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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Elizabeth Good, author of Just Another Sunday: A Novel

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Elizabeth Good, author of Just Another Sunday: A Novel
(Outskirts Press)

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In the spring of 1968, Lia is 15-years-old when her Italian-American family decides to leave Brooklyn for their dream home in the suburbs. But Lia is reluctant to pull up roots and go anywhere, especially to some godforsaken Jersey town.

“I would rather thrive in the grime of New York than be plucked from my roots and transplanted in Nowheresland, just to wither away and die. I swear this is the kiss of death.”

“Just Another Sunday” is a compelling five-year snapshot of one woman’s life, taking us through teenage angst and rites of passage, new love and broken hearts, friendships and betrayal, triumph and tragedy, and one family’s struggle to cope with the inconceivable.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Just Another Sunday: A Novel”?

Elizabeth Good: My inspiration sprang from two sources: one was external and the other was an internal desire to analyze pivotal events and circumstances of my life as a teenager and young adult.

The external catalyst to my journey as an author is a major character (Jesse David Carlisle) in “Just Another Sunday”. The real Jesse, whom I will call JDC, contacted me through Classmates.com in 2006. This happens all the time, right? Well, his revelations about our very last encounter in 1973 totally blew me away. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Elizabeth Good, author of Just Another Sunday: A Novel →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Shana Jay , author of A Piece of My Heart Vol.3: Love Out Loud

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Shana Jay, author of A Piece of My Heart Vol.3: Love Out Loud
(Agaphe Publishing)

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Love isn’t complicated. We just complicate things. We fear love. We fear what we don’t understand. We play endless mind games fearing the possibilities of true contentment.

Instead of dealing with deep-rooted personal issues, we take our brokenness and set out on an impossible journey seeking to be made whole by other people. “Love Out Loud” deals with baring the souls and being transparent when it comes to love and being in love.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “A Piece of My Heart Vol.3: Love Out Loud”?

Shana Jay: Love was my inspiration for “Love Out Loud”. There are so many people who fear love because they have never experienced what true unconditional love really is or what it feels like. So many people mistaken sex for love, but it’s more than that. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Shana Jay , author of A Piece of My Heart Vol.3: Love Out Loud →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… James Scott, author of Buffalo City Czar

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James Scott, author of Buffalo City Czar
(Prodigy Publishing Group)

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“Buffalo City Czar” is a crime novel. It details the story of a fictitious New York crime family syndicate in Buffalo City (and Cleveland, Ohio) headed by Cesare, who became synonymous with the Black Syndicate Organization. The novel covers the late nineties and also provides the back story of Cesare from early childhood to adulthood.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Buffalo City Czar”?

James Scott: I was inspired to write “Buffalo City Czar” after spending eight years in prison. As a product of my environment, I truly believed that my criminal life was how life was supposed to be. I was wrong. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… James Scott, author of Buffalo City Czar →