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ERIC JEROME DICKEY
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- Last Login: 7/9/2009
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Interests
General
Writing in a few genres, watching movies, travelling to places where they speak other languages, snow skiing at Whistler, jazz at times, blues all the time, wanna learn how to play chess, and meeting my fans...not the fanatics...stalkerville, been there done that, bought the t-shirt...cool to meet people who appreciate what you do and understand that fiction means...well...fiction...great meeting the regular well-balanced people who understand that what I do is both the love of the craft and a job I be loving. Yeah, I said be loving. I love my job. I love my job. LOL.
Music
nina simone, sy smith, pru, inobe, simfani blue, hope, john lee hooker, whitney before...you know, bb king, bobby blue bland, maroon 5, Tupac, Ludacris, John Coltrane, Alannis Morrisette, India Arie, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Kanye West, and many others!
Movies
Lolita, The Lover, The Killers, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Maltese Falcon, Devil in a Blue Dress, Chinatown, all classic noir, especially with Bogart, Mitchum, Fred McMurray, or Glenn Ford, Cooley High, The first Matrix, All X-Men, All Spidey, first two Superman Movies with Reeves, anything CLint Eastwood, anythign with Jeremy Irons in it Love Jones, Shopgirl, The Color Purple, Friday, Training Day, Million Dollar Baby, The Apartment, Irma La Douche, Match Point, Big Fish, Unfaithful, Batman Begins, Lady Chatterly's Lover. Are you serious? I'll be listing all day!
Television
CNN anytime of the day, CSI, 24, Lost, CSI Miami, Gray's Anatomy. Boson Legal, Oprah, Forensic Files, Judge Judy, Divorce Court, Smallville, Battlestar (new series), any version of Star Trek, Quantum Leap, Sopranos, Nip Tuck,Cheaters, Law and Order, Discovery Channel, Kim Possible, That's So Raven, LA LAKERS!, LA CLIPPERS!...okay tired of typing....Books
More pics from England, including photos from my signing at Lakenheath Air Force Base.
Anything by Walter Mosley, ibid with Raymond Chandler, John Irving, Vladamir Nabakov, shouts to my frat E. Lynn Harris, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Donald Goines, Toni Morrison and don't forget the comics, both DC and Marvel are my weekly staples, but the X-Men and the Ultimate Avengers are rocking the Marvel Universe!Heroes
Mrs. Viginia Jerry, Mrs. Lila Gause, not necessarily in that order, but they are the top 2. (the rest are not in any particular order) Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Dennis Miller, Rodney Perry, Robin Harris, Steve Buscemi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jeremy Irons, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammed Ali, Ken Norton, Sugar Ray, Bill SUPERFOOT Wallace, Kang Ree, Bruce Lee, Professor Jack Carter (MSU), Mrs. Love (Carver High School), Mrs. HOllenbach (Riverview Middle School),any my ancestors that still wish to claim me LOL.
PHOTOS FROM LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE/JULY 2006
PHOTOS FROM MAY 20, 2006 BOOKSIGNING AT FORT LEWIS PX IN FORT LEWIS, WA:
Details
- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: Born in Memphis, Tennessee but Cali is the bomb!
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: 5' 10" / Athletic
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Zodiac Sign: Cancer
- Occupation: Author
Schools
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Carver High School
- Memphis, TN
- Graduated: N/A
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: High School Diploma
- Major: life baby!
- Minor: ibid
- Clubs: thanks to mrs. love, my 11th grade english teacher...
2006 to Present -
California State University-Fullerton
- Fullerton, CA
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: None
- Major: Computer Science
- Clubs: Was working on grad degree...
- Greek: Alpha Phi Delta
1994 to 1994 -
University Of California-Los Angeles
- Los Angeles,California
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: None
- Major: Creative Writing, UCLA Extension
- Greek: Alpha Phi Alpha
1994 to Present -
Mt San Antonio College
- Walnut, CA
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: None
- Major: creative writing
- Clubs: none, took my first writing classes here
- Greek: Alpha Phi Alpha
1992 to 1993 -
Cerritos College
- Norwalk, CA
- Graduated: N/A
- Degree: None
- Major: theater
- Clubs: acting classes with kevin hoggard; improvisation group; stage plays; scene study; loads of fun!
- Greek: Alpha Phi Alpha
1991 to 1996 -
University Of Memphis
- Memphis,Tennessee
- Graduated: 1983
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Computer System Technology
- Greek: Alpha Phi Alpha
1980 to 1983
Movies
Blurbs
About me:
..........................................................................Visit Eric's websites: www.EricJeromeDickey.com
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Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Sometimes referred to as EJD for short. He is a best selling author of the books Genevieve, The Other Woman, Drive Me Crazy, Naughty or Nice, Thieves' Paradise, Friends and Lovers, and a host of other novels.
Biography
Eric Jerome Dickey attended the University of Memphis, where he earned a degree in Computer System Technology.He moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in engineering.
