Street Fiction: Urban Fiction Author Interviews, Book Reviews and Writing Resources
Hip Hop, Street Lit, and Urban Fiction Book Reviews and Author Interviews
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Thirty years ago Piri Thomas made literary history with this lacerating, lyrical memoir of his coming of age in the streets of Spanish Harlem. Here was the testament of a born outsider: a Puerto Rican in English-speaking America; a dark-skinned morenito in a family that refused to acknowledge its … [Read more...]
In the hardboiled tradition of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, Robert Deane Pharr’s novel tells the tale of two black men, Dave and Blueboy, traveling waiters who establish themselves as numbers runners in a fictionalized Richmond of the 1930s. Published to great acclaim in 1969, The Book of … [Read more...]
Outside the apartment where a wake is going on, the manager of the A & P across the street is robbed. Reverend Short, a storefront preacher addicted to opium and brandy, is watching from a bedroom window in the flat. He leans too far and falls out; a bread basket, sitting outside the bakery below, … [Read more...]
When Dr. Elwin Carter is confronted in his Watts clinic by two boys terrified by the brutal murder of their friend, his investigations lead him far beyond the usual suspicions of drugs and gang violence to an apocalyptic discovery of just how far the government will go to keep the lid on the … [Read more...]
It’s heartbreaking to catch your man cheating, but you just might feel better if you can get even and make him suffer. That’s what Nola Brentwood’s private investigation firm Breakdown is all about. Drain his assets, cause him public humiliation… whatever it takes to vindicate her clients, … [Read more...]
Neshela Jones grew up with all the luxuries other girls could only dream of. She had it all, never wanting for anything. Her family ran one of the largest drug organizations in Miami, but in 2003 her family was faced with a major tragedy, followed by one of the largest indictments in the history of … [Read more...]
Six months ago, Jerri Hopkin’s death was ruled a suicide. Now, the case has been reopened and Neshela Jones is accused of his murder. As Neshela tries to piece together the story of what happened on the morning of October 30, 2006, she falls into the arms of Green Eyes, one of Jerri’s … [Read more...]
Jewelz is the hottest young hustler in the cold, vicious and unforgiving streets of Kiladelphia, Pistolvania (Philly). His name and his guns ring bells through out the whole city. Guys want to be just like him and all of the young beauties want to get between his silk sheets. In his hectic world … [Read more...]
Meet five of Virginia’s most well-known exotic Dancers…The Don Divas. Luscious, the “big sister” type, Chocolate, the feisty chic that doesn’t hold her tongue for no one, Juicy, the diva, Golden Brown, the not so well put together one and Bay-Bay the atheist. These Ladies will do … [Read more...]
