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Author Talk Featuring Teddy Riley
Underground Books
Join us for an in-person chat with the amazing Teddy Riley! Get the scoop on his latest work, hear some cool stories, and maybe ask a question or two. It’s a chill chance to hang out and dive into the world of writing with a pro. Don’t miss out on this awesome event!
Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack Swing, selling out shows at Madison Square Garden, and creating music for Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, and more.
Author Talk Featurnig Teddy Riley
Underground Books
Join us for an in-person chat with the amazing Teddy Riley! Get the scoop on his latest work, hear some cool stories, and maybe ask a question or two. It’s a chill chance to hang out and dive into the world of writing with a pro. Don’t miss out on this awesome event!
Grammy Award–winning R&B and hip-hop legend Teddy Riley recounts his journey from growing up in the projects in Harlem to inventing the genre New Jack Swing, selling out shows at Madison Square Garden, and creating music for Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, and more.
Author Talk Featuring Jordan Robinson
Underground Books
Author Talk Featuring Jordan Robinson’s “Court Queens”
The WNBA has shattered attendance, viewership and sponsorship records over the past two years, drawing massive numbers as it’s increased its cultural footprint. For sports journalists and superfans like Emma Baccellieri and Jordan Robinson, it’s about time. They’ve created a stunning tribute to the women who’ve made the sport what it is today, both the well-known stars and the lesser-known heroes who didn’t always get the shine they deserved.
Author Talk Featuring Ben Crump
Underground Books
A nationally recognized advocate for justice, Attorney Crump has represented families in some of the most significant civil rights cases of our time. In his latest work, he offers a profound look at the ongoing fight for equity, accountability, and systemic change in America—sharing personal insights, behind-the-scenes reflections, and a call to action for the next generation.
This special author talk will include a moderated conversation, audience Q&A, and an opportunity to meet the author.
Readers are Leaders Annual Jack & Jill Book Giveaway
Underground Books
Readers Are Leaders Annual Book Giveaway
Hosted by Jack & Jill of America, Inc.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
3:00–5:00 PM
Underground Books
Underground Books, in partnership with Jack & Jill of America, Inc., invites families to the Readers Are Leaders Children’s Book Giveaway.
This free community event celebrates literacy and encourages a love of reading among young people. Children who attend will be able to choose a book of their own, helping them build confidence, curiosity, and a personal connection to reading. Our goal is for every child to leave with a book that sparks imagination and inspires a lifelong love of learning.
Join us at Underground Books for an afternoon focused on youth, education, and community. When children read, they lead.
Speaker Series Featuring Allyson Felix
Guild Theater & Underground Books
ABOUT THIS EVENT
The Oak Park Speaker Series is a monthly fireside chat featuring Black thought leaders and influencers from around the country.
Speaker Series Featuring Allyson Felix
Guild Theater & Underground Books
ABOUT THIS EVENT
The Oak Park Speaker Series is a monthly fireside chat featuring Black thought leaders and influencers from around the country.
Speaker Series Featuring Allyson Felix
Guild Theater & Underground Books
ABOUT THIS EVENT
The Oak Park Speaker Series is a monthly fireside chat featuring Black thought leaders and influencers from around the country.
Let’s Read Oak Park
Underground Books
Elementary school aged children explore books and participate in hands on activities with an emphasis on cultural themes. Students will engage in interactive book readings, and select a free book of their choice to take home and encourage reading together as a family!
Space is limited to 12 per event so sign up today!
Let’s Read Oak Park is presented by St. HOPE and in sponsorship with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.
Let’s Read Oak Park
Underground Books
Elementary school aged children explore books and participate in hands on activities with an emphasis on cultural themes. Students will engage in interactive book readings, and select a free book of their choice to take home and encourage reading together as a family!
Space is limited to 12 per event so sign up today!
Let’s Read Oak Park is presented by St. HOPE and in sponsorship with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.
Oak Park Speaker Series
Underground Books
ABOUT THIS EVENT
The Oak Park Speaker Series is a monthly fireside chat featuring black thought leaders and influencers from around the country.
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GUEST SPEAKER:
Kathy Marshall “Finding Otho: The Search for Our Enslaved Williams Ancestors”
Discussion and Book Signing
Kathy Lynne Marshall’s lifelong infatuation with African culture was challenged when a DNA test revealed just how much European cream was in her African coffee. That sent her on an intensive search to find out more about her family’s diverse ancestry. Focusing on her maternal great-great-grandfather, Otho Williams, Kathy only knew he was born a slave in 1834 in Maryland. But who were his parents and his owner? Exactly where was his home?
Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña (Author), Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of
2015
A Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2015
Taunya Wright and Michael Wright
Discussion and Book Signing
Join us for a joint book discussion and signing event with husband and wife authors.
Taunya Wright
“Lemonade”
Michael Wright
“Deception and Distractions”
Saturday, January 12 from 2 – 3:30 pm
Joey Garcia’s “When Your Heart Breaks, It’s Opening to Love”
Discussion and Book Signing
Turn your heartbreak into happiness… Joey Garcia matches true stories of broken relationships with warm, wise advice that offers unexpected insights and prescriptions for healing. If you have been cheated on and you want to move forward, but don’t know how; if you feel like your world is disintegrating because the person you love has left you, or if you want closure, reading this book will help you emerge stronger and happier than you thought possible.
Matt De La Pena / Christian Robinson “Last Stop on Market Street”
Discussion and Book Signing
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across
town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his
friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the
bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of
town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from
grandma, who helps him see the beauty—and fun—in their routine
and the world around them.
Patricia A. Saunders “There Is Sunshine After the Rain: Making It Through Life’s Struggles”
Discussion and Book Signing
Sitting there with the pieces of your life around you, there seemed to be a pattern. There was faith, love, deceit, lust, and loss―in that order. You didn’t think you were deserving of love. That is why everything was being taken from you, and you were ready to give up on life.Through your poetry, faith, and learning from your past, you can rewrite the story. It was after coming through all the experiences and being stronger, you realized there is always a new chapter.