The Literary Collection
This is my largest collection with over 20,000 books by Black authors. At first I was just buying and reading books and making a list using the information from the publishers about other publications. As I mentioned in the introduction I attended the Black Writers' Conference in Chicago for over 20 years and can't remember a month that went by when I didn't attend a book signing.
I have been getting authors to not only sign their books, but flyers, bookmarks, and first day covers. Then I decided to ask the authors if they could send autographed pictures to me. I think I am one of the few people to have autographed pictures of Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, and James Baldwin, but I treasure all the authors who have been kind enough to sign thousands of books and send their pictures to me.
All my contacts with the authors are my fondest memories.
I have been getting authors to not only sign their books, but flyers, bookmarks, and first day covers. Then I decided to ask the authors if they could send autographed pictures to me. I think I am one of the few people to have autographed pictures of Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, and James Baldwin, but I treasure all the authors who have been kind enough to sign thousands of books and send their pictures to me.
All my contacts with the authors are my fondest memories.