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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Audrey McKay, author of Enough Good News

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Audrey McKay, author of Enough Good News
(Two Shoes Publishing House)

Sidra Lyons has it all: a great family, a wonderful life, and a new relationship with an amazing man. Life for her is pure bliss and she doesn’t think God could bless her any better if He tried.

When the father she’s had little contact with over the last 30 years shows up and announces he has a daughter from a previous relationship, a relationship he had while married to her mother, Sidra’s life begins to take some interesting turns.

The sisters embark on a journey of love and self-discovery. Will they be able to look past their differences and form a real family? Only time will tell…

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Enough Good News?

Audrey McKay: I was on a business trip in California, where I was born, and they made an announcement in the airport for ANDREA McKay. Because Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Audrey McKay, author of Enough Good News →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Martha Southgate, author of The Taste of Salt

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Martha Southgate, author of The Taste of Salt
(Algonquin Books)

Josie Henderson is a smart, passionate marine biologist who finds herself face-to-face with her family’s legacy of alcoholism. Not just a story of addiction, this is the story of a woman learning to heal herself – and realizing that you can’t run from what you fear forever.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Taste of Salt?

Martha Southgate: My inspiration to write the book came from two sources. First, my love of the water – I wanted to create someone who loves Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Martha Southgate, author of The Taste of Salt →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… DeVaughn Lilly, author of The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown

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DeVaughn Lilly, author of The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown
(Young Revolutionary Publishing)

This novel is about a young black man who has been convicted of killing his beloved mother. In the hours leading up to his execution for this unthinkable crime, he has been given the opportunity to sit down with a journalist and tell their unbelievable life story and how he ended up in that place.

His name is Gravvy Brown, and he claims to be innocent. This story is a fiction novel that takes place in early twentieth century New Orleans.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown?

DeVaughn Lilly: I got the inspiration to write this novel from all of the amazing, strong, black women who raised me. I also pulled inpiration from Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… DeVaughn Lilly, author of The Magnificient Life of Gravvy Brown →