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K'wan, a rising star of urban lit, talks about his latest release, and the misconceptions about urban lit authors.
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Opening Lines -- An Excerpt From the Book
When Yoshi got to the fifth floor, the first thing she heard was the blare of music. Daddy Yankee?s ?Gasolina? vibrated through the walls of apartment 5F. Yoshi let herself in and immediately smelled the pungent odor of marijuana. At the end of the hall she could see her cousin Selma ass popping in front of the living room mirror.
'Lady Sings The Cruels' New America Library More Than Words, BV's Books BlogBuy 'Lady Sings The Cruels' At Barnes and NobleBack to Black Voices Books Selma was fifteen years old and dying to catch an STD. Like Yoshi, she was a mix of Latin and black. The difference was Yoshi?s father was Puerto Rican, while Selma?s was Salvadorian. They both had long dark hair, but where Yoshi stood five foot five, Selma was only five feet even.
Five Facts
Here are five things that you should know about K'wan.
1. K'wan's first release 'Gangsta' was rejected by multiple publishers before being picked up by Triple Crown Publishing's Vickie Stringer.
2. K'wan was featured alongside Relentless Aaron in a recent Time.com article on the success of urban lit.
3. Before signing to St. Martin's press, K'wan was a successful independent author.
4. K'wan's started Black Dawn, Inc., a small publishing house dedicated to helping young authors avoid the mistakes he made.
5. K'wan keeps in touch with his fans through his website www.kwanfoye.com