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DIRTIER THAN EVER by Vickie Stringer
February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Following the phenomenal success of Essence bestsellers Dirty Red and Still Dirty, Vickie M. Stringer takes readers on another bumpy ride in Dirtier Than Ever with Red, Bacon, and Q—the crazy love-hate triangle who makes the series a favorite among urban fiction fans. Q wished that Bacon had killed Red when he had the chance. Red knew that Q’s career as a hustler was over and he was counting on starting a new legit business with the money he had made. He had once believed her when she promised that the money didn’t mean a thing and she would give it all up to be with him. Bacon returns... [Read the full story]
Interviews
Yusuf and Zoe Woods
December 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Street Fiction recently interviewed Yusuf and Zoe Woods, authors of The Blood of My Brother series published by Man Up Publications. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? Yusuf: I believe the best way to define myself is by the words of Thomas Edison when he stated: “Your worth consists in what you are and not what you have. What you are will show in what you do.” So my core of life is integrity, being a father, husband, and a man. I began writing through my love for literature in a whole. It was the realism of the urban life that my people live in every day that... [Read the full story]
News
Street Fiction on Clutch
February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Check out two articles from Clutch. Both offer great perspectives on the good and bad of street fiction. Selling Ghetto by Alaina L. Lewis Selling Truth: As Told By K’wan by Alaina L. Lewis – great interview with K’wan. Read More →
Resources
The Word on Street Lit – February (Library Journal)
February 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This month’s column features novels that attest to that credo. Full of attitude and hands on hips, these are women’s stories that show urban women from all walks of life living and loving on their own terms and charting their own destinies. Along the way, they run across loves won and lost, friends cherished and betrayed. But through it all, it’s about living authentically and not being ashamed of being who you are and where you come from. It is what it is. Read More →
Fiction
REVERSED by Gina West
The Beautiful Ones Always Smash The Picture. Kiante wants a paid hustler for her man, friends, and a pretty face. Instead she’s used for her body, has one friend and is considered unattractive. It doesn’t help that her best friend Marissa’s sister Lucia, has all of the things she wants and more....
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QUITA’S DAYSCARE CENTER by Gina West
Quita never pretended to run a professional center. So when her license gets revoked after a spiteful parent complains to the Office of Child Care Services, after her bad son Lil Goose is kicked out of the center, Quita feels relieved. Now she can offer cheap prices and beat the legal competition in her neighborhood....
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CAUGHT ‘EM SLIPPIN’ by Al-Saadiq Banks
Miranda Benderas, born to an infamous Cuban kingpin, and his trophy wife, an African American supermodel. Miranda grew up with all the luxuries that other girls could only dream of. Her daddy proved that crime does pay. But isn’t there always a cost to having it all? By age 13, Miranda’s father was sentenced...
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STICKS AND STONES by Eric Pete
Ten years. A decade. Time enough for a high school graduate from a small, sleepy southern town to move on and become something. But what? And is it enough time to forget? Trayce, an internet entrepreneur, has moved on. Chicago is where she dwells, where she has been hired to manage the very company she founded. Is...
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SHATTERED SOULS by Dywane D. Birch
At first glance, Britton Landers, Indera Fleet, Damascus Miles, and Chyna Littles appear to be living their dreams. However, only Britton, a psychologist, knows the secrets lurking beneath each shiny façade. After he abandons his past for a seemingly carefree life in the Dominican Republic, he realizes that some memories...
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SNAPPED by Tracy Brown
As the pampered wife of Frankie Bingham, Camille wants for nothing. After all Frankie and their life together are her whole world. So Camille tries not to be bothered by his closeness with his coworker and dear friend Gillian. But it soon becomes clear that Camille’s suspicions are correct. When his indiscretions...
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UNZIPPED: AN URBAN EROTIC TALE by Noire
Have you ever had everything you love snatched from your hands in the blink of an eye? Do you know what it’s like to watch helplessly as those you cherish burn to a crisp? Have you ever heard a mournful cry for street justice and then realized that the only person left to heed the call was you? Pearl Baines is a...
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PITBULLS IN A SKIRT 2 by Mikal Malone
The four gangstresses you love return to Emerald City more glamorous than ever! A passionate encounter causes Mercedes more than she realizes. With her guards down, her life is eventually put on the line. Always the tough one, Yvette softens her heart for the new love of her life. The problem is, she only expresses...
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Interviews
Street Fiction recently interviewed Yusuf and Zoe Woods, authors of The Blood of My Brother series published by Man Up Publications. Tell us...
Audio Interview with Wahida Clark
Listen to this audio interview with urban fiction author Wahida Clark. In it, she discusses her current book, Thug Lovin’, and some very...
Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? I was born and raised in Dallas and discovered a passion for writing as a...
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Nonfiction
Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop by Adam Bradley
If asked to list the greatest innovators of modern American poetry, few of us would think to include Jay-Z or Eminem in their number. And yet...
Conscious Women Rock the Page: Using Hip-Hop Fiction to Incite Social Change by Marcella Runell Hall
Three award-winning activists and novelists-Black Artemis, E-Fierce, and J-Love, join social justice educator Marcella Runell Hall and a diverse...
STREET LEGENDS by Seth Ferranti
In a time where the world is infatuated by the streets, learn firsthand what a trye hustler is – and the price they pay for the crown. This...
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