{"id":74299,"date":"2025-09-30T16:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=74299"},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:00:48","slug":"oct-18-beverly-jenkins-at-book-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2025\/09\/30\/oct-18-beverly-jenkins-at-book-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Oct. 18: Beverly Jenkins at Book Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Award Winning Romance Author Beverly Jenkins<\/strong> will be signing and presenting her latest book in the Mid-west Blessing series:Calling All Blessings,<\/strong> at Book Beat on Saturday, October 18<\/strong> from 2-4 PM<\/strong>. Book Beat is located at 26010 Greenfield in Oak Park, MI 48237, call (248) 968-1190 to reserve a copy in paperback or hardcover or for further information.<\/p>\n

“Beverly Jenkins is the undisputed queen of the Black 19th century romance. She writes about Freedmen’s towns that were founded by the formerly enslaved after the civil war, about teachers teaching children and adults to read (something that was forbidden for the enslaved). Of a doctor who leaves a comfortable life to serve people with little or no access to medical care. A beautiful conductor on the Underground Railroad. Her books are deeply, meticulously researched; many of them include bibliographies of the history books from which she’s drawn. “I cover most of the 19th century because it was vibrant and bittersweet,” Jenkins says.–npr<\/a><\/p>\n

Calling All Blessings<\/h3>\n

“Written with plenty of grace and just the right dash Calling All Blessings <\/em>compassionately and compellingly explores everything that makes us human, including family, friends, faith, and forgiveness, all while celebrating the power of community in our lives.”
\n–Booklist<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

“This storytelling is uplifting and engaging and proves it really does take a village.”
\n–Al Roker on Beverly Jenkins\u2019s Blessings series<\/strong><\/p>\n

NAACP nominee and USA Todaybestselling author Beverly Jenkins celebrates her beloved Blessings series with a new heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you haven\u2019t yet gotten your hands on [this] author\u2019s work, you should do so immediately.\u201d
\n\u2014Shondaland<\/strong><\/p>\n

About Calling All Blessings: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tamar July, town matriarch of Henry Adams, KS, is being haunted by dreams of her humiliating wedding day, sixty years ago, when she discovered her intended, Joel Newton, was already married. The truth left her furious, heartbroken, and carrying a child, her son Malachi \u201cMal\u201d July. Why are these dreams coming to her now? And is the great horned owl perched on her backyard shed somehow connected? When Joel\u2019s legitimate son comes to Henry Adams wanting to meet his half-brother, Mal, Tamar must deal with her past, her anger, and explore what it means to truly forgive.<\/p>\n

Tamar isn\u2019t the only one being tested. Teenager Devon July wants to be anyone but himself. When he first arrived in Henry Adams, as an eight-year-old foster child, he wanted to be a preacher. Then, to be like his adopted brother, Amari. Now, he\u2019s decided to be a variant of James Brown\u2014wig included\u2014rather than who he really is, a boy who lost his beloved grandmother and is the son of a mentally challenged woman. Will Tamar be able to guide his spirit quest and place him on the road to finally being at peace within himself?<\/p>\n

As the big August 1st<\/sup> celebration nears, town owner Bernadine Brown has a lot on her plate, chief among them, what to do with former mayor Riley Curry\u2019s monstrous tribute to his hog Cletus. There are no secrets in Henry Adams, but there\u2019s never a dull moment either.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Beverly Jenkins<\/strong> is the recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers\u2019 Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured both in the documentary \u201cLove Between the Covers\u201d and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song<\/em> in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, People Magazine<\/em>, and NPR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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