Kevin Powell, who has been a fixture in the literary world for more than 30 years and has been an authority on Black culture for decades, writing brilliantly and thoughtfully about all facets of Black life for publications like Vibe magazine and in his 15 books. His latest, Grocery Shopping With My Mother, is another thought-provoking but sensitive read. The Jersey City product of a single mother, absent father, horrific poverty, and violence, studied at Rutgers University through the Educational Opportunity Fund, […]

J.B. Vample is an author who fell in love with the written word at a young age. While in her final year of high school, she came up with the concept of her new adult fiction series The College Life Series. After years of writing only for herself, J.B. published her debut novel College Life 101: Freshman Orientation in 2015. Since then, she has written and published the other eight installments of TCLS. Her latest contemporary romance standalone Right as Reign, another guaranteed page-turner, is her tenth […]

Joseph Earl Thomas is a writer from Frankford whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in VQR, N+1, Gulf Coast, The Offing, and The Kenyon Review. He has an MFA in prose from The University of Notre Dame and is a doctoral candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania. An excerpt of his memoir, Sink, won the 2020 Chautauqua Janus Prize and he has received fellowships from Fulbright, VONA, Tin House, Kimbilio, & Breadloaf, though he is now the […]

James Hannaham is a renowned writer, performer, and visual artist. His novel Delicious Foods (2015), which addresses human trafficking, won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and was named one of Publishers Weekly‘s top 10 books of the year. The New York Times called it an “ambitious, sweeping novel of American captivity and exploitation.” His latest novel, Didn’t Nobody Give A Sh*t About Carlotta, is another gem and was chosen by the New York Times as one of the top 20 books of 2022 to read. It has […]

Ebony Evans is the founder and president of EyeCU Reading and Social Network book club in Detroit, who has penned her first novel, Dead To Me, which has been lauded for its high drama and realistic storylines. Her book features the impact of family secrets that come to light and how they create chaos within loved ones. Ebony Evans is an enthusiastic reader, reviewer, and self-proclaimed “book nerd” at heart! In addition to reading and being a devoted wife and mother, Ebony […]

Nina Foxx is the author award-winning author, playwright who founded The Writing Sisters Summit Writing and Yoga Retreat. He page-turning books include Momma: Gone, And You’d Better Not Tell, No Woman Needs a Husband and Seven Days A Week and her most recent, Island Secrets, a gripping mystery centered in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Learn more about Nina and her fantastic works at http://www.ninafoxx.com

Monica Walters is the romance author best known as the queen of country hood love stories. As an Amazon best-selling author, with multiple award nominations and 2021 winner of Literary Jewels Literary Awards for Best Romance Author, Monica has always had a passion for creating different worlds with words. Starting with poetry, writing has always been a constant in Monica’s life. The interest began in her teenage years, being in love for the first time. Her love for writing has only […]

Myisha Battle is a certified clinical sexologist and sex and dating coach, educator, and speaker. Her expertise has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Magazine’s The Cut, Refinery29, Oprah Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, Playboy, Nylon, and many other outlets. Her book, This Is Supposed To Be Fun: How To Find Joy in Hooking Up, Settling Down and Everything in Between, is a must-read that can transform lives. She lives in San Francisco, California. Learn more about her at www.myishabattle.com