Meow meow productions presents by shannon holmes online at alibris. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bmore careful. Sep 28, 2010 essence magazine on true to the game ii. Bmore careful is a novel by shannon holmes that takes place in baltimore, maryland. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Pin by shelia on urban fiction book connoisseur best books to. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Teri woods was born in delare and later moved to philadelphia, pa where she worked as a legal secretaryparalegal for eight years in a philadelphia law firm. Join facebook to connect with teri woods and others you may know.
Growing up on the cold, mean, inner city streets of baltimore is netta, leader of an allgirl clique called the pussy pound. Information about the book, bmore careful fiction, paperback, by shannon holmes teri woods publishing, dec 01, 2001 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. She started her own publishing company and successfully made true to the game available to bookstores across the country. Meow meow productions presents by holmes, shannon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click for more detail about deadly reigns ii deadly reigns by teri woods. The first book released by teri woods publishing was bmore careful 2001, a book by prison inmate shannon holmes, which sold more than 20,000 copies in its first week of print and was praised by critics for its forthright and brutal portrayal of violence in the urban jungle. True to the game true to the game trilogy by teri woods. Bmore careful by shannon holmes, audiobook other barnes. This book is amazing, i read it years ago when it first came out and fell inlove with reading novels just like it, all due to bmore careful. The way it is written and the way the characters are described, its just like reading a story written by a friend or someone close to me. Teri woods, author info, published books, bio, photo. Woods s publishing company has sold more than 1 million copies and has generated more than 15 million dollars.
Holmes went on to pen his first novel, bmore careful, which went on to become a urban classic. To get started finding b more careful book by teri woods pu, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. This book is fastpaced, streetsmart, hiphop and ghetto fabulous. True to the game, b more careful, dutch, triangle of sins, rectangle of sins, deadly reigns i and deadly reigns ii has all been featured on the essence bestseller list numerous times collectively. Dec, 2004 former paralegal teri woods also went from selfpublishing her first book, true to the game meowmeow, 1998, to publishing and distributing other authors under the teri woods publishing imprint. Chasing the almighty dollar, netta meets black, a local drug dealer with a deepseated hatred for new yorkers. Reading urban fiction gives me the chance to go into the average african american mind, especially when it comes to urban contemporary type books. Jul 01, 2016 reading urban fiction gives me the chance to go into the average african american mind, especially when it comes to urban contemporary type books. This was my second time reading it and it still made me feel like i was actually watching.
Bmore careful is written in the style of teri woods earlier novel, the name of the game. With no father and a dope fiend for a mother, netta learns at an early age to use her beauty and her body to get the things she wants, money, cars, and jewelry. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. True to the game, bmore careful, dutch, triangle of sins, rectangle of sins, deadly reigns i and deadly reigns ii has all been featured on the essence bestseller list numerous times collectively.
Woodss publishing company has sold more than 1 million copies and has generated more than 15 million dollars. Teri woods publishing has sold over 1 million copies independently and generated over 15 million dollars in gross revenue. After the completion of bmore careful, shannon holmes sent his book to meow meow productions owned by author, teri woods, who immediately fell in love with the story line. Meow meow productions presents from the worlds largest community of readers. Teri woods publishing distributed by seaburn books availability. Deadly reigns by teri woods 2005, paperback for sale. From teri woods publishing comes ones of the books that started the urban genre phenomenon you would think that nothing positive goes on in baltimore. Read b more careful by shannon holmes available from rakuten kobo. Teri woods is currently considered a single author.
Nevertheless, shannon holmes is an exceptional and talented writer. Teri woods is a top 100 bestselling author making our list 76 times. See all books authored by teri woods, including true to the game, and true to the game ii, and more on. As owner of teri woods publishing, woods published. Bmore careful was a raw and gritty account of what takes place in the life of the streets. We also have many ebooks and user guide is also related with b more careful book by teri woods pu pdf, include. By shannon holmes a gritty street novel bmore careful see more.
In 1998, she began selling handmade copies of the book out of the trunk of her car. Armed with only a ged and the desire to change his life, shannon holmes wrote. Discount prices on books by teri woods, including titles like alibi ii nards revenge. This is book shows nettas life and the life of her closest friend, mimi who also grew up in baltimore. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Teri woods publishing has sold over 1 million copies independently and generated over 15. True to the game, dutch i, dutch ii, deadly reigns i and ii, angel, bmore careful, the adventures of.
