Summer 2005 Book Festivals -- Exploring Books & Literature
Saturday July 2, 2005
Summer is a great time to discover book fairs and festivals. They are taking place all over the country (and all over the world), so you can visit one that's coming to a city near you. Or, plan your vacation to coincide with a book fair that's a bit farther away. Here are a few of the book events taking place this summer.
- July 8-9 -- Midwest Bookhunters Twin Cities Book Fair -- St. Paul, MN
- July 10 -- Stockbridge Berkshire Antiquarian Book Fair -- Stockbridge, MA
- July 16 -- Great Eastern Antique Advertising, Book & Paper Show -- Allentown, PA
- July 18 -- Indiana Book & Paper Show -- Indianapolis, IN
- July 23 -- Harlem Book Fair -- Harlem, NY
- July 23 -- Searles Castle Antiquarian Book Fair -- Great Barrington, MA
- July 30-31 -- Rocky Mountain Book Fair -- Denver, CO
- August 1 -- Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Book Fair -- Woodstock, VT
- August 4-7 -- Steinbeck Festival -- Salinas, CA
- August 5-6 -- Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Book Fair -- Denver, CO
- August 6 -- High Country Book Fair -- Banner Elk, NC
- August 7-8 -- Arkansas Book Fair -- Little Rock, AR
- August 11-14 -- Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts -- Sechelt, BC Canada
- August 13 -- Georgia Literary Festival -- Elberton, GA
- August 13-29 --
Edinburgh International Book Festival -- Edinburgh, Scotland
- August 28-29 --
Houston Book & Paper Show -- Houston, TX
- September 3-5 -- Art and Soul Festival -- Oakland, CA
- September 10 -- Bookmarks, Winston-Salem's Festival of Books -- Winston-Salem, NC
- September 17 -- Midwest Book Fest -- Bellevue, OH
Comments
Harlem Book Fair Con
Max Rodriguez of the Harlem Book Fair is a professional conman. Solid Gold Travel has had the unfortunate experience of being conned by him recently, leaving a huge debt and responsibility.
In early 2007, Mr. Rodriguez entered an agreement with the Bermuda Department of Tourism and Solid Gold Travel to sponsor a Cruise to Bermuda for August of 2008. When the time came for Mr. Rodriguez to pay his agreed upon deposit for the Cruise, he submitted 2 consecutive bad checks. After his second check bounced, we reached out to Mr. Rodriguez via phone and email to no response whatsoever. Now, after several months and several attempts to reach him, Mr. Rodriguez will not respond.
In recent conversations, we have found that Mr. Rodriguez has defrauded numerous other businesses and minority organizations.
As minority business owners for over 20 years, we understand the importance and value of the Black Business responsibility and reputation. Max Rodriguez has built a career out of scamming our community and should be held responsible for his actions.
If you or someone you know has been tricked, conned or ripped off by Max Rodriguez of the Harlem Book Fair, we invite you to share your story or contact us at solidbash@aol.com.
Bitter bitter woman get over it….he didnt use your company for travel, ok, bill him for the bounced checks and move on, even send him a letter telling him how angry you are. I mean I understand your frustration but this book fair has been going on for years and has helped thousands of known and unknown black authors for YEARS, . You only worked with him because you know that this is the biggest african american book fair in the country. No doubt that in your mind you would be in a better position if you could work with the Harlem book Fair, im confused that you were still willing to work with him after the first check bounced, and then accepted ANOTHER regular check, even after you demanded a certified check. You were desparate for fame one way or another and because you didnt get it from actually working with the book fair you tried to get it from bad mouthing the book fair and the founder. Your still not well known other than being the bitter black woman who still hasnt come into her own, still only well known for being the one who was mad at Max Rodriguez and the Harlem book fair, is that your claim to fame? how about working on your travel company, we all make mistakes in life CLEARLY you both made some….move on.