Poet’s Bio: Dr. Brittany Soul is a Las Vegas native and award-winning singer-songwriter/poet who has more than enough luster to shine even in the city of lights. Brittany Soul is a leading lady in the Spoken Word/Neo-Soul genres and often merges jazz, poetry, R&B and gospel. Ms. Soul is the true embodiment of an all-in-one […]

Poet’s Bio: Alisa Howard, formerly known in the publishing world as An Howard and most recently rebranded as A. Howard, is the Owner of AHP Writing and Editing Co., previously recognized as An Howard Publishing, established in 2011. Howard boasts a diverse portfolio as a published author, with her poetry collection, “Whispers of Words Spoken,” […]

Poet’s Bio: Jahi Minkah Trotter was born in Atlanta, GA, and moved to Alabama when he was six years old. He has been writing poetry since he was 11 years old. He has written two poetry books: It Was Already Written (2016) and Adapting To Life: Poems and Quotes by Jahi Minkah Trotter (2020). He […]

Poet’s Bio: Margaret Beaver is an eighteen-year-old college freshman, mental health and LGBTQIA+ equality activist, and award-winning poet and novelist. She has been honored as a two-time consecutive Topical Winner of Live Poets Society of New Jersey publications, a recipient of the Readers’ Favorite Five-Star cover seal, and decorated with the Donna Lynn Quille Award […]

This is the first time I’m reading anything by Tony Dunbar and it won’t be the last. Although this is the sixth book in the Tubby Dubonnet series, I am already loving Tubby. So, let’s meet him. Tubby is a lawyer who has given up booze, looking for his pay day from prior clients, and […]

Hello book lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to you, novelist, poet, short story writer, and artist, Sandra Cisneros. She is a pivotal figure in Chicano literature and her work explores the formation of Chicano identity, the challenges of being caught between two cultures (Mexican and Anglo-American) and experiencing […]

Hello book lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to you, poet, writer, and educator, Lucille Clifton. Born Thelma Lucille Sayles, in Depew, New York, she moved with her husband James Clifton and family to Baltimore, Maryland in 1967. In 1969, she published her first poetry collection, Good Times, that […]

Hello book lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to you, author, journalist, Min Jin Lee. She is a Korean American author (former lawyer) who has written novels, short stories, and essays that have garnered praise and won several awards. Her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires was published in […]

Hello book lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to you, civil rights activist, author, publisher, journalist, and lecturer, Daisy Bates. She was the co-publisher (and owner along with her husband, L. C. Bates) of the Arkansas State Press, a weekly statewide newspaper with its first issue appearing on May […]

Hello book lovers! In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to present to you, author and philosopher, Jean Houston, Ph.D. She is a visionary thinker and one of the founders of the Human Potential Movement which centers on the belief that humans can experience an exceptional quality of life through developing their human […]