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1306: 31: 313:. The imprint publishes titles by African-American authors and illustrators, for readers of all ages. Millner describes her imprint as "a love letter to children of color who deserve to see their beauty and humanity in the most remarkable form of entertainment on the planet: books." In 2017, while still under Agate/Bolden, the imprint published the children's book 95:(born October 21, 1968) is an American author, editor, television and podcast host, and journalist. She has authored more than 30 books, including six New York Times best sellers. She is the creator and director of Denene Millner Books, an imprint of 1223: 1168: 1389: 1409: 1404: 1215: 1419: 1414: 764: 961: 281:
podcast that uses "art, culture, and entertainment to explore the beauty and humanity of blackness," and served as executive producer on the made-for-TV movie
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for Best Children's Literature. Following the move to Simon and Schuster, the imprint published a number of acclaimed books including
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Millner has written and collaborated on over 30 books of fiction, non-fiction, and youth literature including co-authoring six
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What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know About Sex: The Real Deal on Passion, Loving, and Intimacy (with Nick Chiles)
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Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment (
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Warrior Code: 11 Principles to Unleash the Badass Inside of You (Tee Marie Hanible with Denene Millner)
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What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know: The Real Deal on Love and Relationships (with Nick Chiles)
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with her own imprint, Denene Millner Books. Three years later, Millner moved the imprint to
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My Brother Charlie (Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete with Denene Millner)
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that focuses on issues affecting black women. Millner's multigenerational epic novel,
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Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (2020)
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Never Make the Same Mistake Twice: Lessons on Love and Life Learned the Hard Way (
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Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know (with Nick Chiles)
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My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
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The Sistahs' Rules: Secrets for Meeting, Getting, and Keeping a Good Black Man
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My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
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best sellers. In 2007, Millner wrote the novelization of the screenplay for
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recipient of a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor Book award and
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by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (2020)
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Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man (
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by Markette Sheppard, illustrated by Cathy Ann Johnson (2020)
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Little Satchmo (Sharon Preston-Folta with Denene Millner)
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by Markette Sheppard, illustrated by Charly Palmer (2020)
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Madam C.J. Walker Builds a Business (Rebel Girls Series)
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by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James (2017)
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was turned into a movie on the Lifetime network, called
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Believing in Magic (Cookie Johnson with Denene Millner)
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by Dorothea Taylor, illustrated by Charly Palmer (2020)
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What Goes Around: A Hotlanta Novel (with Mitzi Miller)
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If Only You Knew: A Hotlanta Novel (with Mitzi Miller)
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by Cozbi A. Cabrera, illustrated by the author (2020)
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by Sili Recio, illustrated by Brianna McCarthy (2020)
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Millner's other books include the young adult novel
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named her a top influencer in the parenting sector.
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(25 August 2020). 220:written with Mitzi Miller. In 2015, 137:. She served as Executive Editor at 1425:20th-century African-American women 1385:21st-century American women writers 1247:Simon & Schuster: Me & Mama 990:Gorce, Tammy La (19 January 2018). 805:"Talk about race? Relax, it's o.k." 489:a novel based on the screenplay by 479:a novel based on the screenplay by 1380:People from Islip (town), New York 1190:"Introducing Denene Millner Books" 1161:"Book Deals Week of June 22, 2020" 803:Kershaw, Sarah (19 January 2018). 741:"Introducing Denene Millner Books" 623:Young Adult & Children's Books 425:, with whom she has two children. 341:Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera, 264:and in 2012, the novelization for 14: 1320:Millner's blog on black parenting 913:"The New York Times Best Sellers" 895:"The New York Times Best Sellers" 714:Harris, Janelle (March 6, 2013). 216:; and the three-book teen series 1304: 1069:Dodes, Rachel (10 August 2012). 1400:Novelists from New York (state) 1335:21st-century American novelists 1226:from the original on 2021-01-24 1171:from the original on 2020-07-19 1113:Vaughn, Terri J. (2019-09-21), 594:Around the Way Girl: A Memoir ( 273:In 2019, Millner began hosting 127:Millner was a reporter for the 1350:American young adult novelists 745:simonandschusterpublishing.com 362:Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut 316:Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut 165:(in paperback and hardcover), 1: 404:There's a Dragon in My Closet 968:. 2020-11-08. Archived from 939:. 2020-10-16. Archived from 872:. 2021-02-08. 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Hofstra University
BA
Simon & Schuster
Bay Shore, New York
B.A.
Hofstra University
Associated Press
New York Daily News
Parenting
Forbes
Steve Harvey
Charlie Wilson
Taraji P. Henson
Angela Burt-Murray
Mitzi Miller
Jill Scott
Regina Hall
Eve
Nick Chiles
Essence
Dreamgirls
Sparkle
Georgia Public Broadcasting
St. Martin's Press
Bolden Books
Simon & Schuster
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Newbery Honor
Ezra Jack Keats Book Award

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