"the Dedan Tolbert Show" - Celebrating 10 Years!

Please join me as I welcome the King of Hip Hop Fiction, Shannon Holmes! Born and raised in New York City's most northern borough the Bronx Shannon Holmes' entrance into the literary world was anything but ordinary. Armed only with a GED and the desire to change his life, Mr. Holmes crafted his first novel and signed his first literary contract from prison, while serving a five year sentence for various drug convictions. This was truly an amazing feat when you consider Mr. Holmes had never even written a short story in his life. He truly made the best of a bad situation. He first achieved success with his first novel 'B-more Careful', which has gone on to sell a half a million copies to date. This may not sound like a lot of to the general public, but in the literary world Mr. Holmes is platinum. By producing such lofty sales numbers, Shannon was able to parlay the success of his first novel into a two book, six figure deal, with publishing giant Simon and Schuster. Avoiding the sophomore jinx, Shannon Holme