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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – V.I.P: Confessions of a Groupie by Azarel

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“V.I.P”
by Azarel
3 of 5 Stars

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All that glitters isn’t gold in Azarel’s novel “V.I.P”. Once the smoke clears and mirrors are pulled away, Royce and India’s pasts could affect their futures.

Royce is a R&B singer who dreams of making it big in the music industry to take care of her young son and leave her millionaire, NFL boyfriend who could care less about marrying her. Royce has the skills to be a platinum-selling singer/songwriter/performer, but is that all it takes?

India wants what every groupie wants: all the trappings of the good life without working for it. If it wasn’t for her down-to-earth friend Rachel, India would be in over her head before she could put on her fake designer shades. Dreams of being a celebrity football player’s wife may be what she needs to wake up to the harsh reality of her desires.

Just when you relax enough to think India and Royce are casual friends, you learn that their histories are intertwined and go way back… Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – V.I.P: Confessions of a Groupie by Azarel →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kenneth Eade, author of Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What You Can Do to Stop It

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kenneth Eade, author of Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What You Can Do to Stop It

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“Bless the Bees” is not a book just about bees. It is a book about us – the human race. It’s about why bees and other pollinators, such as bats, birds and butterflies are so important to us and what we have done to the environment which has caused their numbers to dwindle.

Since 2006, their entire adult hives have perished from a mysterious disorder named “colony collapse disorder”. “Bless the Bees” tells you what causes contribute to it, which also contribute to the endangerment and extinction of other pollinators and what you can do to help so this does not happen.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Bless the Bees”?

Kenneth Eade: A year ago, my wife, Valentina Eade, and I were celebrating our second wedding anniversary in San Francisco, California. At brunch, on the table, was an informative brochure, telling us about the bee epidemic and that the hotel was keeping hives on their rooftop to help ameliorate the situation. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kenneth Eade, author of Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What You Can Do to Stop It →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angelia Vernon Menchan, author of Zen Cooper: Grown Woman

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Angelia Vernon Menchan, author of Zen Cooper: Grown Woman
(Honorable MENCHAN Media)

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Zen Cooper has been gone from Center City for over three years. At age twenty, she has earned a degree from Howard University and plans to go home for a short stay before returning to Howard to become an assistant.

But there are Zen’s plans, and then there is life…

Her father Charlie has been away in Africa for three years, seeking wellness and her mother is still mired down in fear and a lack of confidence in who she is. Her grandmother, Willie Mae is determined to control what goes on around her, while unable to control herself.

More interesting is the new dancer who has shown up in town with plans of his own, that might include Zen, especially since Zen Cooper is a “grown woman” now.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Zen Cooper: Grown Woman”?

Angelia Vernon Menchan: Zen was inspired, in many ways, by the girl I was – growing up in a less than stellar neighborhood and being known as a brainy, odd girl with very strong opinions. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angelia Vernon Menchan, author of Zen Cooper: Grown Woman →