K'wan

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In 2002 K'wan hit the scene with his debut novel Gangsta, under Triple Crown Publications. It was the first novel released by the budding house and would eventually become the building block for what is now a multimillion dollar company. What started as a therapeutic release went on to become a part of urban-lit history and an Essence bestseller, as well as drawing rave reviews overseas.
After penning his second novel, Road Dawgz (2003), K'wan drew the attention of St. Martins press. The literary powerhouse quickly signed K'wan to a multi-book deal, the first of which being Street Dreams (2004). In 2008 he received the Black Author of the year award from Black Press Radio for the novella Blow.
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2012 BALTIMORE URBAN BOOK FESTIVAL

K'WAN WILL BE A FEATURED AUTHOR AT THIS YEAR'S B.U.B.F

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Books by K'wan

Average rating: 4.25 · 2,455 ratings · 195 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Hood Rat 4.29 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Section 8 4.42 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Gangsta: Triple Crown Publications Presents 4.38 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Street Dreams: A Novel 4.19 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Still Hood: A HoodRat Novel 4.40 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Eve: A Novel 4.17 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Hoodlum: A Novel 4.00 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Welfare Wifeys 4.40 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Road Dawgz 4.22 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Gutter: A Novel 4.33 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:

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“Make your next move your best move.”
― K'wan, Section 8

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“We go hard in the ink!”
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tags: b-d-i , black , black-dawn , black-dawn-inc , brooke-lynn , k-wan , sonny-f-black , terry-l-wroten

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“Hospitality is a wonderful and rare thing, but if you wanna get a lady's attention, you don't send one of your lackeys to ask her over, you do it yourself.”
― K'wan, Section 8

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