Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, are co-authors of three bestselling novels-- Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, Far From the Tree and their newest release, Better Than I Know Myself.

Donna and Virginia, best friends for more than two decades, met as plus size models vying for the same assignments. They were both featured in catalogs, ads, magazines and made national television appearances. Their modeling careers led to the opportunity to collaborate on a fashion newsletter, Great Dimensions, which eventually resulted in the chance to a create and launch Maxima, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women, where Virginia was editor-in-chief and Donna the managing editor. When publication of Maxima ceased, Virginia and Donna realized they had forged a creative partnership that shouldn't end because the magazine did. So instead of looking for "real jobs" they decided to try writing a book together.

The result, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, was a critical success, an Essence Bestseller, as are all three of their books, won the Merit Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and the Book of the Year Award from the Blackboard Bestseller List. More than that, it hit an emotional nerve
with thousands of readers who continue to write to Virginia and Donna years after the book's publication. Far From the Tree became a New York Times Bestseller, and Better Than I Know Myself received two Open Book Awards, spent six months as an Essence Bestseller, and been included on the Best African American Fiction of 2004 lists of both Borders and WaldenBooks.
DeBerry and Grant are currently working on their next novel, a sequel to Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made.

Please visit Virginia and Donna's website:
www.deberryandgrant.com

Born Obianuju Nnama, Uju is a woman of splendour. Growing up in a muticultural environment that took her from Lagos to Lome to Abidjan, Uju is known for her love for diversity, culture and people. She received a bachelors in Microbiology at Michigan State University(MSU), where she continued on to get a Masters in Epidemiology(Public Health). Currently a medical student at MSU, her passion and diligence have been seen in her recent medical mission trips to Nigeria and Ghana, where she went as part of the Doctors for a United Medical Missions team.
These trips renewed her quest in medicine and life, and was an awakening experience, she realized that giving back was not an option, it is a requirement. She aspires to become a physician with a mission to help the underserved communities both here in the US, the African continent and the African diaspora. Her hobbies are writing poetry, traveling, learning new cultures, African history, music and basketball.

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