Eryka Parker

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Biography of Eryka Parker

Eryka Parker is a book coach and award-winning developmental editor at Legacy Book Coaching & Consulting. Eryka enjoys helping writers with diverse perspectives tell stories the world needs to hear. She has spoken to audiences at the University of Michigan College of Medicine, the Cleveland Leadership Center’s “Empower” youth program, and a host of local organizations on brand management and authentic storytelling in marketing. She was also recognized by Who’s Who in Black Cleveland for her community outreach writing program.

Eryka Parker is an avid reader, women’s contemporary novelist, and freelance journalist for Indie Author Magazine. She blogs on self-care and emotional intimacy under the pen name Zariah L. Banks whose debut novel, Beauty Beheld (Eparke Press, March 23, 2023).

Learn more at Eryka Parker’s official website.


Eryka Parker has Written 12 Book Review(s) for AALBC.com
  1. Womanish Theology: Discovering God Through the Lens of Black Girlhood by Khristi Lauren Adams
  2. Breaking The Blank by Dwayne Lawson-Brown and Rebecca BishopHall
  3. Burial Ground by Glenda R. Taylor
  4. Dying Eyes Don’t Lie by Keith Mosley
  5. My Divine Natural Hair: Inspiration & Tips to Love & Care for Your Crown by Shelia Burlock, Sylvia Burlock, and Melissa Burlock
  6. No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Helps Us Heal by Liz Walker
  7. Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America by Monique Rainford
  8. Sunshine on the Crooked Road by Ndirangu Githaiga
  9. The Love Habit: Daily Self-Care Practices for a Happier Life and Healthier Relationships by Rainie Howard
  10. The Wanderers by Mphuthumi Ntabeni
  11. Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley
  12. White Boy/Black Girl: What Our Differences Can Teach Us, One Honest Conversation at a Time by Adaeze and Chad Brinkman