She Reads

New York Times and #1 Essence bestselling author, Mary Monroe, has been described by the Chicago Sun-Times as a “remarkable talent,” known for insightful, entertaining and poignant stories spun around the complicated dynamics between friends, lovers and family. The daughter of sharecroppers and the first in her family to graduate high school, Alabama-born Monroe has […]

From New York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby comes the ninth installment in her award-winning Reverend Curtis Black series, The Reverend’s Wife (Grand Central Publishing; May 2012; $24.99) It’s been months since Reverend Curtis learned that his wife, Charlotte, had affairs with two different men, and for now, he continues to be cordial and […]

Two African American women offer the first ever handbook on navigating the exciting, tricky, and potentially dangerous terrain of interracial relationships with personal anecdotes, historical context, pop cultural references, and expert tips on how to make the bumpy ride a bit smoother. When it comes to black women, the statistics have been grim when it […]

Ruth Watson, a former writer for the Atlanta-Journal &Constitution and Upscale magazine, has penned an impossible to put down, page-turner. Set against the backdrop of post- World War I, BLACKBERRY DAYS OF SUMMER (Strebor Books; $15; June 2012) is a compelling look at the Jim Crow era in rural Virginia.   This suspenseful tale of deceit […]

Author, David J. Leonard’s newest book,  After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness (SUNY Press; May 2012; $29.95) explores how the NBA moved to govern black players and the expression of blackness after the “Palace Brawl” of 2004. On November 19, 2004, a fight between NBA players Ron Artest and Ben Wallace escalated […]

“Payback Ain’t Enough” (Cash Money Content; April 2012; $14.99) is the follow up to Wahida Clark’s bestselling title “Payback With Ya Life” (2008).  Payback With Ya Life was one of the few urban fiction releases to appear on the New York Times Extended Bestseller list. “Payback Is A Mutha,” the first release from the trilogy, […]

Readers have come to love Sarah Pekkanen’s novels in large part because she writes stories about women whose lives often reflect that of the women who eagerly turn the pages of her books. Reading Sarah Pekkanen’s novel is a literary experience.  Her extraordinary talent for creating compelling characters is what has earned her a permanent […]

Victoria Christopher Murray brings us her latest novel, DESTINY’S DIVAS (Touchstone Books / A Simon & Schuster Trade Paperback; June 2012; $15) where secrets, scandal, and sin abound in the private lives of a popular evangelic gospel group. Sierra, Raine, and Liza, are Destiny’s Divas, and their hit tracks are just starting to gain them […]

What happens after you make it to the top?  Once you achieve Diamond status in the hip hop world with ten million albums sold, you can have anything (and anyone) you ever wanted, but be careful what you wish for.  In this juicy follow-up to Aliya S. King’s Platinum, set in the highest ranks of […]

Cairo, billed the male version of bestselling author and Queen of Erotica Zane, continues to entice and enthrall is fans with his unique brand of erotica. His fans can’t seem to get enough of his raw, brash style of writing. On the heels of the successful publication of Daddy Long Stroke, he returns with MAN […]

After Electa Rome Parks thrilled us with her suspenseful exhilarating novel, Diary Of A Stalker, she returns with the intensified follow-up, The Stalker Chronicles (Urban Books – Paperback; January 2012; $14.95). Tall, dark, and handsome bestselling male author Xavier Preston thought his nightmare — in the form of Pilar, a fanatical stalker/fan — had finally […]

Readers have come to love Sarah Pekkanen’s novels in large part because she writes stories about women whose lives often reflect that of the women who eagerly turn the pages of her books. Reading Sarah Pekkanen’s novel is a literary experience.  Her extraordinary talent for creating compelling characters is what has earned her a permanent […]