KJ is the author of the newly-released young adult novel K My Name Is Kendra, the middle reader book You're Too Much, Reggie Brown (2000), a forthcoming adult novel (The Brownstone), two unproduced screenplays (“On the Dotted Line”) and (“Cynda”), as well as several short stories, one of which (Where Present Meets Past) appeared exclusively at Amazon.com as part of its Amazon Shorts program.
KJ has made numerous appearances, among them the Baltimore Book Festival, and was a featured author at the 2006 Houston Black Film Festival. The South Norwalk, Connecticut native currently resides in Northern Virginia.
New Release: K My Name Is Kendra
Fifteen-year-old Kendra James' life beginsto spiral out of control with the return of her long-lost runaway sister Meisha, and the visit of a young celebrity uncle with questionable intentions. Things take a particular turn for the worse when that uncle exploits Kendra's loneliness and untreated depression and makes a move on her that sends her world into a tailspin from which she's not sure she'll ever recover. Will she survive this tragedy...or will she hit rock-bottom before anyone even notices?
Kamichi's stunning teen novel K My Name Is Kendra has gone on to the Semi-Final round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award sponsored by Amazon.com, CreateSpace, Penguin Group and Publishers Weekly (read their review)! Semi-Finalists were announced April 26th at www.amazon.com/abna. Drop a note of congratulations to her in the guestbook here at the site, or connect with her on Facebook to give a shout-out of encouragement as she and her book face the final round announcement to be made on May 24th. And if you haven't already done so, click here to read an excerpt of the book on Amazon.com. Thanks for all your support!
