Parker Publishing was established by seasoned industry professionals, and targets the ever-expansive market of books by and about African-Americans.
Making its debut in November 2006, Parker Publishing is
seeking to earn a reputation with the reading public and in the publishing
industry as a house that produces quality books that are fresh, relevant,
entertaining, educational and uplifting. They have acquired authors of African
American fiction with long-running bestsellers; including
L.A. Banks,
Beverly Jenkins, Maureen
Smith, and Angie Daniels; and respected African American cultural critics and
scholars including Gwendolyn Pough, Ph.D., author of Check It While I Wreck It:
Black Womanhood, Hip Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere; Elaine Richardson,
Ph.D. author of African American Literacies, and Adam Banks, Ph.D., author of
Race, Rhetoric, and Technology: Searching For Higher Ground.
Everyday, the family of writers at Parker Publishing grows in talent, scope and
commitment that is sure to impact the publishing industry and cement a bright
and exciting future for writers and readers alike.
