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About the Author (The Life Of a Hustler)
Allow me to introduce you to one of the hardest working hustlers
in urban lit…
J.M. Benjamin is an Award Winning and Essence Best
Selling author hailing from out of Plainfield, New Jersey. In
2006, he quickly emerged in the fast growing genre of Urban
Literature, making his presence felt with his freshman novel
Down In The Dirty, published by Flowers In Bloom Publishing.
Ironically, having spent more than half his life in the streets
and a substantial amount of time incarcerated, J.M. Benjamin s
only credential as a street tale story teller is simply his own
first hand experience and knowledge of what the streets consist
of.
J.M. Benjamin's upbringing provided him with
the necessary tools he now uses in his work to capture and
display the reality and horrors of the streets world-wide. He
became a motivational speaker after numerous of articles were
featured on his life story as an ex-inmate turned author,
sharing his experiences and knowledge of the streets at various
high and junior schools, colleges, probation and religious
programs for the youth, institutions for incarcerated men and
women, and urban communities throughout his travels, in hopes to
make a difference.
His accomplishments as an author have been
recognized in The New York Times, The Courier News, The Herald
News, and many more. JOLIE magazine ranked J.M. s freshman novel
Down in The Dirty as #2 hottest summer read. He was nominated
for BEST NEW Breakout Author Of The Year and Best Street Novel
Of The Year 2006 by the African American Literary Awards, which,
he won for Best Street fiction of the Year. He was nominated in
two categories and won for Best Street Lit at the Chicago Black
Authors & Books Award hosted by Infini Promoters. His book Down
in The Dirty was featured on the Wendy Williams Experience Book
club as the book of the month for July 2006 and was voted the #1
Urban Book out of the Top 10 Street Lit novels sponsored by The
Writer s Inn. All of this in under a years time after being
released from federal prison.
In Feb. 2007, J.M. Benjamin released his
sophomore novel My Manz And Em independently under Real
Edutainment Publishing, which he is founder and co-owner of. He
was nominated for Best Street Fiction again at The AALA for his
second novel. In September of 2007, he partnered up with a
friend and opened a music and book store, where his third novel,
an Essence Best Seller (May 08) and Black Expression (April 08)
favorite, Ride Or Die Chick book release party was held. Six
months later J.M. and partner opened up a larger music and books
store downtown in his hometown of Plainfield NJ (144 East Front
Street).
In October 2007, J.M.Benjamin ventured out
into a another arena of the literary world, trying his hand at
street distribution for authors and independent publishers
alike, becoming responsible for some of your favorite street lit
novels gracing the tables and stores of your local street
vendors and African American book stores. Ultimately, J.M.’s
consistent and quality work ethics landed him an opportunity to
become a part of a new distribution company, Alliance Book Group
and recently he recently launched a new independent publishing
company himself, signing six new and known authors to A New
Quality Publishing.
From the time he wakes up til the time he
steals 3-4 hours rest, J.M.’s day consists of hustling. “A gotta
new product,” he says. “And I can push it to the whole world now
without going to prison.”
You can reach J.M. at:
A New Quality Publishing
P.O.Box 589
Plainfield NJ 07061
Myspace.com/jmbenjamin_author |
Real Edutainment Books &
Music N Motion
144 East Front St
Plainfield NJ 07060 |
Heaven & Earth (Coming Winter 09)
Ride Or Die
Chick 2
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Paperback: 242 pages
Publisher: Flowers In Bloom Publishing (May 19, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979861411
ISBN-13: 978-0979861413
Read the prologue & the first three chapters
Teflon Jackson has nothing else to live for
according to her. Having lost the only man she ever truly loved
to the streets of Virginia and a child she does not know is dead
or alive, she is undecided on whether she herself should
continue to ride out her current predicament or end her life and
meet up with her other half, that is until she is given another
reason to go on living.
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Ride or Die Chick [With Earphones]
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Richard Robinson a.k.a. Richie Gunz, the
father of Treacherous Freemen, finds a way to reach out to
Teflon while finishing up his last 10 years in federal prison
for armed robbery. Instantly the two form a father- daughter
relationship thicker then thieves from behind prison walls that
transcend onto the other side.
