Mary Monroe
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Mary Monroe is a New York Times bestselling African-American fiction author
. Her first novel, The Upper Room, was published by St. Martin's Press
in 1985. She is best known for her novel, God Don't Like Ugly (originally published by Dafina Books in the fall of 2000), and the series revolved around the characters first introduced in this book.
. She spent the first part of her life in Alabama and Ohio, moving to Richmond, California
in 1973. Successful author and mother of two children, Mary currently resides in Oakland, where she continues to write bestselling novels.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. Her first novel, The Upper Room, was published by St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
in 1985. She is best known for her novel, God Don't Like Ugly (originally published by Dafina Books in the fall of 2000), and the series revolved around the characters first introduced in this book.
Biography
Mary Monroe is the third of four children, born in Toxey, AlabamaToxey, Alabama
Toxey is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 152.-Geography:Toxey is located at 31°54'49.118" North, 88°18'30.485" West .According to the U.S...
. She spent the first part of her life in Alabama and Ohio, moving to Richmond, California
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
in 1973. Successful author and mother of two children, Mary currently resides in Oakland, where she continues to write bestselling novels.
Kensington Books
- The Upper Room
- God Don't Like Ugly
- Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
- God Still Don't Like Ugly
- Red Light Wives
- In Sheep's Clothing
- God Don't Play
- Borrow Trouble
- Deliver Me From Evil
- Company We Keep
- She Had it Coming
- God Ain't Blind
- God Ain't Through Yet