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Tumika Patrice Cain is an award-winning author, media personality, motivator and publisher. She is also the founder of Say What?? Book Club. Through her weekly radio show, Living Abundantly with Tumika Patrice Cain, she offers practical methods to identify mindsets, patterns, and behaviors that interfere with one’s ability to live the abundant life. An advocate for indie authors, Tumika works tirelessly to level the playing field between traditional publishers, traditionally published authors and indie authors, providing a myriad of opportunities to train, coach, promote and expose their works. Follow Tumika as she hosts the Say What?? Author Spotlights, where she interviews the book club’s featured author of the month.

Her works have been published in a number of magazines, anthologies, newspapers and periodicals.  She is the author of the award-winning novel, Season of Change (2012); After the Rain…a Poetry Collective (2014); On the Pulse of Morning (Winter 2015); and The Heart of a Woman (Winter 2015). Tumika is a contributing writer for BLOG and PEN’Ashe Magazines.

Michelle Cuttino is the “Queen of Plus-Size Fiction,” and serves as a freelance writer, plus-size blogger, book coach, motivational speaker, and talk radio host. Cuttino is the author of “Love & Happiness” and the “Me & Mrs. Jones" eBook series. Cuttino will be part of an erotica anthology under Zane’s Strebor/Simon & Schuster imprint set to release in 2015. Her mission is to publish content written by and geared towards the plus-size population. Contact and read more about her at MichelleCuttino.com.

Barbara Williams, aka Purple Barbi, has a very active imagination, and has been writing ever since she could remember. She was born an Army brat, in Frankfurt, Germany, and has also called Oklahoma, Virginia, Kansas and South Carolina home.

This is Your Vagina is her debut release. The book is the first in the “Purple Barbi” series, which is her short story compilation.

Michelle "Big Body" Cuttino is the Queen of Plus-Size Fiction, and serves as a book coach, motivational speaker, and talk radio host. She is the author of “Love & Happiness” and the “Me & Mrs. Jones” eBook series, and will be part of an erotica anthology under Zane’s Strebor/Simon & Schuster imprint set to release in 2015. Cuttino’s mission is to publish content written by and geared towards the plus-size population. You can read more about her at MichelleCuttino.com.

Writing has been Michelle Cuttino’s passion since grade school, and she is also an avid reader. Cuttino grew tired of books centered on handsome, chiseled men, and long-haired, fair-skinned women who were thin, but very shapely. That wasn't her reality. Since she couldn’t find novels with characters who mirrored those in her daily surroundings, she decided to create them herself. Her mission is to publish content written by and geared towards the plus-size population. Join me in welcoming the self-proclaimed "Queen of Plus-Size Fiction," Michelle Cuttino, who will give us the skinny on the representation of plus-size women in fiction.

Michelle "Big Body" Cuttino and Stephanie "Big Sexy" Adkins bring you The My Big Girl Panties Show. A Show dedicated to embracing, enlightening and empowering the plus-size population. 

Our spotlight guest is Indie Love. Love hails from Virginia Beach, VA but currently resides on the outskirts of Dallas, TX. She is a wife and the mother of five. Her family is her motivation and helping people is her passion in life. She is the author of the upcoming novel, Thirsty Chicks, and the novella, Marquise: Carlita’s Conte. Love is an entrepreneur, who helps brand and market others. She currently has a list of fifteen clients, including bestselling authors and music labels. She also edits, proofreads and assists new authors with self- publishing.

Lesa Tondylear Heard is the author of A Tear From A Black Rainbow. It’s a gripping tale that deals with love, abuse, parenthood, and emotional turmoil. Lesa is a mother, author and motivator. She currently resides in the Detroit area, and loves giving back to her community. Her passion for writing started young and she can't see herself doing anything else.

Michelle "Big Body" Cuttino is the Queen of Plus-Size Fiction, and serves as a book coach, motivational speaker, and talk radio host. She is the author of “Love & Happiness” and the “Me & Mrs. Jones” eBook series, and will be part of an erotica anthology under Zane’s Strebor/Simon & Schuster imprint set to release in 2015. Cuttino’s mission is to publish content written by and geared towards the plus-size population. You can read more about her at www.MichelleCuttino.com.

World AIDS Day, observed on December 1 every year, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and commemorate people who have died. If you understand how HIV is transmitted, how it can be prevented, and the reality of living wih HIV today, you can use this knowledg to take care of your health and the health of others. You will also help ensure that everyone living with HIV is treated fairly, and with respect and understanding.

November's show will feature the book, One Family's AIDS, by host, J'son M. Lee. One Family’s AIDS is the story of Gene Alexander McCoy - a young, educated African-American man who finds himself in a race for time to make peace with his family and God upon being diagnosed with HIV. The story, told from four different perspectives, chronicles Gene's life as he confronts such issues as HIV/AIDS, family, abandonment and homophobia. With the help of his over-bearing mother, a nurturing grandmother, and an uncle who doesn't feel comfortable talking about Gene's sexuality or disease, we learn the complexities of love and relationships, the damaging results of fear and shame, and how the relentless quest for the truth ultimately leads us back to each other.

Our guest host will be Levon Putney, News Anchor/Reporter at WCBS 880 News.

Bengy Sherman is a husband and father, who has recently released his debut novel, A Hustler’s Coalition (GMB). After two prison terms, and numerous stints in jail, this 33-year-old young man is living proof that you can manifest your dreams into a reality. Sherman is published under the Delphine Publications imprint, and has many more urban fiction novels coming your way.

Tina A. Swain has been in private practice with her company, Swain Therapy & Counseling, LLC for over twelve years. Tina is a speaker, licensed counselor, and life and relationship coach. She is the owner of Imani Publishing which publishes inspirational, self-help, and children’s books. Tina is also the author of two books—Rebirth and Rejoice, about reinventing yourself from the inside out focusing on spiritual growth and development, and How To Be Happy and Successfully Single, which is a guide to purposeful singleness.

Michelle "Big Body" Cuttino and Stephanie "Big Sexy" Adkins bring you The My Big Girl Panties Show. A Show dedicated to embracing, enlightening and empowering the plus-size population. 

Our spotlight guest is Tina A. Swain. Tina A. Swain has been in private practice with her company, Swain Therapy & Counseling, LLC for over twelve years. Tina is a speaker, licensed counselor, and life and relationship coach. She is the owner of Imani Publishing which publishes inspirational, self-help, and children’s books. Tina is also the author of two books—Rebirth and Rejoice, about reinventing yourself from the inside out focusing on spiritual growth and development, and How To Be Happy and Successfully Single, which is a guide to purposeful singleness.

Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that begins in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is the soft tissue in the center of the bones, where blood cells are produced. The term leukemia means white blood. White blood cells (leukocytes) are used by the body to fight infections and other foreign substances. In 2005, Sharnel Williams’ second son was diagnosed with Leukemia, and passed away from the disease days after his twelfth birthday. Sharnel Williams decided to share her son's story with the world in her novel, What Do A Mother Do?.