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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Gene “G.B.” Johnson, author of Against the Grain

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Gene “G.B.” Johnson, author of Against the Grain
(Amiaya Entertainment)

Against the Grain takes place in the ’70s. Moe and Boo’s father dies of a heroin overdose and leave the two boys to be raised by their mother. The brothers become the leader of the most fierce gang.

They grow up with such a disdain for heroin that they rob anyone that sells it and destroys the product. The twist comes in when a member of the gang has to choose between his loyalty to Moe and Boo and his family.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Against the Grain?

G.B. Johnson: This book was inspired from my father and stories that he told me of him and his friends in the ’70s. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Gene “G.B.” Johnson, author of Against the Grain →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… J-Real, author of Draw Part 2

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J-Real, author of Draw Part 2
(Real Ink Publishing)

The streets have their way of crowing the next Kingpin. When you combine the history of the hood, the status is delegated accordingly. But it takes a cold heart and ruthlessness make up. There can be no room for love.

How far will loyalty carry? Or is it even necessary? Serious’ rise to power ended with his arrest and five years in the penitentiary. It was there where he found out it was all a lie. Now he wants the truth and he will stop at nothing to get it.

Now a father, a successful club owner and an exile from a dangerous underworld, Serious’ only option is to walk away from everything he’d built and to hand it over to his comrade and original partner, Tipsy.

Tip wants more than Serious is willing to give. When the stakes are high, betrayal is always written in blood. The deeper it gets, the more evident is the truth that loyalty and love play no part in the streets.

All that’s left is vengeance, and the players in this arena are certified killers. In the end, it all comes down to the first to draw will be the last to stand. Draw Part 2 is a thrilling conclusion to the illest cinematic street epic.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Draw Part 2?

J-Real: My inspiration to write the Draw series stem from a lot of reading and my own personal life experiences. I grew up seeing the perspective from Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… J-Real, author of Draw Part 2 →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Johnnie Reason, author of John Anthony Lewis! poetry, prose, and other selected writings

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Johnnie Reason, author of John Anthony Lewis! poetry, prose, and other selected writings
(Xlibris.com/Createspace.com)

Here is a book of cultural, artistic and spiritual proportions. Chapter one is composed of poetry and prose. Chapter two looks at society and our leaders past and present in a way that is truly uncommon.

Chapter three offers solutions as well as taking note of some overlooked information that can inspire and change a few attitudes towards personal well-being. The reader, if objectionable, will not come away emptied handed from reading this book.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write John Anthony Lewis! poetry, prose, and other selected writings?

Johnnie Reason: I mention in the introduction that this book was a light for me. I felt as if in darkness, and the book was the only way out. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Johnnie Reason, author of John Anthony Lewis! poetry, prose, and other selected writings →

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