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Joey Pinkney Interviews by Tiffany Green at Black Writer’s Space 01-05-12

Check out this interview I did with Tiffany Green of Black Writer’s Space on 01-05-12. We had a great time discussing, books, authors, the JoeyPinkney.com 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Author Interview Series and the book industry. Continue reading Joey Pinkney Interviews by Tiffany Green at Black Writer’s Space 01-05-12 →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… DeVaughn Lilly, author of The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown

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DeVaughn Lilly, author of The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown
(Young Revolutionary Publishing)

This novel is about a young black man who has been convicted of killing his beloved mother. In the hours leading up to his execution for this unthinkable crime, he has been given the opportunity to sit down with a journalist and tell their unbelievable life story and how he ended up in that place.

His name is Gravvy Brown, and he claims to be innocent. This story is a fiction novel that takes place in early twentieth century New Orleans.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown?

DeVaughn Lilly: I got the inspiration to write this novel from all of the amazing, strong, black women who raised me. I also pulled inpiration from Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… DeVaughn Lilly, author of The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Heath Samples, author of Princess Diana – The Day She Didn’t Die, A Novel

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Heath Samples, author of Princess Diana- The Day She Didn’t Die A Novel
(Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd. London UK)

Have you ever wondered how Princess Diana’s life may have turned out had she survived the car crash that fateful August night? How would her life have affected ours, the people around us and those in power had she lived.

Princess Diana- The Day She Didn’t Die follows on from how Diana was living her life in a realistic and believable way. The book delivers an explosive and thrilling storyline. The car crash, what did she think just happened?

Diana’s relationship with Dodi is both relished and refuted. What would life look like if they had a child together? Was Diana’s car crash an attempt to kill her? What if something like that were to happen again? How could it happen – again?

The novel follows Diana’s life through the years to a point in time that terrified us all and changed the way we lived. Diana sees that day with us in a way that she can hardly believe – that day changed everything. So how will it change Diana?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Princess Diana- The Day She Didn’t Die A Novel?

Heath Samples: I served in the Royal Air Force here in the UK, for “Queen and Country!”, and I have always been a great fan of the Royal Family. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Heath Samples, author of Princess Diana – The Day She Didn’t Die, A Novel →