After landing a job in the aerospace industry working as a software developer, EJD's artistic talents surfaced, inspiring him to become an actor and a stand-up comedian. He soon began working the local and national comedy circuit. In the early 1990's the aerospace industry took a downward turn and Dickey found himself "downsized," but took this as an opportunity to embark on a writing career.
Having written several comedy scripts for his personal comedy act, Eric Jerome Dickey started writing poetry and short stories. In 1994 his first published short story "Thirteen" appeared in the IBWA's River Crossing, Voices of the Diaspora--an Anthology of the International Black Experience. A second short story "Days Gone By" was published in the magazine A Place to Enter.
With those successes behind him, Eric Jerome Dickey then developed a screenplay called "Cappuccino." "Cappuccino" was directed and produced by Craig Ross Jr. and appeared in coffeehouses around the Los Angeles area. In February 1998, "Cappuccino" made its local debut during the Pan African Film Festival at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles.
Eric Jerome Dickey has gone on to write over fifteen novels and has featured in many publications, including Essence magazine, USA Today and The Los Angeles Times, and his novels have appeared on the bestseller lists of the "Blackboard," The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Dickey has appeared as a guest on many shows, including BET's "Our Voices" and CNN's "Sunday Morning Live."
Dickey's writing style has historically on from "Waiting to Exhale-like" Sister, Sister to often putting black females in morally complex situations. Black females are found to be manipulators and scam artists in books like Milk in my Coffee, Friends and Lovers, and Liar's Game. While it should be noted that no black male is considered sacred, they catch an easier break than the black females which goes against what the core audience of black romances would expect. Moreover, Dickey's appears to crossover in books such as Thieves Paradise and Drive Me Crazy, where the stories are written in a more Walter Mosely tone and there is no optimum romantic resolution.
Recently, Dickey has written a SIX-ISSUE Storm mini-series for Marvel Comics. The comic is a exploring the origin of the X-Man Storm, widely considered the most visible black female character in mainstream comics as well as her first meeting with Black Panther. Dial 1-888-COMIC-BOOK to find the comic dealers in your area.
Dickey is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
I am a New York Times bestselling author originally from Memphis, Tennessee.
Dying for Revenge (October 2008)
Pleasure (April 2008)
Waking With Enemies (August 2007)
Sleeping With Strangers (April 2007)
Chasing Destiny (May 2006)
Voices from the Other Side: Dark Dreams II (April 2006) - contributing writer
Genevieve (May 2005)
Drive Me Crazy (July 2004)
Naughty or Nice (October 2003)
The Other Woman (May, 2003)
Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing (2002) - contributing writer
Thieves' Paradise (2002)
Black Silk (2002)
Griots Beneath the Baobab: Tales from Los Angeles (2002) - contributing writer
Between Lovers (2001)
Mothers and Sons(2001) - contributing writer
Got To Be Real (2000) - contributing writer
Liars Game (2000)
Cheaters (1999)
Milk In My Coffee (1998)
Friends & Lovers (1997)
Sister, Sister (1996)
Cappuccino (Movie) (circa 1994)
I also have a novella in the anthology "Got To Be Real," and have contributed stories to other anthologies, including "Mothers & Sons," "Black Silk," and "Voices From The Other Side: Dark Dreams II." I've also worked on a mini-series featuring Storm from the X-Men, yeah it's a comic. Six issues. Run out and get 'em while they're hot! Dial 1-888-COMIC BOOK to find a comic store near you.
I have worked as a computer programmer at a now defunct aerospace corporation, got my hustle on as a middle school SUBSTITUTE teacher, an actor who appeared in at least one student film at every college in Southern California, and a stand-up comic before getting hooked on writing and getting my butt back in school, first taking classes for a couple of years at JCs, starting at Mt. San Antiono College (Mt.SAC) in Pomona, then being awarded with a SEED scholarship by the International Black Writers and Artists, Los Angeles chapter, going there for around four years, taking as many classes on the craft of writing as my time would allow, continuing to study the craft by reading everything I could about writing, and eventually, after countless rewrites, contests, and years of rejections, finally becoming a full-time novelist. Yeah, I know. That was a hellified run-on sentence. ROFL!
*AUDIO INTERVIEW*
Check out Part 1 of a two-part interview with Eric on Ken Gibbs Jr.'s AOL Black Voices Book Channel Blog, "More Than Words." Click HERE to listen!!!
*AUDIO INTERVIEW*
Listen to "One-on-One interview with Eric Jerome Dickey" (click play---the arrow button---to hear interview; wait a moment for audio to load):
Check me out on tour with my newest novel, Chasing Destiny, which debuted at Number 8 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
A MESSAGE FROM ERIC JEROME DICKEY
Dear Reader:
Get Ready—-this November, our favorite hit-man Gideon is back, and he’s better than ever. My new book DYING FOR REVENGE, the next explosive installment in the Gideon saga, and the follow-up to last year’s Sleeping with Strangers and Waking With Enemies, hits bookstores on November 18th.
