This is my first time attending the Leimert Park Book Festival, but this is a big deal. I’m pinching myself that Janice and I will be part of the featured line-up of famous folks. We’ll be talking SWIRLING, and here’s the deets:

12 Noon
Book Discussion and Q&A : Swirling: How to Date, Mate and Relate Mixing Race, Culture and Creed Panel Discussion

• Christelyn D. Karazin & Janice Rhoshalle LittleJohn

Panel discussion on navigating the exciting, tricky, and potentially disastrous terrain of interracial, intercultural and interfaith relationships, with testimony and expert tips on how to make the bumpy ride a bit smoother.

WHERE: Adassa Cafe, 4305 Degnan Bvd Ste.# 103, Los Angeles, CA 90008, one of the venues participating in the 6th Annual Leimert Park Book Fair.

Moderator: Mekeisha Madden Toby (TV Critic and Blogger, MSN TV)

Isabel Wilkerson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and author of The New York Times’ bestseller, The Warmth of Other Suns.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, festival ambassador and author of “Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl.”

Poet, Sonia Sanchez

For the full list of authors, click here.