The similarities are immediately obvious, and her editing hand is definitely in it. Gena the main character finds herself in true blue love. Bedding chicks is light work for him, but finding a forever queen proves to be a little more challenging. Its the late 1980s, and gena, a young girl from the projects, meets quadir, a millionaire drug dealer, and falls madly in love. Just like the aforementioned writers laid the foundation for him, he went on to blaze a trail for a new generation of urban writers, founding an historic publishing house, and launching. Street lit panel featuring teri woods, shannon holmes, and. True to the game is considered a street classic and for over twenty years has been in the hearts of its readers with a story like no other. Author teri woods signed a 5 book deal in the year 2007, with grand central. This page is automatically generated based on what facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic.
Teri woods books list of books by author teri woods. Buy a cheap copy of bmore careful book by shannon holmes. Mar 12, 2020 after the completion of bmore careful, shannon holmes sent his book to meow meow productions owned by author, teri woods, who immediately fell in love with the story line. Both of them find themselves caught up in a vicious yet seductive world, and learn that success in this game is. The book provides in depth context about a girl who grew up in the projects of baltimore. Books published by teri woods publishing an imprint of teri woods. She worked as a legal secretaryparalegal for eight years in a philadelphia, center city law firm. The third sentence of this book is netta pierced her eyes on a startling event transpiring in her alleyway. From teri woods publishing comes ones of the books that started the urban genre phenomenon. Be careful what you wish for warn the ads for into the woods an apt summary of the movies theme, and also the mindset of many a stephen sondheim fan ever since it was announced. Urban fiction lovers will definitely fall in love with this melodramatic first entry, true to the game by author teri woods. Teri woods, the african american literature book club.
Bmore careful takes sex, lies, and betrayal to the next level in this actionpacked, fastpaced, suspensefilled novel. She has worked as a legal secretaryparalegal for eight years in a philadelphia center city law firm practicing in defense litigation for a national insurance company. Native philadelphian and bestselling author, teri woods began selling handmade copies of her first novel on the street and out of the trunk of her car. Teri woods fatherless and with an addict mother, netta, the leader of the pussy pound, relies on her body and her wiles to survive the harsh streets of birds jacob is need of all the gear and supplies. Read bmore careful by shannon holmes available from rakuten kobo. April 2004 damien weaver fiction bmore careful by shannon holmes. It was supposed to be a big night for top urban fiction author teri woods, who had invited 175 people to party at a. With the success of the handmade books, she started her own publishing and production company, meow meow productions, now teri woods publishing. I got the impression that these are two different angels.
Meow meow productions presents paperback dec 1 2001. Bmore careful ebook by shannon holmes rakuten kobo. Feb 20, 2014 growing up on the cold, mean, inner city streets of baltimore is netta, leader of an allgirl clique called the pussy pound. With no father and a dope fiend for a mother, netta learns at an early age how to use beauty and her body to get the things she wants, money, cars, and jewelry. After being influenced by literary legends such as donald goines, sister souljah and his mentor, teri woods, mr. Deadly reigns by teri woods 2005, paperback for sale online. She spent six years submitting the work to numerous publishers, all of which rejected her.
I offered him a publishing deal within one week of receiving his book. Teri woods born 8, march 1968 is an american novelist from philadelphia, pennsylvania, and a successful, selfpublished pioneer of the urban fiction genre woods finished writing her first novel, true to the game, in 1992 while working at a law firm in philadelphia. True to the game, bmore careful, dutch, triangle of sins, rectangle of sins, deadly reigns i and deadly reigns ii has all been. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. After being turned down, the book sat dormant in a closet for two years. Former paralegal teri woods also went from selfpublishing her first book, true to the game meowmeow, 1998, to publishing and distributing other authors under the. Growing up on the cold, mean, innercity streets of baltimore is netta, leader of an all girl clique called the pussy pound. Growing up on the cold, mean, inner city streets of baltimore is netta, leader of an allgirl clique called the pussy po. In the game of love and war, its so easy to get sidetracked when youre the most sought after guy in your city, but for chase warren, he wants more. I started reading bmore careful over the christmas holiday of 2000 and i couldnt put it down. The premise of the story was based on betrayal, deception and treachery. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. It was supposed to be a big night for top urban fiction author teri woods, who had invited 175 people to party at a trendy soho nightclub to celebrate her new book.
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