Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Period	1985–
Genres	African American, Fiction
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Mary Monroe is a New York Times bestselling African-American fiction author.^[1] 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),^[2] and the series revolved around the characters first introduced in this book.

Biography

Mary Monroe is the third of four children, born in Toxey, Alabama. 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.^[3]

Bibliography

Novels

Kensington Books

1. The Upper Room
2. God Don't Like Ugly
3. Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
4. God Still Don't Like Ugly
5. Red Light Wives
6. In Sheep's Clothing
7. God Don't Play
8. Borrow Trouble
9. Deliver Me From Evil
10. Company We Keep
11. She Had it Coming
12. God Ain't Blind
13. God Ain't Through Yet

References

1. ^ [1]Official Website.
2. ^ [2]African American Literature Book Club
3. ^ [3]Official Website: About Me.

External links

• Mary Monroe's official website
• Facebook: Beverly Barton Official Fan Page
• Twitter: Beverly Barton

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