Queens Book Fair set to feature Crystal Perkins-Stell Author of "Hood Rich" at Queens Book Fair

Queens Book Fair set to feature Crystal Perkins-Stell Author of "Hood Rich" at Queens Book Fair


Queens Book Fair set to feature Crystal Perkins-Stell Author of "Hood Rich" at Queens Book Fair April 30, 2005. The Queens Book Fair will be held at the Jamaica Farmers Market Harvest Room located at 90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, New York.

C & B Books Distribution Inc. is the sponsor of the Queens Book Fair. C & B Books Distribution, Inc. was founded in 1995 by Caroline Rogers and Brenda Piper. C & B Books is a wholesale and retail distributor of books both online and offline, and specializes in promoting self-published authors.

Crystal Perkins-Stell is an educator and author. She was born April 5 in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She has always been a blissful dreamer, who never accepted defeat. As a child, she vowed to her mom that one day she would do big things in life. A few decades later, here she is making her dreams a reality.

Crystal is a three-time Who's Who inductee. She completed her undergraduate degree at Langston University with scholastic honors. She obtained her Master's degree from the University of Oklahoma, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.

She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., a 2004, honorary inductee of Tau Beta Sigma National Band Sorority, and an affiliate of several professional literary and educational organizations.

Crystal Stell is a advocate for HIV and AIDS Awareness. In 2003, she was granted a citation by the Governor of Oklahoma for dedicated service. After losing a love one to the virus, she participated in a community project with former NFL Players Kenny Blair and Ron Fellows to educate college students. Crystal, along with two other local lyricists, wrote and performed a song entitled, "The Magic Touch,' which they dedicated to Magic Johnson.

She also wrote a campaign jingle for the Oklahoma State Senate Election for the Honorable Vickie Miles-Lagrange who was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the first African American, female, federal judge to serve in the United States.

In 2001, Crystal was inspired to give back to individuals less fortunate. She started working on her novel entitled, "Soiled Pillowcases, A Married Woman's Story.' In 2002, she organized, Crystell Publications, Marketing and Distributions, Inc., a sole proprietorship, and is now on a mission to touch lives by donating scholarships to first-generation and low-income college students.

Her second and third novels are guaranteed to hit home for some and play on the emotions of others, "Never Knew A Father's Love" and Hood Rich are available today. Crystal Perkins-Stell currently resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with her family.

Her motto for all who read her reality based fiction is, "Read, Reflect, and Realize that ones life has Real Purpose."

For more information, registration, and vendor parpicipation in the upcoming Queens Book Fair you may log on to C & B Books web site at www.cbbooksdistribution.com and contact us, you may also email C & B Books at cbbookdist@aol.com or call us today at 1.718.591-4525 or 1.917.225.3575.

JoJo's Caribbean Showcase has been selected as the TV Media Sponsor for the upcoming Queens Book Fair April 30, 2005.