Carl Weber (author) Last updated August 28, 2025 American author, publisher (born 1964)
Carl Weber
Weber in 2022
Born 1964 (age 60– 61) Occupation Writer Years active 2000–present
Carl Weber (born 1964) is an American author, publisher, television writer and producer. He owns Urban Books , a publishing company, and formerly owned Urban Knowledge, a chain of bookstores. [ 1] [ 2] His mystery novels were adapted into films The Man in 3B (2015), The Preacher's Son (2017), The Choir Director (2018) and Influence (2020). Weber created and produced the crime family drama series The Family Business (2018–present) based on his book series. In 2022, he created the crime drama series The Black Hamptons . [ 3]
Selected works Lookin' for Luv . Dafina, 2000. ISBN 9781575666952 Married Men . Dafina, 2001. [ 13] Baby Momma Drama . Kensington/Dafina, 2003 [ 14] Player Haters . Kensington/Dafina, 2004. [ 15] The Preacher's Son . Kensington/Dafina, 2005. [ 16] So You Call Yourself a Man . Kensington/Dafina, 2006. [ 17] She Ain't the One . Dafina, 2006. [ 18] Something on the Side . Kensington/Dafina, 2008. [ 19] Up to No Good . Kensington/Dafina, 2009. [ 20] Big Girls Do Cry . Dafina Books, 2010. [ 21] Torn between Two Lovers . Kensington/Dafina, 2010. [ 22] Choir Director . Kensington/Dafina, 2011. [ 23] The Man in 3B . Grand Central, 2013. [ 24] Man on the Run . Grand Central Publishing, 2017. [ 25] Influence . Urban Books, 2018. ISBN 9781945855078 The Family Business series References ↑ "Carl Weber knows business of romance" . Toledo Blade . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . 1 2 Jack, Fisher (February 14, 2015). "Carl Weber: Prolific Urban Writer and Publisher Releases New Novel" . EURweb . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ Haring, Bruce (March 10, 2022). " 'Carl Weber's The Black Hamptons' Limited Series Set For BET Bow" . ↑ Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors . Updated February 3, 2011. ↑ Pride, Felicia (January 6, 2006). "King Carl: Publisher, bookseller, novelist, family man and—oh, yeah—ladies' man" . Publishers Weekly . Vol. 253, no. 2. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ...Urban Books, the publishing company he started in 2002... ↑ Welch, Rollie. "Fan Favorites and Promising Newcomers | African American Fiction (and More)" . Library Journal . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "LJ Bestsellers" . Library Journal . May 21, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "BET Acquires CARL WEBER'S THE FAMILY BUSINESS" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Ernie Hudson Steps In As The Patriarch Of A Family Empire In "Carl Weber's The Family Business," Playing On BET Networks" . Los Angeles Sentinel . December 6, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ Busch, Anita (July 11, 2017). "Ernie Hudson Headlines 'The Family Business' Based On Carl Weber Novel" . Deadline . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ Petski, Denise (December 19, 2019). "Carl Weber's 'The Family Business' Renewed For Season 2 By BET+" . Deadline . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ Morales, Wilson (February 19, 2020). "Exclusive: Deborah Cox Talks BET Plus Original Film "Carl Weber's Influence" " . blackfilm.com . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of Married Men" . Publishers Weekly . September 1, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Fiction Book Review: BABY MOMMA DRAMA" . Publishers Weekly . January 6, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of Player Haters" . Publishers Weekly . February 9, 2004. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Fiction Book Review: THE PREACHER'S SON" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Fiction Book Review: So You Call Yourself a Man" . Publishers Weekly . December 19, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Fiction Book Review: The Man in 3B" . Publishers Weekly . August 7, 2006. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of Something on the Side" . Publishers Weekly . November 12, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of Up to No Good" . Publishers Weekly . February 1, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Big Girls Do Cry" . Publishers Weekly . February 1, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of Torn Between Two Lovers" . Publishers Weekly . July 12, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of The Choir Director" . Publishers Weekly . December 20, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Review of The Man in 3B" . Publishers Weekly . February 25, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2020 . ↑ "Man on the Run Review" . Kirkus Reviews . November 1, 2016. This page is based on this
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