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Jayne Allen

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Born
Detroit, The United States
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Genre
Chick Lit, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

Member Since
January 2019


Instagram: @JayneAllenWrites
Publisher Instagram: @HarperPerennial
Publisher Twitter: @HarperPerennial

Jayne Allen is a black girl from Detroit who smiles widely, laughs loudly and loves to tell stories that stick to your bones. Her debut novel, "Black Girls Must Die Exhausted," which Kirkus Reviews called "both timely and enjoyable," touches upon contemporary women's issues such as workplace womanhood, race, fertility, modern relationships and mental health awareness, echoing her desire to bring both multiculturalism and multidimensionality to contemporary women's fiction with dynamic female protagonists who also happen to be black. When she's not writing "chocolate chick lit with a conscience," she's spending time with her girlfriends, keepi ...more

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Was "And Baby Makes Two" ever released? I can't order it anywhere.
Jayne Allen Yes, "And Baby Makes Two" is the first edition of Book 2 in "Black Girls" trilogy. The new edition is "Black Girls Must Be Magic" and that is the one …moreYes, "And Baby Makes Two" is the first edition of Book 2 in "Black Girls" trilogy. The new edition is "Black Girls Must Be Magic" and that is the one that is currently widely available! Book 3 is coming soon!(less)
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Jayne Allen I give myself some time, but try to write something each day when I feel that I'm in a "block." It's only temporary and usually it's because I'm liter…moreI give myself some time, but try to write something each day when I feel that I'm in a "block." It's only temporary and usually it's because I'm literally doing something or experiencing something that is "blocking" my inspiration. So, I do my best to remove the block and also try to find inspiration in other parts of life outside of my writing. I'll read someone else's work, or go to a museum, or get outside in nature, or talk to a hilarious friend!(less)
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Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
3.90 avg rating — 18,156 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions
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What It Felt Like to Be Selected for Kirkus Magazine's December 15th, 2018 Print Edition!

I felt like shouting it from the rooftops and telling anyone that would listen (so sorry to my seatmates on flights over the Holidays), but I wanted everyone to know -- Black Girls Must Die Exhausted: a Novel For Grownups was selected by Kirkus Magazine editors as a featured new release in their year end "Best of 2018" print magazine edition!

THIS IS HUGE!

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Black Girls Must Die Exhausted Black Girls Must Be Magic Black Girls Must Have It All
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“Love comes in many forms—self-love, love between friends, familial love and romantic love, amongst them. In fact, this book itself is my love letter—to you, to black women, to women and to all those who understand the beauty that comes through struggle and the benefit of doing their own work to heal, to understand, to grow, and most importantly, to love more fully.”
― Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
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“a man that ain’t got no plan for you ain’t your man.”
― Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
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“People always want to say that women are crazy, but, nine times out of ten, there’s a reason with a man’s name.”
― Jayne Allen, Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
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