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Dickey, Eric Jerome
Eric Jerome Dickey has made a name for himself as "one of the few kings of popular African-American fiction for women," according to the New York Times. By 2006 Dickey had topped the New York Times bestseller list six times. Selling more than 500,000 books each year since 1999, Dickey has found a large reading audience with his novels that shatter stereotypes about blacks as they explore complex relationships between the sexes. The depth and realism with which Dickey infuses his characters have prompted comparisons to the popular author Terry McMillan. While Dickey's novels have focused on the ups and downs of love in all its forms, they also expose the humor in the foibles and follies of romance. They also celebrate the incredible power of friendship to heal emotional wounds and pave the road to true and lasting relationships. This "Dickey-esque" approach has made him immensely popular with readers, who eagerly buy up his latest works and appear in droves at his book signings.
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