Nikki Turner (author)
Nikki Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | North Carolina Central University |
| Genre | Urban fiction |
| Website | |
| web | |
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".[3]
Bibliography
- A Project Chick (2003)
- The Glamorous Life: A Novel (2005)[5]
- Riding Dirty on I-95: A Novel (2006)[6]
- Death Before Dishonor (2007)
- Black Widow: A Novel (2008)
- Street Chronicles Girls in the Game (2008)
- Christmas in the Hood (2008)[7]
- Ghetto Superstar: A Novel (2009)[8]
- Relapse: A Novel (2010)[9]
- Natural Born Hustler (2010)[10]
- A Woman's Work (2011)[11]
- A Project Chick II (2013)
- The Glamorous Life 2 (2013)
- The Banks Sisters (2015)
- Carl Weber's Kingpins: MIam (2015)[12]
Girls from Da Hood
- Girls from Da Hood (2006)
- Tales from da Hood (2006)
- Girls From Da Hood 2 (2008)
- Girls from da Hood 4 (2010)
Hustler's Wife series
- A Hustler's Wife (2002)
- Forever a Hustler's Wife: A Novel (2008)[13]
- 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
- Unique (2014)
- Unique II: Betrayal (2012)
- Unique III: Revenge (2012)
- Unique IV: Love & Lies (2013)
- Unique V: Secrets Revealed (2014)
- Always Unique (2014, collects stories I - V)
References
- ^ "Queen Of Hip Hop Lit: Nicki Turner !!!". Juicy Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Literatura das ruas sai dos guetos dos EUA". Terra.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ a b "A way to get her message out". Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "STRONG WORDS FOR A HIP-HOP NOVELIST". Sun Sentinel. May 28, 2006. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: The Glamorous Life". Booklist. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: Riding Dirty on I-95". Booklist. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "BOOK REVIEW: Christmas in the Hood". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: Ghetto Superstar". Booklist. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "The Word on Street Lit". Library Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Nikki Turner's Natural Born Hustler". Black Star News. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "GRIOT - "Nikki Turner Presents Street Chronicles: A Woman's Work"". Washington Informer. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Carl Weber's Kingpins: Miami - Kindle edition by Nikki Turner. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "Review: Forever a Hustler's Wife". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "'Heartbreak' can be addictive". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife". Library Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
External links
- Official website[archived]