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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
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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… Annie Brown, author of Who I Be

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Annie Brown, author of Who I Be
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“Who I Be” is about finding acceptance of who God created you to be and not try to conform to society’s norms of what is considered acceptable. With finding acceptance of who you are, you learn to love yourself.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Who I Be”?

Annie Brown: The inspiration to write “Who I Be” was given to me from an innate desire from God to see those who struggle with not measuring up to society’s standard learn to love themselves for who they are. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Annie Brown, author of Who I Be →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaSheka Hollingsworth, author of What If?

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LaSheka Hollingsworth, author of What If?
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The book, “What If?” is for each person that has allowed the past to define their future. We all have had that “what if” moment in our lives, but God has a plan for all of us.

The book simply explains that as children of GOD that we must admit when a mistake was made, learn from it, and move forward. God wants his children to live a blessed and meaningful life without regret and be a blessing to others.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “What If?”?

LaSheka Hollingsworth: Honestly, the inspiration to write a Christian based book was due to all of the interesting ordeals in my life that caused Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaSheka Hollingsworth, author of What If? →