Travis Hunter

Travis Hunter

A native of Florence, South Carolina, Travis Hunter is the author of six novels of urban fiction. As an author, songwriter, motivational speaker and father, Travis self-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 2000 Book Expo America in Chicago, 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 the U.S. Army, he attended Clark Atlanta University and subsequently enrolled in Georgia 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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