- Travis Hunter
A native of
Florence, South Carolina , Travis Hunter is theauthor of six novels ofurban fiction . As anauthor ,songwriter ,motivational speaker and father, Travisself-published his first novel, The Hearts of Men,cite news|last=Kirkpatrick|first =David D|title= Cashing In on Black Readers; Book Niche Is Seen Keeping Writers Outside the Mainstream|work=New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=2001-06-16|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE2DC103BF935A25754C0A9679C8B63|accessdate=2008-04-15] in 2000 through his own company, Jimrose Publishing House. After shopping that book during the 2000Book Expo America inChicago , Hunter received an offer from Random House, Inc. The Hearts of Men was re-released through their Strivers Row/Villard division in May 2001. Since then, Hunter has received great success with five more novels; Married but still Looking, Trouble Man, A One Woman Man, Something to Die For and his latest release, A Family Sin.Having been raised in
Philadelphia, Pa . Hunter is "a veteran of theU.S. Army , he attendedClark Atlanta University and subsequently enrolled inGeorgia State University where he majored in Psychology." [ [http://www.travishunter.com Travis Hunter ] ]Hunter and his son, RaShaad, currently resides outside of
Atlanta, Georgia . As the founder of the "Hearts of Men Foundation" he mentors underprivileged children. [http://www.travishunter.com/foundation] Hunter is also currently an active board member of "Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium". [ [http://www.b2bls.com/index.html Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium ] ]Works
*The Hearts Men (May 2001, Random House)
*Married But Still Looking (June 2003, Random House)
*Troubled Man(August 2003, Villard)
*A One Woman Man (June 2004, One World/Ballantine)
*Something to Die For (October 2006, One World/Ballantine)
*A Family Sin (September 2007, One World/Ballantine)References
External links
* [http://www.travishunter.com Travis Hunter homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/traviswrites Travis Hunter Myspace Page]
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