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God Don’t Like Ugly is a series of African-American fiction novels by American novelist Mary Monroe. This coming-of-age series follows Annette Goode, a black woman born in the South during the ’50s – a place and time where racist ran rampant.

Mary Monroe is an American author of African-American fiction novels. She is the author of the God Don’t Like Ugly series and the Mama Ruby series. Mary grew up the daughter of sharecroppers in Alabama and was the only member of her family to graduate from high school. Instead of attending college or taking formal […]

Steven Pressfield is an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction books, in addition to being a screenwriter. After graduating from Duke University, Steven joined the United States Marines. After that, he worked as a copywriter, teacher, truck driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, mental hospital attendant and fruit-picker. For a time, he was living out of […]

Fyodor Dostoevsky [or Dostoyevsky] (1821-1881) was a Russian author of novels, short stories and essays, in addition to being a journalist and philosopher. His works explore the psychology of 19th-century Russian society. Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow and read fairy tales and legends both by Russian and non-Russian authors. In 1849, he was arrested […]

Philip St. Ives is the protagonist in a series of hardboiled crime fiction/mystery novels by American novelist Ross Thomas (originally as Oliver Bleeck). Philip St. Ives is a private investigator, but unlike many hardboiled detectives, he doesn’t work out of a crappy office, drink cheap liquor or work in a horrible, corrupt city. Instead, he […]

Ross Thomas (1926-1995) was an American author of crime fiction, mystery and thriller novels. He wrote the Mac McCorkle, Philip St. Ives (as Oliver Bleeck) and Arthur Case Wu series. Thomas served during World War II in the Philippines. He then worked in public relations, with the Armed Forces Network, as a union spokesman and […]

The Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries series is a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Cynthia Baxter. The protagonist of this series is veterinarian Dr. Jessica Popper, who ends up becoming an amateur sleuth, partnering up with her sometimes lover P.I. Nick Burby.

The Pratt Twins series is a series of young adult novels by American novelist Cynthia Blair (Cynthia Baxter). The series follows the adventures of a pair of identical twin sisters, Christine and Susan, who are identical only on the surface. The series is written for girls from age 10-14.

Cynthia Baxter is an American author of mystery, romance, women’s fiction and horror novels for adults and young adults. She began her career as a novelist writing teen, romantic, women’s and horror fiction under the name of Cynthia Blair. Cynthia is the author of the Pratt Twins (as Blair), Reigning Cats and Dogs Mysteries and […]

Dylan Scott is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction/mystery novels by English novelist Shirley Wells. Dylan Scott is down on his luck. He was fired from the police for assaulting a suspect, his wife kicked him to the curb and now his mother has moved in with him. He begins working as a […]