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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… MG Hardie, author of It Ain’t Just The Size

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MG Hardie, author of It Ain’t Just The Size
(Aventine Press)

Princess has returned home after a 3-year absence to heal her heart. She now seems to have it all: a job and a house. She has everything except one thing, real love. Lance is no stranger to having the odds stacked against him. He is a hard working father, but he believes that he may never really find true love.

It Ain’t Just The Size shows Lance and Princess as they find their way to love. While these two passionate hearts begin their journey towards love many discussions and conflicts arise.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write It Ain’t Just the Size?

MG Hardie: I wrote It Ain’t Just The Size because I was tired of hearing that black literature has little value, blacks don’t know politics, men are dogs or that black women are hated and so forth.

I had enough of the one-sided discussions between men and women. I see so many people not communicating. Well, they are communicating, but they aren’t really talking to one another.

I wrote this book so that it could be used as a tool to help people and to bring about a greater understanding.

JP: Your books have a common thread in that they take a humorous approach to discussing political and socio-economic issues. Is this by design? Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… MG Hardie, author of It Ain’t Just The Size →

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Congratulations SiStar Tea! Winner of Winter’s Kisses by Pauline R. Evans

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How did she win? She was one of the first ten people to comment on “5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Pauline R. Evans, author of Winter’s Kisses”. The book giveaway hosted by JoeyPinkney.com’s Joey Pinkney and Pink Peach Publishing’s Pauline R. Evans.

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaShawnda Jones, author of My God and Me

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LaShawnda Jones, author of My God and Me: Listening, Learning and Growing on My Journey
(Jazzy Media, LLC)

My God and Me: Listening, Learning and Growing on My Journey is a collection of snap-shot narratives of my life, concentrating mostly on the years I underwent a spiritual transformation.

A few years ago, I moved to New York City from Milwaukee, WI. Alone. No family, no friends and no job. I learned without a doubt how to trust in the Lord. I did odd jobs around New York City for six months. There’s no rational-intellectual explanation of how I was able to feed and shelter myself. But I had a place to lay my head every night and not one day passed that I wasn’t well fed.

The Lord provides! My God and Me is full of illustrative stories of how He holds me, guides me, teaches me, provides for me and loves me. It not a story of lack, it’s a story of how I’m being prepared to reap a spiritual abundance!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write My God and Me?

LaShawnda Jones: My God and Me is derived from blogs. When I started blogging in 2006, my only intent was to be entertaining. My goal was to promote my VoLux Full-Figure Calendar. My early posts were about plus size fashion, body image and self-esteem. Somewhere in that mix, my exploration of my self-esteem exposed a struggle with my self-confidence. Did my strength come from my physical connection or my spiritual connection? The deeper I dug for the root of my insecurities, the more I desired a deeper connection to my Source. I describe this struggle in detail in Self-Image is Everything, a piece in my book. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaShawnda Jones, author of My God and Me →