Gideon has vowed to leave his life as a hit-man behind. But he soon finds out he can never run too far from his past. When a job in Detroit goes bad, he should have killed his client—a cold-blooded woman who hired him to kill her husband—when he had the chance. Now, with money and power to spare, this woman will stop at nothing to end Gideon’s life. Gideon heads to the West Indies in search of his most dangerous adversary yet. Amidst the palm trees and white sands, Gideon must defeat his pursuer, and find a way out of this deadly game before it’s too late. But can he ever leave his life of murder and mayhem behind?
DYING FOR REVENGE is a heart-stopping, pulse-pounding ride through a Caribbean paradise. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
Be sure to visit me at www.myspace.com/ericjeromedickey.com or www.ericjeromedickey.com.
November 18, 2008-USA - Dying for Revenge
(PRE- ORDER TODAY!)
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Dying for Revenge Tour Schedule
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 12:00 PM
Waldenbooks
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-659-1949
*signing only
Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 PM
Georgia Center for the Book
Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library
2861 Wesley Chapel Road
Decatur, GA 30030
404-370-8450
Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 PM
Books-A-Million
164 Forum Drive
Columbia, SC
803-788-4349
Boston Public Library, Dudley Branch
65 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-859-2389
Friday, November 21, 12:00 PM
BORDERS
1012 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
313-963-8840
Friday, November 21, 7:00 PM
BORDERS
5601 Mercury Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
313-271-4441
Publications: NOVELS:
Sister, Sister, 1996;
Friends and Lovers, 1997;;
Milk in My Coffee, 1998; ;
Cheaters, 1999. ;
Kawa z mlekiem,1999,
Liars'Game, 2000; ;
Cafe Noisette, 2000; ;
Between Lovers 2001;;
La Grosse Triche, 2001;;
Petit mensonge deviendra grand, 2002; ;
Thieves' Paradise, 2002; ;
The Other Woman, 2003;;
Naughty or Nice, 2003; ;
Drive Me Crazy, 2004; ;
Genevieve, 2005; ;
Chasing Destiny, 2006; ;
Inna Kobieta,2006
Sleeping With Strangers, 2007; ;
Waking With Enemies, 2007;
Wyscig z Przeznaczeniem ,2007
Przyjaciele I Kochankowie ,2008
Pleasure,2008
Dying for Revenge,2008
ANTHOLOGIES: River Crossings: Voices of the Diaspora, 1994;;
Mothers and Sons, 2000; ;
Got To Be Real, 2001; ;
Griots Beneath the Baobab, 2002;;
Black Silk, 2002; ;
Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing, 2002; ;
Voices from the Other Side: Dark Dreams II, 2006. ;
COMIC BOOKS: Storm (Six-issue mini-series), 2006; ;
Storm Premiere Hardcover, 2007 ;
CALENDAR: Black Expressions, Celebrating our Male Authors, 2007 ;
SCREENPLAY: Cappuccino, 1998;
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Who I'd like to meet:
Many interesting people and be able to communicate more with my readers and fans. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT!
SOME OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES:
Friend Space (Top 39)
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~Nia Simone Bijou~ R.I…
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Ozlem
Ozlem Evans
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MACQUEVELLI
JOSEPH ALVAREZ
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angela
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Jen
Jennifer Ogans
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Psychotic Ambition
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ANAIS NIN
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Anela
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Sam
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Amy
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Simfani Blue
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HoneySoul.com
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Rodney Perry
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Goldy Roxx
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Rialiscious
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Kiom
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Loyal
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elysian
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Alison Hinds
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°l|l BK MaMi l|l°
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Shaun Robinson - Access…
Shaun Robinson
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Inca
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Fallon
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Saadia
Saadia Ali Aschemann
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*tAmArA*
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FLOetic Lara
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Eric
Eric Pete
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Huntre
Huntre Wilde
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Connie
Connie Briscoe
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Tia
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New Orleans Baby Gurl
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JUBERG "joby" COL
JUberg joby COl
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Paulo
Paulo Coelho
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Southern Fed
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**Realtor**
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ARIA
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Celebrity Agent
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Mz T
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anewl!s
Comments
Jul 7 2009 9:54 PM
Jul 5 2009 2:49 PM
Peace & respect.
Jul 5 2009 2:49 PM
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Later...
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Jun 15 2009 8:29 PM
How's it going? Haven't visited you in a minute, so I thought I come thu and say "Hello from the bay." Hopefully you'll be making your way out here when the next book drops. Take care and keep up the good work.
Felisha
Jun 12 2009 11:38 PM
Jun 12 2009 1:26 PM
Coming to ATL anytime in the near future?
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Jun 7 2009 10:04 AM
I'm so excited!!!! I've read all of your books and I can't wait until the new one comes out. ~August right????
I'm feeling the blue's on ur page.
Jun 6 2009 3:54 AM
Jun 5 2009 2:43 PM
Just stopped by to say keep the pen flowing. I've read all of your books and can't wait for "Resurrecting Midnight" to come out in August to add to my EJD collection. Have a great weekend.
Chineka
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