Artist rendering by Adam Reid Janusz (this was ALMOST the book cover for SWIRLING). I kept it because I just love looking that that hot black chick about to devour something delicious.
After May 15, I’ll be expecting to be on your Christmas, Kwanza and Hannukah cards because the mother of all book signings is happening in Los Angeles, and boy oh boy, we’ve got some goodies for only the first 25 people who arrive at Eso Wan book store–you know that one, where BARACK OBAMA and BILL CLINTON came down from Heaven to sign their books. And because I know people, I’ve got some folks really, REALLY excited about getting all of your First Date Ready (FDR). We want you to be FDR inside AND out, so get a relationships book like “Swirling” to get your mind right, and I’ll take care of the rest.
This one is serious, so no silly sound effects. This is a real note, for a real person, so I want to be sensitive to how she might be feeling. It’s one thing to face rejection because of skin color, but it’s a whole other thing for folks to hide behind “religion to justify bigotry. In this video, I give the writer some tips on how to deal with it, identify red flags and how to talk to her mate about the situation. We go into a lot of details about these situations in “Swirling,” but I’ll share just a little bit here:
My Guess Who? moment with my husband was a disaster. In fact, the whole ordeal broke us up for a while.
Janice and I put together a list of the top 12 U.S. cities for interracial relationships. I give you two that you might not have even thought of.
Don’t get too excited. It’s just the galley (preview) copy for the media-types. But if this really turns you on, you can pre-order for a discount. Just follow the links…