Joey Pinkney

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
M.G. Hardie, author of EveryDay Life
(Lumina Press)

(click on the pictures to see this book on Amazon)
Within this Rhythm and Blues world, L is a young African-American man living in a one bedroom apartment in one of the many long forgotten ghettos of America. He struggles with drug use, [...]

I knew it had to happen eventually. I mean, the realness I write is just too much for the mainstream to digest. Just kidding…
Well, I usually post the my reviews on Amazon.com within 48 hours of submitting them to the websites I review for. So I sat for a couple of days after I posted [...]

One thing that rings true with Urban Lit, Street Lit or Urban Fiction (whatever you like to call it) is the fact that there is a strong female aspect to the movement. African American females are well represented in Urban Fiction’s readership and authorship. I would even go so far as to say that most [...]

Christopher Chambers writes about the “blacks only” section popping up in many bookstores and supermarts. In his quest for Matt Johnson’s graphic novel Incognegro, he’s directed to the “black section”. Mixed in with the urban fiction is other classics like Richard Wright’s Native Son and Dorothy West’s The Wedding. ( must admit that I’ve only [...]