“There just wasn’t a lot written by African-Americans back then.” “No such thing as college-educated black women in the 1860s.” “Beverly Jenkins is already writing African-American-themed historical romances, so why bother?” Piper Huguley, a professor at Spelman College, grew tired of hearing the misconceptions and wanted to set the record straight, so she poured an… Continue reading Piper Huguley: Expanding Expectations In Historical Romance
Category: Authors and Books
Interviews with authors; book reviews
Book Review: “I Am Charlie Wilson”
…..”There I was, sitting on a bench listening to my attorney, feeling small and frightened as anyone could feel at the prospect of losing his freedom when Mahin burst through the courtroom’s heavy wooden doors, pushing past the guard and taking off toward the judge…..she wasted no time before pressing into his hands a business… Continue reading Book Review: “I Am Charlie Wilson”
“I Am Charlie Wilson,” The Man, Music & Memoir
…..”I look that bad?” I asked, lucid enough to know that her tears were for me.”You’re going to die,” she said, shaking her head. “I just don’t want you to die. Look here, I work at this rehabilitation center. It’s north of Los Angeles. You have to come in. You have to come with me,… Continue reading “I Am Charlie Wilson,” The Man, Music & Memoir
Beverly Jenkins’ “For Your Love,” The MOC Preview Link
“Cradling the shotgun, she bent down to get a look at him, and that’s when he rose up and crashed the pipe across her shoulder. She cried out and fell to her knees, dropping the gun. While she slumped, moaned in pain and clutched the injured arm, he scrambled to his feet and tossed the… Continue reading Beverly Jenkins’ “For Your Love,” The MOC Preview Link
History & “Time” With Author Shawna Seed
Shawna Seed is a Kansas native with a long journalism career including Colorado’s Daily Camera, The Dallas Morning News and ESPN.com. Seed’s first novel, the critically-acclaimed mystery, Identity, was released in 2013 and quickly followed by her latest book, Not In Time, a story that follows an art historian named Genevieve who’s been hired to help a family recover stolen art from the World War II era.