false 30886 11 4 K’wan Foye hit the scene with his debut novel Gangsta, under Triple Crown Publications. What started as an argument 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 Foye drew the attention of St. Martin’s press. The literary powerhouse quickly signed Foye to a three book deal, the first of which being Street Dreams (2004). Foye’s titles also include Hoodlum (2005), Eve (2006), Hood Rat (2006), Blow (2007), Flexin & Sexin (2007) and Still Hood (2007). With these as well as several yet to be published Dark Fantasy pieces, K'wan Foye has proven himself to be amongst the elite of the literary game.
Through his work, Foye has helped to empower thousands of young people not only to discover the wonderment of the written word, but to seek positive routes in reaching their goals. He has successfully made the transition from a troubled youth, to one of the most powerful voices in contemporary fiction.
Since his insertion into the publishing world K’wan Foye has been featured in Time Magazine, Vibe, King, Felon, Pages, Big News, Time Out New York, and The New York Press to name a few. He was also interviewed on MTV, BET and a guest on WBLS and Power 105. In addition to being an accomplished author, K’wan Foye is also a motivational speaker, and C.E.O of Black Dawn, Inc.
]]> male 54726 0312360088 9780312360085 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170442819m/54726.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54726.Hood_Rat 4.28 105 Hood Rat (n.): A woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to "get around" in the 'hood.
Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. She learns the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women, until she meets a man who makes her reevaluate her feelings. Reese is an around-the-way chick, trying to keep up with the Joneses. There's a revolving door on her bedroom as she tries to find the love she always felt was missing. Her promiscuity leaves her pregnant from a one-night stand and Reese is faced with the task of breaking an age-old cycle, passed down from mother to daughter in her family, and standing on her own. Rhonda is twenty-something with three kids, by three men, and riding the system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word; between the multiple checks she gets from the government, and the games she plays with men, she's living the life of a ghetto superstar. The game soon turns ugly when one of her "sponsors" snaps and decides to get some payback.
Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again.]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 514855 0970247214 9780970247216 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175446454m/514855.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/514855.Gangsta 4.29 87 Gutter, leave L.A for the colorful streets of New York. Lou-Loc has dreams of becoming a writer. Gutter has dreams of becoming a King Pin. ]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 564058 0312333064 9780312333065 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175824595m/564058.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/564058.Street_Dreams 4.08 80 30886 4.14 630 62 601045 0312333102 9780312333102 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176172644m/601045.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/601045.Eve 4.05 64
Eve’s life takes a serious turn when the powerful DeNardi family, the city’s biggest drug supplier, tries to tighten its hold on Harlem. And when Eve’s best friend, Cassidy, is murdered in the crossfire, Eve seeks revenge—starting all the way at the top.</DIV>]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 798616 031236010X 9780312360108 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798616.Still_Hood 4.25 56  </DIV></DIV></DIV>]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 798617 0312333080 9780312333089 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178479264m/798617.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798617.Hoodlum 3.86 59 K'wan Foye comes an urban tale about a young man who inherits an underworld empire and ruthlessly puts the streets on lock. Born to one of the city's most notorious crime families, Shai Clark has always managed to be a good kid. A college hoops star, Shai shuns the world that his father has created and focuses on his dreams of going pro. While Tommy, Shai's trigger happy older brother, is next in line for the throne, Poppa has bigger plans for Shai. He will be the good son. Soon the situation turns ugly when Poppa is murdered and Tommy is removed from the equation. Suddenly Shai finds himself at the head of his father's empire and the streets are thrown into chaos. It is then he must decide whether to pursue his own dreams or put his father's affairs in order. Unable to sit idly by while the Clark empire is pillaged, Shai takes up his father's mantle and brings his game to the streets. Shai quickly learns that there are two sides to every coin, and the streets hold no mercy for the weak.]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 798615 0970247249 9780970247247 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178479264m/798615.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/798615.Road_Dawgz 4.00 50 K-Dawg decides that the world owes him something, and when he is released from prison he intends to take it. He comes up with the ultimate power move that is sure to put him on top of the game or under the earth. He wants it all, and he is dead set on having it no matter what the cost. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 3119324 0312360096 9780312360092 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3119324.Gutter 4.21 34 Gangsta.]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 1076068 1934230960 9781934230961 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180779232m/1076068.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1076068.Sexin_Flexin_Sexy_Street_Tales_Volume_1 3.97 31 Flexin & Sexin is an urban and erotic anthology penned by some of street lit's and erotica's hottest writers. Join best selling authors K'wan, Anna J and Erick S. Gray as they take readers on a wild ride from the sheets to the streets.]]> 30886 4.14 630 62 125260 4.04 310 51 149580 4.07 194 26 147761 3.92 103 16 761317 3.97 31 3 3005191 3.97 31 3 6393583 0312536968 9780312536961 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247511752m/6393583.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6393583-section-8 4.12 16 With Duhan behind bars and everything she loves seized she finds herself starting over in the same neighborhood she swore she'd never come back to.
With two kids, a man in prison and no back up plan, Tionna is once again living by her wits in order to maintain the lifestyle she'd become so accustomed to. Back in the thick of things with her best friends Gucci, Boots and Tracy, she finds herself rediscovering her old life and suddenly begins to wonder if she's really cut out to be a prisoner's wife.]]> 30886 4.14 630 62