Whitney Houston Rebounds With New M... Jul 27, 2009
Based on bestselling writer Terry McMillan s novel by the same name, the movie was a runaway hit and pulled in more than $70 million at the box office. Whitney, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Patti Labelle, Faith Evans, Chante Moore, Shanna, SWV, TLC, For Real and Aretha Franklin sang on the soundtrack. (Suite101.com)
Author E. Lynn Harris Dies At Age 54 Jul 27, 2009
He had unprecedented success for an openly gay black author and his strength as a romance writer led some to call him the "male Terry McMillan.". In 15 years, Harris became the genre's most successful author, penning 11 titles, ten of them New York Times bestsellers. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Obituaries in the news Jul 25, 2009
He had unprecedented success for an openly gay black author and his strength as a romance writer led some to call him the "male Terry McMillan.". He went on to mainstream success with works such as the novel "Love of My Own" and the memoir "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." The last book Harris published, "Basketball Jones," focused on a hidden relationship between a successful business professional in New Orleans and an NBA star. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Oracle Group Announces The NAACP Centennial Author Pavilion Themed '100 Years, 100 Authors' in New York City July 13 - July 15, 2009 Jul 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The NAACP Centennial Author Pavilion welcomes national bestselling authors Diahann Carroll, Hill Harper, Chris Gardner, Tiki Barber, Terry McMillan, Carl Weber, Chef Jeff Henderson, Stephen L. Carter, Dr. Dorothy Height, Sharon Draper and Walter Mosley to New York City to Celebrate 100 Years of Bold Dreams and Big Victories. The NAACP Author Centennial Author Pavilion Themed "100 Years, 100 Authors" will bring an exciting mix of national, bestselling and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lost in translation: The Spanish-language puzzle Jun 1, 2009
They debate the need, or the possibility, of a single breakthrough book with the impact of Terry McMillan s Waiting to Exhale, which sold millions in the 1990s and awakened the industry to the size of the African-American market. And they wonder whether immigrants are more eager to learn English than to read in Spanish. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bismarck: Snow's repercussions continue in the fields May 9, 2009
Instead of planting a new crop this spring, farmers like Terry McMillan are still waiting to cut down standing stalks and finish last year's harvest. "We got some corn down - we went out in March and combined a few days," said McMillan, who was unable to harvest about 1,200 acres of corn last year on his Wimbledon-area farm in eastern North Dakota. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
CONNIE BRISCOE PROFILE May 7, 2009
Like Terry McMillan with her 1992 sensation Waiting to Exhale, Briscoe introduced America to an invisible woman people like Briscoe. Instead of the abused, impoverished heroines of novels such as Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Briscoe's page-turner starred middle-class black overachievers who were hungry for love and the American dream. (USA Today -- Life)
Water remains issue blocking Clyburn Center Apr 29, 2009
President Dr. George Cooper announced that author Terry McMillan will be the commencement speaker at next month s graduation ceremony. She has written such novels as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
N.D. planting season will be tricky Mar 22, 2009
LOADING Mar 22, 2009 - 04:05:15 CDT By BLAKE NICHOLSON Associated Press Writer Terry McMillan is eager to get in his tractor and start seeding his fields this spring. But the Wimbledon-area farmer first has to finish his fall harvest. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
