Nikki Turner (author) explained

Nikki Turner
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Writer, novelist
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:North Carolina Central University
Genre:Urban fiction
Website:[archived]

Nikki Turner is an American author of urban fiction, dubbed by Trendsetter Magazine as the "Queen of Hip Hop Lit".[1] Her first two books, A Hustler's Wife and A Project Chick have sold about 150,000 copies as of 2005.[2]

Turner was born in Richmond, Virginia and has received a degree from North Carolina Central University.[3] She formerly worked as a travel agent, eventually quitting to become a full-time novelist.[4] Turner has stated that she began writing urban fiction as a way of showing the "dark side" of the street life beyond the "glitz and the glamor".

Bibliography

Girls from Da Hood

Hustler's Wife series

  1. A Hustler's Wife (2002)
  2. Forever a Hustler's Wife: A Novel (2008)[13]
  3. Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife: A Novel (2011)[14] [15] [16]

Unique

Note: This series was released as an e-serial from 2012 to 2014

  1. Unique (2014)
  2. Unique II: Betrayal (2012)
  3. Unique III: Revenge (2012)
  4. Unique IV: Love & Lies (2013)
  5. Unique V: Secrets Revealed (2014)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queen Of Hip Hop Lit: Nicki Turner !!!. Juicy Magazine. 18 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Literatura das ruas sai dos guetos dos EUA. Terra.com. 18 January 2013.
  3. News: A way to get her message out. 18 January 2013. Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2004.
  4. News: STRONG WORDS FOR A HIP-HOP NOVELIST. https://archive.today/20130216160946/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/1043102351.html?dids=1043102351:1043102351&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+28,+2006&author=RALPH+DE+LA+CRUZ+COMMENTARY&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=STRONG+WORDS+FOR+A+HIP-HOP+NOVELIST&pqatl=google. dead. February 16, 2013. 18 January 2013. Sun Sentinel. May 28, 2006.
  5. Web site: Review: The Glamorous Life. Booklist. 18 January 2013.
  6. Web site: Review: Riding Dirty on I-95.. Booklist. 18 January 2013.
  7. Web site: BOOK REVIEW: Christmas in the Hood. https://web.archive.org/web/20071222055621/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20164952,00.html. dead. December 22, 2007. Entertainment Weekly. 18 January 2013.
  8. Web site: Review: Ghetto Superstar. Booklist. 18 January 2013.
  9. Web site: The Word on Street Lit. Library Journal. 18 January 2013.
  10. Web site: Nikki Turner's Natural Born Hustler. Black Star News. 18 January 2013.
  11. Web site: GRIOT - "Nikki Turner Presents Street Chronicles: A Woman's Work". Washington Informer. 18 January 2013.
  12. Web site: Carl Weber's Kingpins: Miami - Kindle edition by Nikki Turner. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.. www.amazon.com. 29 September 2015 . 2016-02-21.
  13. Web site: Review: Forever a Hustler's Wife. Publishers Weekly. 18 January 2013.
  14. Web site: 'Heartbreak' can be addictive. Gainesville Sun. 18 January 2013.
  15. Web site: Review: Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife. Publishers Weekly. 18 January 2013.
  16. Web site: Review: Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife. Library Journal. 18 January 2013.

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