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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Ben, author of Up The Way

Posted on December 28th, 2009 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, street lit, urban fiction, urban lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Ben, author of Up The Way (DC Bookdiva Publications) (Three of the first ten people to comment on Ben’s author interview will win a FREE copy of Up The Way from JoeyPinkney.com) Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Up The Way? [...]

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Book Review: Scattered Lies by Madison

Posted on December 13th, 2009 in african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, book review, book reviews, love, money power respect, sex, street lit, urban fiction, urban lit, violence

Scattered Lies by Madison (Influential Writers Publishing) 3.5 out of 5 Stars Scattered Lies, the debut novel from Madison, gives the reader everything that makes Urban Fiction delicious. On the surface, this novel is full of high-priced cars, upscale backdrops and inner-city squalor. The entertainment factor is high, but the psychology of and interaction between [...]

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Book Review: Her Little Secret by T. Freeman, Jr.

Posted on August 15th, 2009 in african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, love, sex, street lit, urban lit, violence

Her Little Secret by T. Freeman, Jr. (Sleepy Eye Publishing) 5 out of 5 Stars T. Freeman, Jr’s Her Little Secret is a masterpiece which encompasses gritty situations, the perfect use of slang and picturesque scenes from the roughest hoods to the absolutely luxurious locales from the East and West Coasts. Freeman invades the mind [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kareem Tomblin, author of Death, No Exceptions

Posted on August 06th, 2009 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, street lit, urban fiction

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kareem Tomblin, author of Death, No Exception (PriorityBooks Publications) It was one thing for William Earl Holly, an ex-con four months fresh out of State prison, broke and hungry for a quick major come up, to strong arm rob Queen City dope girl on the low, Monica [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… B. Lisa, author of You Know Better

Posted on July 21st, 2009 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, street lit, urban fiction, urban lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… B. Lisa, author of You Know Better (Xilbris) B. Lisa takes you into the lives of four people dealing with the ups and downs in their relationships and friendships caused by love, lies and lust. You Know Better is not a typical story but a story anyone [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Thomas Overton, author of Murder with a Deadly Weapon

Posted on February 09th, 2009 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, street lit, urban fiction, urban lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Thomas Overton, author of Murder with a Deadly Weapon (Live to Die Publishing) When a Glock nine-millimeter is snatched from a pawnshop by two would-be robbers, it embarks on a wild journey. From the hood to the ‘burbs and back again, this gun is a vehicle for [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Essence Best Seller Keisha Ervin, author of Finding Forever

Posted on December 30th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, best seller, essence best seller, essence best sellers list, interview, keisha ervin, love, myspace, romance, romance novel, romance novels, street lit, torn, urban lit, urban/street lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keisha Ervin, author of Finding Forever (Priority Books) Once teenage sweethearts, Whitney and Koran are vastly different people now. Whitney’s working on her master’s degree and has a new lease on life, while Koran is a drug dealer riding around in expensive cars and living in a [...]

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5 Mintues, 5 Questions With… Angel Mechelle, author of Another Man’s Husband

Posted on December 18th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, amazon.com, interview, street lit, urban lit, urban/street lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angel Mechelle, author of Another Woman’s Husband (Shannon Holmes Communication Media) Bree Michaels is young, sexy, single and raising two children alone. As if being single was not bad enough, Bree has a problem: she misses having that special someone in her life. It’s been a while, [...]

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Joey Pinkney on Adrienna Turner’s BlogTalkRadio Show (12-13-08)

Posted on December 17th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, best seller, c & b books distribution, classy, criticism, essence best seller, essence best sellers list, hip hop, independent, interview, poems, poet, poetry, romance, romance novel, romance novels, sex, street lit, urban book source, urban fiction, urban lit, urban/street lit

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 [...]

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tremayne Johnson, author of A Drug Dealer’s Dream

Posted on December 12th, 2008 in 5 minutes 5 questions with, african american author, african american authors, african american book, african american books, drugs, interview, myspace, street lit, urban fiction, urban lit

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tremayne “GS” Johnson, author of A Drug Dealer’s Dream (Strip Kidz Entertainment) (click on the picture to see reviews of this book on Amazon.com) Take a walk with one of the most relentless drug kingpins to ever promenade the streets of New York: Ahmed Yung. His father [...]

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