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ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴᴠɪᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴇ. ᴋɴᴏx ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴏꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɪɴᴅᴇʀɢᴀʀᴛᴇɴ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴏɴ ᴀᴘʀɪʟ 22, 2022. ɪ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ...

ᴋᴀʏʟᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴛʜᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙᴀᴄʜᴇʟᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍɪɴᴏʀ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ...

Large retailers (e.g. Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, etc) and publishers (e.g. Random House, Harper Collins, etc) infer that it’s...

I spent the last day of school, June 9, 2022 hosting a vision board party at Durham County Main Library. The party was centered around my...

My daughter, Haelee (not pictured) and stopped by the dollar store following our workout yesterday. Sheryl Smiley-Oliphant (also known as...

Sheryl Smiley-Oliphant (also known as The Activity Author) has been featured on WCNC News. She is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State...

My daughter, Haelee was given the chance to stand on stage with 100 Black Children’s Book Authors (including herself) as part of Lit for...

I’m humbled and deeply honored to share that Je’Quita Z. Johnson, Author, I Am Pretty personally selected me as a panelist for her first...

I’m only in Chapter 6 of Will given that I just started reading it yesterday morning. While that’s the case I’m totally blown away by...

Sheryl Smiley-Oliphant is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina Charlotte wherein she...

Welcome to another behind the scenes look at one of the illustrations in my soon to be released children’s book, Dear Daughter: A Love...

LaTerra N. Howard is the author of The Recipe of a Strong Woman. It’s a book of motivational messages that empowers women to find their...

This picture is a perfect depiction of Haelee and I as told in my memoir, our memoir, The Unexpected Journey: Fire and Gold. She may not...

The Children‘s Book Marketing Podcast is hosted by Micaela S. Benn. Michaela is a graduate of Michigan State University and The Ohio...

Welcome to a behind the scenes look at one of the illustrations in my soon to be released children’s book, Dear Daughter: A Love Story....

Kim C Lee is a literacy advocate, children’s book author, content creator, and educator. Kim writes to illuminate the perspectives and...

Next Chapter Book Store and Giftshop opened up in Ben’s Boyz on September 18, 2021. The curator, Sherricka Carpenter Stanley decided to...

Me and my dad are doing an authors visit at Next Chapter Bookstore and Giftshop on Saturday, November, 13. It’s located inside of Ben’s...

Dear Daughter: A Love Story is an expressive story that reveals the author Dedrick Moone’s heart through a love letter to his daughter...

M Johnson is a graduate of Howard University Film School. She has a background on film sets, from big budget Hollywood to the humble...