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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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R.I.P Author Nate “Nati” Holmes, author of Can’t Knock The Hustle

You only have one life to live and a short time to live it….

I was trolling through Facebook groups when I came across the letters “R.I.P.” in front of an author’s name I worked with in Summer 2011: Nate “Nati” Holmes. I read somebody’s “Rememberence of his Lifetime Achievements” in a mild daze. Although I never met him in person, we communicated with each other here and there on Facebook and Twitter and through email.

After reading that article, I searched Google for his name to see what would come up. I was shocked to read about somebody that I’ve interacted with is now gone. Continue reading R.I.P Author Nate “Nati” Holmes, author of Can’t Knock The Hustle →