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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mr. Mean Mug, author of Tattoo Tears: A Gangsta’s Cry

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Mr. Mean Mug, author of Tattoo Tears: A Gangsta’s Cry
(Mug-U-Mental Ink)

Tattoo Tears: A Gangsta’s Cry is about a gangsta trying to cry out to God the best way he really knows how. He comes across altercations time and time again that will test his faith and show him where he stands.

You will be able to see how the devil uses people, just as you will see how the Bigg Homie (God) uses people also. The big question is how and will God hear this gangsta’s cry.

Jim-Bo, Bo-Dean, Tasha and Tamika are soul searching through their tears. Will they be connected? We shall see? Mug-U-Mental, mugging yo mind one book at a time.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Tattoo Tears: A Gangsta’s Cry?

Mr. Mean Mug: I denounced God, trying to make myself the author and finisher of my faith. In doing so, I was involved in a drug deal gone bad and got shot by the Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mr. Mean Mug, author of Tattoo Tears: A Gangsta’s Cry →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jae L. Pettigrew, author of Through Her Eyes

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Jae L. Pettigrew, author of Through Her Eyes
(INSPIRE Book Group/H.I.P Books)

Through Her Eyes is a hip, urban, sexy, collection of poetry inspired by the life of Chicago native, Jae Pettigrew. Drawing on her experiences in relationships, friendships, loses and self-discovery, this compilation of poems is without a doubt entertaining, soulful and original.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Through Her Eyes?

Jae L. Pettigrew: The idea to write Through Her Eyes came from different people’s views that read the few pieces of poetry that I made public through blogs, events, etc. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jae L. Pettigrew, author of Through Her Eyes →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Daddy Rich, author of Mack’s Revenge

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Daddy Rich, author of Mack’s Revenge
(Gangsta-lit)

Meet Big Mack, drug dealer from Marion, Indiana. Just one year out of prison, this aspiring rap artist is a realtor by day and drug dealer/cold-blooded killer by night. He’s funding his rap career with drug money. He’s tryin be a rap star. The only issue is this: he lives what he raps and he raps what he lives.

The fact that Mack is gaining success in the music business pushes the Task Force over the edge. They are determined to get him. Fed up with being outsmartied, they come up with a plan to bring Mack down for good.

They set him up in what is written to be the biggest cocaine bust in Grant County history. Once in jail, they think they got him. With the help of the Panamanian drug cartel, the jail can’t hold him. And once Mack is free… All Hell Breaks Loose!

This urban tale has all the elements of a best-seller: drugs, money, graphic violence, murder and erotic sex scenes described in explicit detail all wrapped up in a fast-paced plot that will keep you turning the pages to see what happens next. Once you pick it up, you won’t put it down!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Mack’s Revenge?

Daddy Rich: FREEDOM is my inspiration. I feel that if I get my book out there and sell good enough that I will make enough money to hire an attorney. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Daddy Rich, author of Mack’s Revenge →