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www.ashleyjaquavis.com. Ashley & JaQuavis is the pseudonym of American writing street lit duo and New York Times best selling authors Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman. [1][2] They are considered the youngest African-American co-authors to place on the New York Times Best Seller list twice. [3][4][5] Their best-known work is the Cartel ...
Urban fiction. Urban fiction, also known as street lit or street fiction, is a literary genre set in a city landscape; however, the genre is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city living.
Kenyatta series (Crime Partners, Death List, Kenyatta's Escape, Kenyatta's Last Hit) Black Gangster. Dopefiend. Never Die Alone. Whoreson. Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark; December 15, 1936 – October 21, 1974) was an African-American writer of urban fiction. [1] His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg Slim.
Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates [1] (/ ˌ t ɑː n ə ˈ h ɑː s i / TAH-nə-HAH-see; [2] born September 30, 1975) [3] is an American author, journalist, and activist. He gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.
Iceberg Slim. Robert Beck (born Robert Lee Maupin or Robert Moppins Jr.; [1] August 4, 1918 – April 28, 1992), better known as Iceberg Slim, was an American pimp who later became a writer. Beck's 1967 memoir, Pimp: The Story of My Life sold very well, mainly among Black audiences. By 1973, it had been reprinted 19 times and had sold nearly 2 ...
Mary Monroe is a New York Times bestselling African-American fiction author. [1] Her first novel, The Upper Room, was published by St. Martin's Press in 1985. She is best known for her novel God Don't Like Ugly (originally published by Dafina Books in Fall 2000), [2] and the series revolving around the characters first introduced in this book.