

June 8, 2010 (Tuesday)
Diversity Day
Guest Speaker
Pursuing Your Passion Despite Your Day Job
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Newport Beach Office
Newport Beach, CA
11:30 a.m.

June 12, 2010 (Saturday)

2010 African Americans on the Move

Book Club Conference

Featured Author

Marriott Chicago Hotel

8535 West Higgins Road

Chicago, Illinois 60631

To register: visit www.aambcnationalmeeting.com

June 26, 2010 (Saturday)

Leimert Park Book Fair

Leimert Park Village

4431 Degnan Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90018

Book signing

2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Don’t miss “Elements of a Great Thriller: Mystery Writers Speak”
Featuring Authors Attica Locke, Gar Haywood, Tananarive Due,
Steve Barnes and Pam Ward.
Moderated by Pamela Samuels Young

Center Stage
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Pamela will be signing from noon to 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

June 27-28, 2010 (Sunday-Monday)

The American Library Association Annual Conference

Black Caucus 2010 Fiction Award Winner – Buying Time

Washington Convention Center

Washington, D.C.

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JULY 2010

July 17, 2010 (Saturday)

Don’t miss Pamela’s Workshop:

The Business of Books: Everything You Wanted to Know

About Self-Publishing and Then Some

Sponsored by Sisters in Crime Los Angeles

Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church

73 North Hill Street

Pasadena, CA

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$25 for SinC members, $35 for non-members

To Register: Make payment via PayPal to sistersincrimela@gmail.com.

(Add "Self-Publishing Workshop" in the Notes section.
Save PayPal receipt as a record of your registration.)

Visit www.sistersincrimela.com to register.

July 24, 2010 (Saturday)

Phenomenal Women

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Carson, CA

5 p.m.

July 25, 2010 (Sunday)
Annual Hey Girlfriend Luncheon
Marriott Hotel
1400 Parkview Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For tickets, visit www.heygirlfriendnetwork.com

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AUGUST 2010

August 2, 2010 (Monday)
Interview with Pamela Samuels Young on
Artistfirst.com with Maxine Thompson
6pm

August 5, 2010 (Thursday)

National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.

Chattanooga Chapter

Guest Speaker

Chattanooga, TN

August 7, 2010 (Saturday)
Women Enlightened by Books
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Murder on the Down Low
Los Angeles, CA
5pm

August 12-14, 2010 (Thursday-Sunday)

National Bar Association

New Orleans, LA

August 21, 2010 (Saturday)
Los Angeles Black Book Expo
Don't Miss Pamela's Workshop
Make Money Selling E-Books!
Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel
6101 West Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

August 28, 2010 (Saturday)
Bella Donnas Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Murder on the Down Low
Hawthorne, CA
1 p.m.

August 29, 2010 (Sunday)
National Council of Negro Women
Orange County Section
“Literacy through Education”
Featured Author
Crowne Plaza Hotel
1500 South Raymond Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92831
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 2010

September 11, 2010 (Saturday)

The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing
Featuring Sisters in Crime members Pamela Samuels Young, Gay Degani, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Jeri Westerson, Lori Ham and Daryl Wood Gerber Burbank Library
Buena Vista Branch
300 N. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91505
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

September 17, 2010 (Friday)
Congressional Black Caucus
Featured Author
Washington D.C. Convention Center  Author Pavilion  Exhibit Hall E
801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
Discussion and Signing
12 noon to 1:30 p.m.

September 18, 2010 (Saturday)
Capital Book Fest
Featured Author
State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120 
Hot 100 Contest and Signing
11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

September 18, 2010 (Saturday)
Ella Curry's Black Tie Book Party
Washington, DC
8 p.m.

September 19, 2010 (Sunday)
Black Literature Discussion
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Buying Time
Washington, D.C.
11:30 a.m.

September 24, 2010 (Friday)

Sisters with Books

Private Book Club Meeting

Reading Selection:  Buying Time

Los Angeles, CA

7:30 p.m.

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OCTOBER 2010

October 2, 2010 (Saturday)
Cameron Literary Festival
The Promenade at
Howard Hughes 
6081 Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

October 10, 2010 (Sunday)

Writing a Novel Despite Your Day Job

Guest Speaker

Southern Nevada Chapter of Sisters in Crime

Barnes & Noble Book Store
3860 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV

3 p.m.

October 23, 2010 (Saturday)

2nd Annual Author’s Luncheon

American Association of University Women

Long Beach, CA Branch

Featured Author

Long Beach, CA

October 30, 2010 (Saturday)
Fellowship-Link Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Murder on the Down Low
Altadena, CA
2 p.m.

October 30, 2010 (Saturday)
Sista Girl Book Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Via speakerphone
Reading Selection: Murder on the Down Low
Philadelphia, PA
5 pm

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NOVEMBER 2010

November 2, 2010 (Tuesday)

3rd International Conference on Criminal

and Environmental Soil Forensics

Featured Author

Long Beach Convention Center

Long Beach, CA

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DECEMBER 2010

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2011 EVENTS

January 9, 2011 (Sunday)
Nubian Queens Literary Club
Private Book Club Meeting
Reading Selection: Buying Time
Los Angeles, CA

February 5, 2011 (Saturday)
Time Tested Tactics for Finding an Agent
Guest Speaker
Palm Springs Writers Guild
Rancho Mirage Public Library
71-100 Hwy 111
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
760-341-7323
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

February 13, 2011 (Sunday)
Ladies of Color Turning Pages 10th Anniversary Celebration
Featured Author
The Grand
Long Beach, CA

June 10-12, 2011 (Friday-Sunday)
National Black Book Festival
Featured Author
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Houston, TX
www.nationalblackbookfestival.com

September 16-18, 2011 (Friday-Sunday)
Ruth Bridges Literary Retreat
Featured Author
Savannah, GA

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