Upon his release Richie makes a promise to
Teflon vowing to find the whereabouts of his grandchild and do
everything in his power to aid her in her present situation
despite the fact that he has not been on the streets of Virginia
in nearly 3 decades.
After a chain of events occur Richie Gunz
thoughts are altered causing him to think about resorting back
to the only life he has ever known. Will he sustain and maintain
his freedom or succumb and give the streets of Virginia hell for
a second time risking it all.
Teflon has been given a second chance
after surviving the amount of time she has served thus far.
After trying to live according to the way society deems fit and
failing she realizes that she can only be who she is. Will her
way be product or will she too give up by choosing death over
life here on earth by becoming a ride or die chick again.
Down In The
Dirty
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Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: Flowers in Bloom Publishing; 1st Pbk. Ed edition
(February 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0970819161
ISBN-13: 978-0970819161
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Childhood friends, Keisha, Trisha, Tasha and Teefa quickly learn
how to use their beauty and sexual prowess to manipulate men.
Each woman has suffered abuse at the hand of a man, and decide
to make a life-long pact. These gorgeous, but scandalous women
turn the tables by making any man that cross their path pay for
their womanizing behavior; especially if their not from the
Dirty.
These women don't know the definition of Southern Hospitality,
and when these out-of-towners come to North Carolina for a
visit, they receive a painful dose of reality. After pulling
several heists and practically getting away with murder, these
ruthless and cold hearted women will stop at nothing to get what
they want until...one of them begins to fall for her prey. She
attempts to alter the groups original plans, which could expose
their true identities leading to possible imprisonment.
The battle between love and loyalty are on the line in Down In
the Dirty. As you fasten your seatbelts, prepare for this trip
down I-95 South and enjoy the sites, you will find out what lies
ahead and just how hot it really gets Down In the Dirty.
My Manz And 'Em
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Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Real Edutainment Publishing L.L.C.; 1st edition
(February 14, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097919900X
ISBN-13: 978-0979199004
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Growing up in the West Second street housing projects, in
Plainfield, New Jersey, Malik Jones has based his life and
reputation in the streets on loyalty. The son of a hustler, yet
fatherless, he is raised by a single, working, mother of three.
Malik's life is impacted by these circumstances as he easily
become influenced by his surroundings at a young age. Teaming up
with neighborhood friends, Malik climbs the criminal ladder,
gaining instant status in the streets. Now a seasoned veteran in
the game, Malik is ready to take he and his crew to the top
until he is taught a valueable lesson. After an inevitable
prison sentence, finding himself and religion, Malik is
returning to the streets with the intent of climbing a new
ladder and taking a better path then before. With a new outlook
on life, in the process, Malik is even able to discover real
love. But as with anything else in life, you must crawl before
you can walk. See what Malik Jones is faced with as he struggles
to crawl in a world where it seems the deck is stacked against
him...Especially after he runs back into his Manz And 'Em!
Ride Or Die
Chick
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Hardcover: 212 pages
Publisher: Flowers in Bloom Publishing (2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0739494112
ISBN-13: 978-0739494110
Treacherous Freeman was never given a fair chance in life from
the day he was born. Never having the opportunity to know his
biological mother, he was raised by his father, who happened to
be a notorious gangster. Deprived of a normal childhood, his
father educated him on what awaited him on the streets of
Virginia. When the time comes for Treacherous to make some
sudden decisions, he has no idea they will land him in the very
place that he is trying to avoid. Teflon Jackson is a beautiful
woman who is the end result of a horrible union. Having a loving
mother who was a prostitute and a pimp for a father, Teflon's
childhood was far from a fairytale. Bearing witness to the
abusive relationship between her parents, Teflon was determined
not to follow her mothers footsteps. Tragedy strikes and Teflon
finds herself having to utilize all of the tricks that her
mother taught her after she is forced into the streets to fend
for herself. Years later, Treacherous and Teflon's paths cross.
What starts out as a potentially bad situation genuinely
blossoms into a bond that becomes unbreakable. Ride or Die
Chick, The Story of Treacherous and Teflon is about two people
who come from nothing and are willing to sacrifice anything to
gain everything. This is a modern day tale of Bonnie & Clyde and
built on a love that is stronger than that of Romeo and Juliet.
