I’ve also written contemporary romantic suspense, young adult, and women’s fiction.ģ) Where do you draw your inspiration from for the stories that you manage to weave together and the characters that you create?

I primarily write historical romance, told through an African-American gaze. What I love most about writing though is being able to create the stories I want to read.Ģ) Can you tell us a little about your book(s) and where our readers can find out more about them and you? All my dreams were tied to working in a library. I had no dreams of being a writer though. In the fourth grade I was the editor of my elementary school newspaper, and dabbled in writing short stories and poems into my teen years. If you would like to be notified when Beverly Jenkins has new releases, events, and other news, sign up for her newsletter at 1) First, I want to thank you for taking the time to do this interview with me! When did you know that writing is what you were called to do? What is it about being a writer that you love the most? Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR.

She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance.

Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins