Street Fiction

Authors have their own ideas of what makes a good story, but a common goal is to write what they know. Shannon Holmes has known some hard times and it shows in his novels, which are part of a quickly growing genre known as street lit.
These gritty stories feature characters that, on the surface, are [...]

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The Free Library of Philadelphia will be hosting a free panel discussion on Street Lit on Tuesday evening, December 4, 2007, 7:00 p.m. in the Montgomery Auditorium of the Central Library. For Info: 215-567-4341.
The panel will consist of:

Teri Woods — bestselling author of True to the Game I and II, Dutch I, II, and [...]

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With all of the debate over street fiction inspired from the McMillan email, I was happy to read today the wise words of Vanessa Morris:
“These books engage readers and help promote literacy to an audience that normally would not turn to mainstream media,” said Morris. “Street lit helps empower teens as they learn the importance [...]

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