A bonafide gangster, Treacherous is confident that he can't
lose, as long as he has his ride or die chick!
On The Run With
Love
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Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: A New Quality Publishing; first edition (July 4,
2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981775608
ISBN-13: 978-0981775609
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
Freddie Holmes could've wrote the book on How to Be A Player.
With his good looks, gift of gab, his Jersey swag, and ability
to put it down in the bedroom, his only source of income is the
women he manipulates. But after meeting Simone, his new fiance,
he decides to hang up his womanizing gloves, so he says, but not
before his past catches up to him. Slug is a stick up kid/
hustler from the dirty south. After losing his drug connect, he
uses his trip to New Jersey for a funeral as an opportunity to
link up with his cousin Freddie in hopes of finding a new
supplier. Freddie wants to show his cousin a good time, Jersey
style, while he's visiting, only he chooses the wrong
place-wrong time to do so. At the end of the night, two people
are left in their on blood, one, the younger brother of a known
drug dealer, the other, a cop. Freddie is forced to make some
quick decisions. To evade his situation he takes his cousin up
on his offer, relocates to North Carolina, and changes his
profession, but not without his soon to be wife Simone. Simone
gives up everything to go on the run with her man, all in the
name of love, and gets a dose of reality. She had no idea what
she had signed up for as she takes a good look at her life with
Freddie. See how Freddie Holmes learns the hard way that you can
run but you can't hide forever...
From
Incarceration 2 Incorporation
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by J.M. Benjamin & Randy Kearse
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: A New Quality Publishing; First edition (January 27,
2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981775640
ISBN-13: 978-0981775647
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
From Incarceration 2 Incorporation is about the
powerful journeys of two men who once lived lifestyles which
send too many young men and women to prison or the graveyard. It
is a heart-felt story about how two individuals refused to let
society dictate their future in spite of their past.
J.M. Benjamin, once considered a threat to his
community served over 12 years total in state and federal
prison. Randy Kearse, called a menace to society by the judge
who gave him 15 years in federal prison served 13 years, 6
months, and 2 days. Combined they have given the system nearly
30 years of their lives. Meeting months prior to their release
from confinement, they both possessed a strong determination,
passion, and drive to succeed. With statistics showing that 1 in
3 ex-offenders will return to prison within three years after
being released, Mr. Benjamin and Mr. Kearse vowed not to become
a part of that statistic. Now, merely three years out of prison
themselves, these men have proven that SUCCESS is attainable
after incarceration.
Menace
II Society (anthology)
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Al Saadiq Banks, Mark Anthony, Crystal
Lacey Winslow, and Isadore Johnson (foreword by
Shannon Holmes)
ISBN: 0971702179
Format: Paperback, 288pp
Publisher: Melodrama Publishing
Cagney
& Lacey, Crystal
Lacey Winslow
When two felons growing
up on opposite coasts meet—the attraction is magnetic. When
Lacey’s past comes back to haunt her—Cagney’s love is put to
the test. Will Cagney ride or die for his lady? Just like a
modern day Bonnie and Clyde, these two embark on a killing
spree in their quest to leave the past behind. Lace is also
the Essence bestselling author of Life,
Love & Loneliness and The
Criss Cross. She also collaborated on an
Essence and Blackboard bestselling novel, Four
Degrees of Heat and
a contributor in the novel, Kiss
the Year Goodbye. She’s
just completed her third novel, Sex,
Sin & Brooklyn II. Lace is the founder of Melodrama
Books & Things and Melodrama
Publishing which
published the #1 Essence bestselling novel, Wifey.
Walk
with Me, Al-Saadiq
Banks
Newark, New Jersey is eager to get rid of the infamous,
Miracle. A predicate with a long list of felonious crimes.
When he’s arrested for the brutal murders of his two
co-defendants, he realized that his life is over. Walk with
Me by Al-Saadiq Banks walks you through the seemingly dark
life of Miracle, capturing the ironic circumstance of being
in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Al-Saadiq Banks is a resident of Newark,
New Jersey and the author of bestselling novels No Exit,
Block Party, Sincerely Yours and Caught ’em Slippin’. The
founder of True 2 Life Productions, he is currently working
on his fifth novel, Block Party 2.
