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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Valerie Stocking, author of Southern Strife

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Valerie Stocking, author of Southern Strife
(SJT Press)

Southern Strife gives us a complex but tightly woven plot in which twelve-year-old Joy, newly moved to northern Florida in the custody of her divorcing mother and having as yet no friends, is in the process of building a friendship with a biracial boy at school, Clay.

She is unaware that the area, so close to Alabama and the drama of Montgomery, is a hotbed of the KKK. Meanwhile, Joy’s mother, Jessica, has fallen in love with her lawyer, Bill McKendrick, who is a leader in the KKK. As both relationships deepen, the tension is stretched to an almost unbearable degree.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Southern Strife?

Valerie Stocking: Between 1966 and 1967, I lived with my mother in a small town on the west coast of Florida. My experiences there inspired the book, Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Valerie Stocking, author of Southern Strife →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Carolyn Vines, author of black and (A)broad: traveling beyond the limitations of identity

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Carolyn Vines, author of black and (A)broad: traveling beyond the limitations of identity
(adelaar books)

How traveling and living abroad transformed how I see myself as a black woman in the world.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write black and (A)broad: traveling beyond the limitations of identity?

Carolyn Vines: Living and traveling abroad for the last 20 years inspired me to write a book for other black women who’d like to do the same but don’t Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Carolyn Vines, author of black and (A)broad: traveling beyond the limitations of identity →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Daniel Borough, author of Poisoned Mind

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Daniel Borough, author of Poisoned Mind
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A terrorist bomb explodes on the London Underground with devastating effect. Nobody is more surprised than Sanjit, the man duped into carrying it by Jaminda, an older man from his mosque. Sanjit finds himself trapped with Nick, an undercover policeman on the lookout for terrorists after a mysterious tip-off, and Mike an unhappy accountant with his marriage on his mind.

While Sanjit comes to terms with what has happened and they all try to escape their underground prison, they are unwittingly becoming embroiled in a sinister plot. As Sanjit disappears to seek revenge and prevent Jaminda from repeating his deadly deceit, Nick and Mike realise they are in a race against time to stop their young friend from doing something he will regret.

Unknown to them, their troubles are only just beginning.

Poisoned Mind is a fast-moving thriller full of tension and suspense which gives great consideration to the protagonists’ thoughts, feelings and motives. As the story unfolds, the reader will discover that, as in real life, things are not as black and white as they first seemed.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Poisoned Mind?

Daniel Borough: I’ve been through a bit of a personal journey, done some self-examination and a bit of work on my emotional maturity. It’s helped me Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Daniel Borough, author of Poisoned Mind →