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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Q.B. Wells, author of Blackface: A Novel

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Q.B. Wells, author of Blackface: A Novel
(Art Official Media)

To protect his mother, teenager Demitris Zachery a.k.a Black must runaway from his home. Forced to mingle with the worst elements and conditions of urban life, he meets Face, Penny and Zero. Together they fend for the American Dream.

Inevitably, experience provokes Black to observe his friends, his lifestyle and his own aspirations. In his journey of self-discovery, Black must learn how to survive on the streets of Chicago, alter his life decisions or perish in the confusion of life.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Blackface: A Novel?

Q.B. Wells: I got the idea to write Blackface by reading and learning about minstrels. There were blackface minstrels that performed for white crowds and some that Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Q.B. Wells, author of Blackface: A Novel →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tina Martin, author of Secrets on Lake Drive

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Tina Martin, editor of Secrets On Lake Drive
(Xpress Yourself Publishing)

Secrets On Lake Drive is an emotional story of Monica Smith and Sean Beauvais, two people who are seemingly rivals but may be just what the other needs to have a happy, meaningful and successful life.

Secrets On Lake Drive is a novel based on the secrets each person carries. In the end, those secrets may hold them together or drive them apart.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Secrets On Lake Drive?

Tina Martin: This is kind of a long story. The idea came along one summer when me and my husband were riding down Lake Drive (in Milwaukee, WI), heading to the Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Tina Martin, author of Secrets on Lake Drive →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sa’ Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah

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Sa’ Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah
(Lá Femme Fatalé Publishing)

Stripping Asjiah is a gripping, in your face novel that follows the struggle of two siblings as they fight to survive after their father brutally murders their mother. The story takes place in the gritty streets of Cleveland, Ohio where you are introduced to Angel and Asjiah.

Betrayed by those who are supposed to love them; After being raped by her uncle; Asjiah decides to take matters in her own hands since no one believes her not knowing that her brother wants his own revenge against the same man that used to beat him as a child.

Sa’ Rese delivers a gritty, intimate tale of survival, laced with twists and turns that leaves her readers asking; what would they do if they were Stripped?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Stripping Asjiah?

Sa’ Rese: Honestly, life gave me the inspiration and the idea to write Stripping Asjiah. I feel like my characters are very identifiable. If you can’t relate to them Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sa’ Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah →