Tracy Brown

Last updated

Tracy Brown (1974-2023) [1] was an American author of urban fiction who is known for her works set in Staten Island, New York.

Contents

Personal life

Tracy Brown lived in Staten Island, New York, where she was born and grew up.

Brown became pregnant with her daughter when she was still a teenager. But, she managed to graduate high school despite the odds. She is also the mother of two sons. [2] She is an alumnus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

She ran a nonprofit organization known as We Are Ladies First, LTD which seeks to inform, inspire, and empower the young women of Staten Island. She also mentored and taught a course on writing to young ladies in a correctional environment of the New York State Foster Care System. She lent her talents to community plays, musicals, and church programs, writing and directing her first stage play "Brand New" in 2016.

Death

Tracy Brown passed away on 20th May 2023, her death was announced by her children Ashley, Quaviel & Justin through a Facebook post on Tracy's official FB page.

Books

Her books, which are set in Staten Island and focus on women who triumph despite adversity, have been Essence Magazine, and USA Today bestsellers. [3]

Bibliography

Tracy Brown's stories have appeared in the anthologies The Game: Short Stories About the Life and Flirt. She is also a celebrity ghostwriter and biographer.

Related Research Articles

Patricia Nead Elrod is an American novelist specializing in urban fantasy. She has written in the mystery, romance, paranormal, and historical genres with at least one foray into comedic fantasy. Elrod is also an editor, having worked on several collections for Ace Science Fiction, DAW, Benbella Books, and St. Martin's Griffin. She self-published a signed, limited edition novel under her own imprint, Vampwriter Books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sherrilyn Kenyon</span> American novelist

Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her former married name, she wrote both urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She is best known for her Dark Hunter series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she writes historical fiction with paranormal elements. Kenyon's novels have over 70 million copies in print in over 100 countries. Under both names, her books have appeared at the top of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today lists, and they are frequent bestsellers in Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under six imprints.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lois Duncan</span> American writer, novelist, poet, and journalist

Lois Duncan Steinmetz, known as Lois Duncan, was an American writer, novelist, poet, and journalist. She is best known for her young-adult novels, and has been credited by historians as a pioneering figure in the development of young-adult fiction, particularly in the genres of horror, thriller, and suspense.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amy Alkon</span>

Amy Alkon, also known as the Advice Goddess, wrote a weekly advice column, Ask the Advice Goddess, which was published in over 100 newspapers within North America. While Alkon addressed a wide range of topics, she primarily focused on issues in intimate relationships. Her columns were based largely on evolutionary psychology. Her last column was published on March 31, 2022.

Marjabelle Young Stewart was an American writer and expert on etiquette.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kathryn Casey</span> American novelist

Kathryn Casey is an American writer of mystery novels and non-fiction books. She is best known for writing She Wanted It All, which recounts the case of Celeste Beard, who married an Austin multimillionaire only to convince her lesbian lover, Tracey Tarlton, to kill him.

James Winston Brady was an American celebrity columnist who created the Page Six gossip column in the New York Post and W magazine; he wrote the In Step With column in Parade for nearly 25 years until his death. He wrote several books related to war, particularly the Korean War, in which he served as a United States Marine Corps officer.

Lisa Dale Norton is an American author best known as a writer of literary nonfiction and creative nonfiction. She is the great-niece of Evelyn Maurine Norton Lincoln, U.S. President John F. Kennedy's personal secretary. Norton makes her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

<i>Sarah Armstrong Mystery series</i> 2008 novel by Kathryn Casey

The Sarah Armstrong Mystery series is a fictional series created by true crime author-turned-novelist Kathryn Casey, first published by St. Martin's Minotaur in 2008. Booklist magazine named the first novel, Singularity, one of the top ten Best Crime Novel Debuts of 2009.

Shannon Delany is an American fantasy novelist who created the 13 to Life series, published by St. Martin's Press.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terry Mulligan</span>

Terry Baker Mulligan is an American novelist. Author of the novel, Afterlife in Harlem and the memoir, Sugar Hill: Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem, she is the winner of a 2012 IPPY Award and 2013 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vickie Stringer</span> American novelist

Vickie Stringer is an American novelist from Detroit, Michigan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah McCoy</span> American novelist

Sarah McCoy is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling American novelist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claire Legrand</span> American writer of childrens and young adult literature

Claire Legrand is an American writer of children's and young adult literature, including novels and short stories. She is best known for her New York Times bestsellingEmpirium trilogy, published by Sourcebooks Fire.

Laura Griffin is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling American author of romantic suspense. She has won Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense twice, as well as the Daphne du Maurier Award.

Donna Hill is an American author of romance, mystery, and women's fiction. She has written over seventy novels, twenty short stories, and edited multiple anthologies. Three of Hill's novels have been adapted for screen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nic Stone</span> American writer

Andrea Nicole Livingstone, known as Nic Stone, is an American author of young adult fiction and middle grade fiction, best known for her debut novel Dear Martin and her middle grade debut, Clean Getaway. Her novels have been translated into six languages.

Brandy Colbert is an American author of young adult fiction and non-fiction, best known for her Stonewall Children's Award-winning novel Little & Lion.

Brenda Janowitz is an American writer and attorney.

References

  1. "Brown, Tracy, 1974-". Virtual International Authority File. Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ""For Staten Island author Tracy Brown, struggle as single-mom an inspiration for successful literary career", Staten Island Live, 03/02/11".
  3. ""Top 10 Underrated Street Lit Authors", TheUBS.com, May 2008".
  4. ""White Lines", Publishers Weekly, 11/27/2006".
  5. ""Twisted", Publishers Weekly, 03/31/2008".
  6. ""Snapped", Publishers Weekly, 10/05/2009".
  7. ""Aftermath", Publishers Weekly, 12/13/2010".

8. Tracy Brown Obituary