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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Lance Oliver Keeble, author of “Globes Disease”

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Lance Oliver Keeble, author of Globes Disease
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Jodi and her friends all suffer from the same affliction. Each of them has to deal with their struggles in their own personal way.

These unfortunate residents of the small quiet town of La Mort Douce must band together to face threats, which include a mysterious vampire, hunters who treat them like wild game and a government agency offering promises of a cure. With many more threats looming, this eclectic group must come together to achieve a common goal. They must fight for their humanity or die alone, like animals.

Globes Disease is thrilling, action-packed novel about lycanthropy seen through the eyes of seven brave souls who suffer from the disease. Do you have it?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Globes Disease?

Lance Oliver Keeble: In 1985, I wrote a short story based on a question I had. “What if a black man was infected with lycanthrope?” I wrote about the character, Terry, walking down the street wondering if people were looking at him because he was infected or because he was black – “paranoia of the infirm,” if you will. As the story grew, so did the characters. It was a fun write. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Lance Oliver Keeble, author of “Globes Disease” →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kimberly Conner, author of “Delilah’s Lap”

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Kimberly Conner, author of Delilah’s Lap

Delilah’s Lap is a modern reworking of the Bible story of Samson and Delilah. Delilah is an adulterous pastor who is being blackmailed when she meets and falls in love with a handsome, successful, and psychotic Samson There’s murder, witchcraft, adultery, money laundering, embezzlement, fraud, betrayal, and just good old plain treachery. Can Delilah escape Samson with her life intact?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Delilah’s Lap?

Kimberly Conner: A friend of mine said, “I have a title for you – Delilah’s Lap.” She continued telling me what she thought the book should be about, but my mind had already twisted it and started forming my warped biblical story. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kimberly Conner, author of “Delilah’s Lap” →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keith Kareem Williams, author of “Death in the City”

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Keith Kareem Williams, author of Death in the City

Death in the City is an anthology of intersecting stories that will give readers a raw, brutally honest and tragically beautiful view of urban life in the confines of a monstrous metropolis. On the pages of this book, you’ll read stories that feature characters that are sworn to protect and serve as well as protagonists who live far outside of the law. There are also chapters that feature working class residents of a corrupt city who are desperately trying to survive their trying circumstances.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Death in the City?

Keith Kareem Williams: Death in the City is an adaptation of a screenplay I wrote a few years ago titled, Gun Worship. Finding the funds to actually make the film proved to be challenging (to put it mildly), so I decided to convert it into a novel. I loved the storyline so much that I was desperate to get it into the hands of my readers, one way or another. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Keith Kareem Williams, author of “Death in the City” →