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

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
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 →