Terry McMillan (born 1951), an African American novelist and short story writer, profiled in her works the urban experiences of African American women and men.The oldest of five children, Terry McMill...
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To her legions of fans, Terry McMillan, a writer who has been hailed by Time's John Skow as the "first wildly successful black pop novelist," speaks the truth about the middle-class black experience. ...
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Terry McMillan's novels explore issues relevant to African Americans in contemporary American society. McMillan is interested especially in African American women, and her female characters struggle w...
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In the following essay, Jones discusses the popularity and influence of McMillan's fiction on the publishing industry and other African-American writers.
Like James Michener and his generationa...
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In the following essay, Leland discusses McMillan's literary success, critical reception, and wide popularity.
It is midmorning. In Terry Mcmillan's home, and the lovebirds are squawking...
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In the following review, Skow discusses McMillan's literary success and the wide popularity of her fiction.
News flash: Terry McMillan's big-bucks new novel How Stella Got Her Groove Bac...
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In the following review, Larson offers praise for Breaking Ice, which he finds "brilliantly (and almost single-handedly) dispels a number of myths about contemporary African-American literature...
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In the following essay, Ellerby examines McMillan's depiction of the African-American family in Mama, Disappearing Acts, and Waiting to Exhale. In contrast to other mainstream white, middle-cla...
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In the following interview, McMillan comments on the publication of her early fiction and her critical reception as an African-American writer.
Terry McMillan blows into the Viking offices like a cool...
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