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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kimberly Conner, author of “Delilah’s Lap”

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Kimberly Conner, author of Delilah’s Lap

Delilah’s Lap is a modern reworking of the Bible story of Samson and Delilah. Delilah is an adulterous pastor who is being blackmailed when she meets and falls in love with a handsome, successful, and psychotic Samson There’s murder, witchcraft, adultery, money laundering, embezzlement, fraud, betrayal, and just good old plain treachery. Can Delilah escape Samson with her life intact?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Delilah’s Lap?

Kimberly Conner: A friend of mine said, “I have a title for you – Delilah’s Lap.” She continued telling me what she thought the book should be about, but my mind had already twisted it and started forming my warped biblical story. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kimberly Conner, author of “Delilah’s Lap” →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keith Kareem Williams, author of “Death in the City”

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Keith Kareem Williams, author of Death in the City

Death in the City is an anthology of intersecting stories that will give readers a raw, brutally honest and tragically beautiful view of urban life in the confines of a monstrous metropolis. On the pages of this book, you’ll read stories that feature characters that are sworn to protect and serve as well as protagonists who live far outside of the law. There are also chapters that feature working class residents of a corrupt city who are desperately trying to survive their trying circumstances.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Death in the City?

Keith Kareem Williams: Death in the City is an adaptation of a screenplay I wrote a few years ago titled, Gun Worship. Finding the funds to actually make the film proved to be challenging (to put it mildly), so I decided to convert it into a novel. I loved the storyline so much that I was desperate to get it into the hands of my readers, one way or another. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keith Kareem Williams, author of “Death in the City” →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Greatest Poet Alive, author of “Have a Thing for You”

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Greatest Poet Alive, author of Have a Thing for You

There is a moment when a man meets a woman. He knows she is the one. There is no one else. There will never be anyone else. It is just her. It is just you. Have a Thing for You is a collection of poems that form a collective ode to you. Why? I have a thing for you. There’s nothing you can do about it.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Have a Thing for You?

Greatest Poet Alive: I met an amazing woman and wanted to share forever. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Greatest Poet Alive, author of “Have a Thing for You” →