Love is such a complicated thing: easy to fall into and easy to fall out. And in the new anthology “Where Did Our Love Go,” edited by Gil L. Robertson IV, you’ll see that you’re not alone in being alone.

Always hard at work covering her next big story, the Call and Post was able to track down Miki Turner for a few questions about her own story and new book.

In an exclusive interview, Crystal McCrary related that the book “Inspiration” grew out of the award-winning television documentary series “Leading Women,” in which she profiled African-American trailblazers.

That it causes a stir in the Black community in such a way that African Americans start talking about issues again.

Attention Authors or other book readers.

“The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown. ”In the spirit of renowned African-American authors such as James Baldwin and the like, 30-year-oldWarrensville Heights native DeVaughn Lilly has crafted a timeless masterpiece destined to become a great American classic.

“It took me 20 to 25 years to write a book that anybody wanted to print,” Flake said during her Nov. 8 appearance at the Martin Luther King Library on Columbus’ Near East Side. “You would never say, ‘I can be a great football player in six months,’ right? It would take a while. It’s the same thing for this kind of business. I do a lot of rewriting. You write, rewrite.”

For Ebonee Monique, it’s fun to write from different perspectives while the overall theme running through all of her stories is we are all prone to make mistakes.

Recently, The Inkwell, had the opportunity to chat with Ebonee Monique to discuss reading, writing, and her journey as an author.

“It’s been a world whirl,” she said, when asking to describe her life since releasing her first book. “Every year since “Suicide Diaries,” I’ve consistently put a book out. It’s been an experience.” 

Danielle Santiago is the author of the recent release, "Allure of the Game."

What would like for readers to take away from “Allure of the Game?”

I want them to know that there is another side to the glitzy side of selling drugs.  I want them to walk away with knowledge that there are detrimental consequences to this life style.

Author Curtis Bunn: 

I started writing books, indirectly, through reading “Waiting To Exhale” on the beach in Hawaii in 1993.

Where did you get the idea to write “A Cold Piece of Work?” 

 My ambition is always to produce stories and characters that provide insight, especially into the minds of men. In this case, I wanted to write a character study of a contemporary man whose faith and trust in women are damaged so much so that he even loses a bit of his soul. How does he handle it? Well, not so well. But he’s honest with himself about his flaws, fears and vulnerabilities – not a comfortable place for men.

A Mississippi native, she explained in her strong southern accent how her books came to be based in Cleveland. It was that family-like structure that Cleveland’s own Bone Thugs N Harmony provided on their records that would prompt the divorced mother of three and first Black postal worker in her office by day to turn into a multi-book author almost overnight.

“If Sons, Then Heirs” is like a lingering, warm summer day just before a storm arrives: You’ll want to savor every minute of it, even though you know it won’t last long and it won’t always be pleasant.

By Rhonda Crowder

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“My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two overlap as much as they diverge. I was on the streets for more than half of my life from the time I was thirteen years-old... The feelings I had during that part of my life were burned into me like a brand….

Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the author of two novels, two collections of stories, two books for young adults, and two nonfiction books, one of which, "Brother, I'm Dying," was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. In 2009, she received a MacArthur Genius Fellowship.

“This book of stories by Black men living in America can serve as a primer to help all Americans understand the dominant roles that history and culture, race and intergenerational poverty all play in defining how we enforce our laws…

“What do we mean by Black Faces in White Places? It is more than just a numbers game and being the only person of color in a predominantly White environment. It is more than being subjected to racism and discrimination based on the color of your skin.

“When I was young [my] Nanny Aurora hung a dream catcher above my bed. She would read me a story, then tuck me in, kiss me on the check and wish me good dreams. I didn’t know back then what this Native-American charm meant.