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Book Review: The Mind of a Poetic Unsub by GPA

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The Mind of a Poetic Unsub
GPA
4 out of 5 stars

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Sometimes straight forward, other times cryptic, GPA’s style is definitely his own. And that’s a good thing.

I have read all of GPA’s poetry collections to date. Reading “The Mind of a Poetic Unsub” is like visiting a friend who has moved into a new house in a new neighborhood. I look around and recognize some of his stuff – like his use of word order and phrasing. I also notice new things. Better stated, I see things that are new to me – like subject matter and poetic styles. Continue reading Book Review: The Mind of a Poetic Unsub by GPA →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Gloria Dotson-Lewis, author of You Got Me Twisted

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Gloria Dotson-Lewis, author of You Got Me Twisted
(Wahida Clark Publishing)

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“You Got Me Twisted” is about a sixteen year old girl named Makenzie Pierce who is quick to fight anyone who rubs her the wrong way. When she finally goes too far, she finds herself in front of a judge who orders her to either go see a therapist to sort out her anger issues or spend time behind bars at the Juvenile Correctional Center.

When deep, dark family secrets, that had been buried for years, are suddenly resurrected, skeletons start falling out the closet. The Pierce family will never be the same again

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “You Got Me Twisted”?

Gloria Dotson-Lewis: “You Got Me Twisted”, as well as my first, “Ninety-Nine Problems”, was inspired by a small group of girls I use to Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Gloria Dotson-Lewis, author of You Got Me Twisted →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sabrina A Eubanks, author of Chasing Bliss

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Sabrina A Eubanks, author of Chasing Bliss
(G Street Chronicles)

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“Chasing Bliss” is a love story in which Chase Brown meets Bliss Riley. It’s love at first sight, but Chase has a few secrets. He’d almost be the perfect man if it weren’t for the fact that he kills people with a straight razor for his overbearing brother Cyrus, who is harboring an old deep hate for Chase for very valid reasons.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Chasing Bliss”?

Sabrina A Eubanks: “Chasing Bliss” was written because I wanted to tell a beautiful love story that is threatened by psychosis, murder and old family secrets. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sabrina A Eubanks, author of Chasing Bliss →