Snake
Eyes, Mark
Anthony
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. That’s the
old adage in the ’hood. But what happens when your friend is
your enemy? All hell breaks loose in Snake Eyes. Mark
Anthony weaves a dramatic street tale that will leave you on
the edge of your seat!
Mark Anthony is the Essence bestselling author of Paper
Chasers, Dogism and his newly released page-turner, Lady’s
Night. He is a resident of Queens, New York and the founder
of Q-Boro Books.
The
Deceitful; Hunted, Isadore
Johnson
Quawi Ubati’s desperation to hold on to his billion dollar
cocaine empire built by blood and fear has led him to hunt
down two men responsible for the ultimate betrayal. This
notorious Nigerian drug lord unleashes havoc that not even
the powerful F.B.I. could withstand in order to find and
kill these individuals who he once trusted before planning
the ultimate escape. Isadore Johnson is the author of the
rapid selling double street novels, Drug Dealer Part 1 & 2.
He is currently working on his third novel, Snitch.
Keepin’
it Gangsta, J.M.
Benjamin
Keepin’ it Gangsta is the only way the notorious “Dicer”
knows how to live. Feared by many because of his murderous
and infamous reputation, he still finds a soft spot in his
black heart to hold down the only woman that ever truly
loved him. But in true “Dicer” fashion he can only keep it
gangsta! JM Benjamin is the author of Down in the Dirty.
J.M. Benjamin Presents...
Back Stabbers
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: A New Quality Publishing; First edition (December
18, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981775624
ISBN-13: 978-0981775623
Book
Description
Azia Elliston isn t your typical money hungry chick. Hailing
from the streets of Philadelphia PA, the city of brotherly
love, with no assistance from her parents or the system to
help further her education, she decides to see just how much
love she can get from brothers, financially that is. Using
her god-given assets- beauty, brains, and booty, to her
advantage, how could she go wrong she thought. She believed
her side hustle to pay her way through college was
harmless... Until she meets Rashaud Carter, the streets most
deadliest hustler. Allowing greed to overpower her common
sense, she soon gets caught up in a situation only few live
long enough to talk about. Because of envy, Azia finds
herself involved in a treacherous game. Everywhere she turns
there is one back stabber after the other, trying to claw
their way to the top. Old beefs become new ones, and friends
become foes, as tension pollutes the air. Choices are made.
Love or Loyalty- Death or Dishonor. The heat is on as sex,
lies, murder, and betrayal, form a back stabbing circle
leaving one ultimatum at hand... Kill or be killed!
About the Author
Nyema Taylor hails from out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She is the author of the self published novels Love &
Consequences and Deceitful Obsession, published by Dreams 2
Write Publishing, which she is the founder and owner of. Her
style is street savvy, raw, and relatable. She now resides
in the Maryland area where she is currently working on the
sequel to Back Stabbers and an upcoming novel titled Breakin
All The Rules.
Have You Ever...?
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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: A New Quality Publishing; First edition (June 25,
2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981775632
ISBN-13: 978-0981775630
Book
Description
Have you ever met a man you thought had so much potential
you stuck by him, hoping he would be the one? Have you ever
tried to walk away once the reality set in, only to be
seduced, finding yourself back in his arms and bed again?
Have you ever searched for something outside of what you
were used to, and once you found it... You became afraid?
Have you ever had the perfect soul-mate in your life, but
the only flaw was, you were lonely? What depths has
loneliness ever taken you? Have you ever risked it all for a
few moments of pleasure? Have You Ever? Because I Have.
About the Author
FiFi Cureton is from the Elizabeth New Jersey. This New
Jersey native is a full-time working mother of two. Her
freshman novel Sprung, gained her recognition and an
audience in the literary world in 2006. With a strong
passion for and the ability to entertain people with her
writing , Ms. Cureton strives to strengthen her career and
attract more followers of her work as an author with A New
Quality Publishing. She currently resides in Newark New
Jersey where she is completing her third novel, which is a
sequel to her sophomore novel, titled Would You Ever Again?.
Related Links
MySpace.com - J.M BENJAMIN FAN PAGE!!!
http://www.myspace.com/allaboutbenjaminbooks2008
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