Novelists

Viola Davis Co-Authors Courtroom Thriller ‘Judge Stone’ With James Patterson

The actress called the collaboration ‘kismet,’ and said the novel reimagines a courtroom protagonist as a Black woman who ‘holds the highest standard.’
03/10/2026

Celebrated TV Creator Mara Brock Akil Announces Debut Book

The creator of ‘Girlfriends’ and ‘Being Mary Jane’ said writing fiction was a ‘beautiful journey’ and she hopes readers find themselves in Dionne’s story.
02/25/2026

Amy DuBois Barnett’s Insider Novel ‘If I Ruled the World’ is Already a TV Series in the Making

Barnett mined decades in magazines to write her juicy, page-turning debut novel and it’s so good, Hulu is adapting it with Lee Daniels.
01/27/2026
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Tyler Perry's House Of Payne
One-Legged Funeral Director

Calvin suspects one of the main characters in Miranda's novel is based on him, and Curtis encourages Christian to be more physical on the soccer field.
04/13/2023