Honors & Awards

Reaching BACK

• Book Expo America - Featured Author - NYC | LA
• Barnes & Noble - "Original Voice of Fiction"
• American Libraries Association - Bestseller
• Borders Bookstores - Readers’ Choice Best in Fiction
• Borders Bookstore - National Ad Campaign Selection
• Black Expressions Book club - Bestseller
• Essence Magazine - Top 10 List
• National Book Club Conference - Featured Author
• BET Awards Celebrity Gift honoring Stevie Wonder
• 1st Literary Review for BET Books
• Smithsonian Library - Historically Significant Books
• Writers in Focus - 30min televised interview
• NBC "Good People" interview
• The Book of 100 Top African American Women Writers
• Emory University NIA Project
• Champion of Change Award recipient
• Atlanta Journal Constitution Feature
• AKA Sorority 75th Anniversary Selection
• Oklahoma State University 

REBORN

• New York Times Bestseller
• Hurston-Wright Nominee
• WRITTEN Magazine Feature
• Publisher’s Weekly Selection
• Temple Beth Israel Book Club Speaker
• Book Expo America - Featured Author -  Chicago
• BET reception featured author with Walter Moseley – NBCC
• Soul Train Awards – Lady of Soul Award celebrity gift
• Magic Johnson Foundation – Cognac & Cigars – Gift
• Hampton University – Keynote
• Black Expressions Book Club – Featured Author 

THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS

• National Book Club Conference – Featured Author
• Hammond House Museum – Featured Author
• Black Book Club Bestseller
• Circle of Sisters – Keynote
• Fulton County DA Victims of Violence Award for Inspirational Healing
• David Metzler Podcast – Feature Interview
• Charlie Shrem Podcast – Feature Interview
• Clark-Atlanta University – Keynote
• Washington-Mandela Fellows – Keynote
• AALBC Selection – African American Literary Book Club