Denene Millner
AALBC.com and #1 New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner, a mom and a writer, provides witty, engaging, mom-to-mom advice on ethics and etiquette in everything from childrearing and marriage to work and friendship for Parenting magazine. Millner is also the founder and editor of MyBrownBaby.com, an award-winning, critically-acclaimed blog that examines parenting and motherhood through the lens of a multi-cultural experience. She is a contributing editor for Essence, and writes articles for a plethora of magazines and websites, including Health, Entertainment Weekly, Heart & Soul, Money, Ebony, Dove.com, Unilever’s “Don’t Fret the Sweat” tween advice site, iVillage Health, and iVillage’s Momtourage, among others.
She is also the author or co-author 25+ books; she co-authored with
comedian Steve Harvey the advice book “Act
Like A Lady, Think Like A Man,” which debuted No. 1 on the New York
Times Best Seller’s list and named by Nielsen the top selling nonfiction
book of 2009. She also penned the best-selling advice book series, “What
Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know,” and the novels, “Love Don’t Live Here
Anymore,” "In Love & War," and, “A Love Story,” each co-authored with her
husband, Nick Chiles; the novel, "The Vow," named one of Borders Best of
2005 and optioned by Lifetime Television; the novelization of the Academy
Award-winning movie, “Dreamgirls,” and; the three-book teen series,
“Hotlanta.” She also wrote “Never Make the Same Mistake Twice” for the Real
Housewives of Atlanta star Nene Leakes, and served as an editorial
consultant for Holly Robinson Peete’s new children’s book, “My Brother
Charlie.” Millner’s book, "Miss You, Mina," is the first in the
26-book Scholastic Candy Apple book series to feature an African American
main character.
The former political reporter and entertainment journalist lives in the Atlanta area with her husband, their two daughters, son and an adorable Goldendoodle named Teddy.
Learn more at Denene Millner’s official website
