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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Amanda Eaddy Oliver, author of Cheyenne the Cat

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Amanda Eaddy Oliver, author of Cheyenne the Cat
(AuthorHouse)

Cheyenne the Cat is as story that deals with issues the youth of today face: establishing an identity while being different, relationships with peers, bullying and separation from a military parent.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Cheyenne the Cat?

Amanda Eaddy Oliver: The character “Cheyenne” was inspired by a stray cat that would sit outside my apartment door whining. My two children and I Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Amanda Eaddy Oliver, author of Cheyenne the Cat →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sharon G. Flake, author of You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys

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Sharon G. Flake, author of You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys
(Disney Book Group)

You Don’t Even Know Me, is a collection of thought-provoking short stories and poems about teenage boys expressed by a variety of male voices.

The book examines hard-hitting topics like HIV/AIDS and teenage suicide. The characters discuss relationships between fathers and sons, young men and older women, love and marriage. Class issues and diversity stories are included.

In one story, a young man contemplates getting even with the person who killed his grandfather. Through poetry, a young man melodically shares his love for his chocolate, cinnamon, his beige colored boo. While in another story, a young man is seduced by his older neighbor.

In this book, we meet a young boy who ambitiously talks about being president of the world and moving the White House to Harlem. This book places a much deserved spotlight on a group that is often ignored by society-at-large.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys?

Sharon G. Flake: Inner-city youth are a major inspiration to me. Their lives, like the fashion they create and the music they bring to the world, is a mirror Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sharon G. Flake, author of You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Darren Keys, author of From White Powder to White Collar

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Darren Keys, author of From White Powder to White Collar
(FKI Publishing)

From White Powder to White Collar is an exciting roller coaster ride of twists and turns, depicting the life of an average, around-the-way-guy DeJohn Patterson, who finds himself a middleman in a drug deal gone bad.

He’s caught up in the middle and is forced to fly to California where he meets four beautiful women and becomes engulfed in the dangerous underworld of Fraud, Sex, and Murder.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write From White Powder to White Collar?

Darren Keys: I was initially inspired by being charged with $12,000,000 (12 Million) in loss from seven (7) banks. My appeal was silenced. Many Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Darren Keys, author of From White Powder to White Collar →