EARL SEWELL

National Bestselling Author Earl Sewell has written four novels which include, Through Thick and Thin, The Good Got To Suffer With the Bad, The Flip Side of Money and his debut title Taken for Granted, which was originally published through his own company, Katie Books.  His work has also appeared in three separate anthologies, which include Sistersgirls.com, After Hours: A Collection of Erotic Writing by Black Men and Whispers Between the Sheets.  In 2005 he was nominated as Black Writer of the Year for his coming of age novel, The Good Got To Suffer With the Bad. He recently completed his fifth novel entitled, When Push Comes to Shove which is scheduled for publication in November of 2006 through Harlequin Publishing.   READ MORE

DARRIEN LEE

Darrien Lee is originally from Columbia, TN, but now resides in LaVergne, Tennessee with her husband of fifteen years and two young daughters.
Her first novel, All That and a Bag of Chips was published in 2001. The sequel, Been There, Done That followed up in 2003 and Darrien’s third novel, What Goes Around Comes Around was released in July 2004. Part four of Darrien’s series titled When Hell Freezes Over was released in October 2005. Most recently Darrien released Brotherly Love in July 2006 and her sixth novel, Talk To The Hand was released by Q’Boro Books in October 2006.  READ MORE

JOEL MCIVER

Joel is a lifelong reader and self-proclaimed TV junkie (despite the fact that his parents told him that the television was an idiot box and would ruin his imagination). In spite of countless hours in front of the tube, his love of books along with his overactive imagination made the desire to express his creative side too great to be ignored. After studying the art of writing and learning as much as possible about the publishing industry, he sat down to write his first novel, The Price of Forever, and there, immersed in a sea of words, characters, plots and ideas, he finally found his true passion. READ MORE

SUZETTA M. PERKINS

Suzetta M. Perkins is a native of Oakland, California, now residing in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She is the proud mother of two grown children and one granddaughter. She is Secretary of the University at Fayetteville State University, which is also her alma mater. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Suzetta is co-founder and President of the Sistahs Book Club, the author of Behind the Veil, and a contributing author of My Soul to His Spirit, edited by Melda Beaty.  My Soul to His Spirit was featured in the June 2005 edition of Ebony magazine and winner of the 2006 Fresh Voices Award.  READ MORE

KELLY STARLING LYONS

Kelly Starling Lyons is an award-winning journalist who transforms struggles, relationships, history and every-day moments into stories of discovery. Her articles and essays have appeared in Ebony, Savoy, emerge, BlackVoices.com, The News & Observer, Syracuse Herald-Journal and many other publications and websites. She's also a story contributor to Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul and her bio appears in Literary Divas: The Top 100+ Most Admired African-American Women in Literature.  READ MORE

Memphis Vaughan, Jr. was born in Mobile, Alabama but spent his early years in Detroit, Michigan. After his family made the reverse migration back to Mobile in the early 70's, he has lived there since. Memphis attended Morehouse College and received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. An avid reader, traveler and computer buff, Memphis began to delve into writing fiction and short stories. Surfing the web for a place to present his writing, but not finding an adequate site, he created the TimBookTu web site as a place to showcase African-American poetry and writing.  READ MORE

MINNIE DIX

Minnie Dix was born in South Carolina and recently retired from the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs.. She has always enjoyed writing but developed a real love for writing while living in New York and working at Readers Digest. Ms. Dix returned to South Carolina where she continues to write and assist in taking care of her elderly parents.

Ms. Dix's first published project was a short story entitled, The Storm Within. Her second body of work was a popular fictional novel, From My Front Porch, followed by a book of short stories, Champagne & Chocolate Kisses.  READ MORE

Elissa Gabrielle is a Publisher, Author, Poet, CEO and Visionary who is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting and also holds degrees in Communications. Gabrielle is a member of the NAACP and NABFEME, the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment, a professional empowerment, networking and support base for African American women in radio, recorded music, the media, and related entertainment industry fields. READ MORE

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