 Winner of the 2009
African-American Literaray Award for "Best Short
Stories/Best Anthology"
featuring Joey Pinkney's short story "Like Father, Like Son" |
With this post, I had to do something a little different. I want to highlight Hail Mary Publishing. I can’t remember how I came across this logo, but it instantly made me smile. This is the wittiest incorporation of the things that come to mind to make an image for a publishing company’s name that [...]
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Starr Sanders, author of BloodLust: The Beginning (Infinity Publishing) Fifteen years ago, Iancu hung up his sword and turned his back on his own kind. A Native American slayer picks up where he left off, although she’s haunted by memories of the night her family was slain [...]
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Donneil D. Jackson, author of Chante’s Song (Pure Bliss Publishing) Chante Chambers is a self-proclaimed princess. What mama wants her ex fiancé, Jason, makes sure she gets. The one task he failed at was being faithful, so Chante moved on. In a pursuit for love, happiness, and [...]
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Charazz, author of Redrum Mike and Daquan are cousins by blood, but become brothers by circumstance. In a New York minute, Mike is exposed to the death of his uncle Will at an early age. That same death equally affects Daquan, whose father (Mike’s uncle) was snatched [...]
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kendra Wisdom Durand, author of Turiya: A Collection of Wordizms (AuthorHouse) A book chock full of an eclectic collection of politically progressive poetry and short stories swathed in cultural awareness with original photography woven throughout. Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write [...]
I had the honor of returning to Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show on 12-20-08. (To check out the first show click here.) This show was a great experience. I talked about: how book reviewers can help authors sell more books guerilla marketing tactics to gain more exposure why building a following is more important pursuing large [...]
I had the honor of being on Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show on 12-13-08. I was on the show with: Author Starr Sanders Agent/Publicist/Author Chamein Canton-Smith Editor Kathleen Johnson I talked about my website, my take on Urban Fiction and my book industry friends. Check it out here: Listen to it and let me know what [...]
Urban Lit is DEAD! by Joey Pinkney Yep, I said it… Urban Lit is dead. Done. Finito. Flatline… Who am I to say that? I don’t have the same status in the Urban Lit industry as Nas has when he said the same thing for his music. I don’t have to. I read a lot [...]
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Portia Cosby, author of Too Little, Too Late (Distinct Publishing) (Click the pictures to see reviews of this book on Amazon.com) Tameka James has always been a confident, outspoken, strong-willed woman with her one weakness being her ex-boyfriend, TJ. That weakness soon becomes the catalyst to a [...]
JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kisha Green, anthologist of On Da Corner (Diva Books) (click the link to see this book on Amazon.com) On Da Corner highlights new urban talent in this short story anthology. Dare to say…it has been done with a keen eye. This is just the beginning for these [...]
