About the Author

Benilde Little is the bestselling author of the novels Good Hair (selected as one of the ten best books of 1996 by the Los Angeles Times), The Itch, Acting Out, and Who Does She Think She Is? A former reporter for People and senior editor at Essence, she lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband. Follower her on Twitter and Instagram @BenildeLittle and read her blog, Welcome to My Breakdown, at BenildeLittle.Wordpress.com.

Reviews

Ebony Once again, [Little] has created characters that are real and memorable.

The Buffalo News Delightful brain candy.

The New York Times Book Review In the novel's most arresting passages, Ina relates her lack of identity to her own family's history and the historical legacy of all African Americans....Little's expressive prose lends [Ina's journey] substance.

What does a wife do when her husband decides to leave her after 12 years of marriage and three children? This is the dilemma facing Ina Robinson in Little's (Good Hair) tale of a woman caught between the life she thought she was supposed to have and the one she really wants. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Ebony Once again, [Little] has created characters that are real and memorable.
The Buffalo News Delightful brain candy.
The New York Times Book Review In the novel's most arresting passages, Ina relates her lack of identity to her own family's history and the historical legacy of all African Americans....Little's expressive prose lends [Ina's journey] substance.