Tag Archives : Urban Literature


The Literary Dish: Road Dawgz

 The ten year Anniversary edition of Road Dawgz was recently released.  I never read the original  Road Dawgz.  I had  requested the original Road Dawgz from the library.  When I picked it  up. It was   the ten year edition.  I’m not sure if  the original  Road Dawgz  had snippets of  of writing  in it. […]


The Literary Dish

 The First and Fifteenth by K’Wan   The First and Fifteenth, was just recently released. It’s a short story installment to the popular   Hood Rat  series. The five chapter story is filled with laughs and great visuals. We get a taste  of some of our favorite characters  from the series. And we are introduced to […]


Turn the Page Thursdays—Que by Dutch

  http://www.amazon.com/Pronounced-Que-DC-Bookdiva-Publications-ebook/dp/B007VOW59C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402932237&sr=8-1&keywords=que+by+dutch   “Listen closely, ‘til your attention is undivided because the story I’m ‘bout to tell will twist you up if you ain’t sharp.” - Dutch Dutch pens another mystery classic like only he can, take a journey back in time with him, he promises to deliver this urban tale like no other. Nothing … is […]


Turn the Page Thursdays-Prepaid Mistress

http://www.amazon.com/Prepaid-Mistress-Allison-Grace-ebook/dp/B00IFW5DSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401772568&sr=8-1&keywords=prepaid+mistress Coryn Turner grew up without love. Her father, whom she adored died because he loved two women the wrong way. Her mother loved her father more and abandoned her in the worst way possible. Growing up was a challenge but she made it through with “odd jobs” here and there. Reality throws a wrench […]


Turn the Page Thursdays- JUST LIKE COMPTON

We see the movies by John Singleton (ie: Boyz in the Hood, Higher Learning, etc) but never have we actually taken a look at the issues from the inside out. Kevon Gulley does just that with a gritty tale that is more than life on the streets of Compton, California and less fantasy. Combining a […]


More Than I Can Bear  book release celebration:

On Saturday, May 17th, Blessed selling author, E.N. Joy  had a book celebration. For  “more Than I Can Bear” , which is the second installment  of the  “Always divas  series” The event was held at unique Christian  Bookstore, in Eastland Mall. It was from 2 – 5 . During that time E.N Joy entertain her […]


Turn the Page Thursdays

http://www.amazon.com/What-Lick-Read-Triple-Cross-ebook/dp/B006GEPVQM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1400552436&sr=8-4&keywords=sevyn+mccray The sizzling debut from Sevyn McCray First loves, Backstabbing best friends, and your past coming back to haunt you….. Honesty, Loyalty, Reality and Killian were raised by Khalil, a single father that hustled with a ‘get it by any means necessary attitude’ over the years to make sure that they had everything that their hearts desired. […]


Turn the Page Thursdays

http://www.amazon.com/Officer-Down-Mo-Shines-ebook/dp/B007FKBJLC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top “…….If it costs me my life, these pigs are gonna pay for what they did to my baby” Officer Down: A scorned mother hell-bent on bloody vengeance…In a tumultuous time when the NYPD was involved in the deaths of several young, black men, Faith Green s world is shattered when her son becomes yet […]