Lori Anne Bryant-Woolridge (born May 25, 1958) is an African-American/Chinese-American author and speaker, known for contributions to the chick-lit genre.
Bryant-Woolridge is sister to U.S. Army Brigadier General Albert Bryant Jr; she currently has a niece and a nephew on active duty in the Army. Another nephew is former Obama Administration Department of Defense Fort Hood Shooting Task Force and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal Working Group appointee and broadcaster Benjamin Bryant. (It was these and many other connections to the United States Military that led to the Femme Fantastik tour's original founding as a tour of military bases.)
Writing career
Bryant-Woolridge made her debut as a novelist in 1999 when she published the novel Read Between the Lies. The book went on to become a best-seller, and in 2000 was nominated for a Golden Pen Award[which?] for Best Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel, Hitts & Mrs., was published in 2004, and made the Essence magazine bestseller list. Bryant-Woolridge's latest novel Weapons of Mass Seduction was published in April 2007.
The Power of WOW, subtitled A Guide to Unleashing the Confident, Sexy You (a non-fiction, self-help book), was published in July 2011. "Woolridge comes on like Judith Krantz with a social conscience." Publishers Weekly
Bryant-Woolridge has also contributed to several anthologies, such as Gumbo: A Celebration of African-American Writing (Harlem Moon, 2002), and Brown Sugar 3: Opposites Attract (Washington Square, 2004).
In the Spring of 2005, Bryant-Woolridge co-founded the Femme Fantastik Literary Tour, a book tour dedicated to showcasing the work of female authors of color.
Bryant-Woolridge currently resides in Virginia and has two children: a son, who attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and is the founder and CEO of Playerslounge.co, and a daughter, who graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a photographer.
She is the co-founder of Mothers Off Duty, a nonprofit women's organization committed to aiding in the prevention of teen pregnancy and the promotion of continued education and parental responsibility. A certified spiritual/life coach, Bryant-Woolridge is the founder of Stiletto University, which promotes feminine confidence and sensual empowerment through its workshops and retreats; and The SOL Innovations Group, LLC a spiritual and life coaching group that specializes in feminine confidence, spiritual exploration, and creative confidence coaching.
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