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Written by Herina Ayot
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When you think about simple one-word titles reminiscent of diamonds or jewelry or money, you think about simple unpolished writers with a propensity for small words and even smaller plots. You think street literature at most, self-published, crawling with profanity, sex, drugs, and violence. A story that looks like the writer made it up as she went along. No real beginning. The climax, if there is one, is ambiguous, and the end leaves loose ends, story lines unfinished. You don’t think intricate plot, vivid imagery, gritty dialogue and detail that involve the reader to the point where he is transported to the very room where the conversation is taking place. You don’t think superior storytelling, which is why the title, "Platinum", Aliya S. King’s debut fiction novel, has not done her book justice.
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Written by Kevin Benoit
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Paper Trail is Arlene Brathwaite's 4th novel, but the first I've had the pleasure of reading. It’s actually the third of a series of books that follow the characters Brian Moore and Devon Carter through the ups and downs of the hustle. The first couple in the set, Youngin' and Ol' Timer focused on the team, but Paper Trail focuses on Devon after his partner is locked up in New York City and he finds himself on the run.
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Take A Trip Uptown
Love or hate? Trust or betrayal? Find out if good or evil prevails in Uptown, the newest gripping novel from writing duo Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant. Uptown is the story of a family that is painfully divided by troubling past events that is abruptly brought back together by a tragic accident within family walls.
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With Niobia Bryant's latest novel, Message from a Mistress, she finds a way to tell a story I've never heard, instantly captivating the reader to want more.
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Four women, all friends, living in the hood, caught up in the world of sex, deceit, and drugs Have you heard this story before? Yes. Has it been told the way Takerra Allen does it in her debut novel? Not quite.
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