Where Characters Rule the World….

As a child, I hated reading as most books having African American characters were plagued with problems-they were either poor, slaves, trying to find something or trying to leave something behind; therefore, I gravitated to books where characters were living the good life enjoying friendships and parties, in particular during New York’s Victorian Era.

I attended P.S. 289 George V. Brower Elementary School in Brooklyn where I met our librarian, Mrs. Rachman (not sure if I spelled her name correctly), instrumental in sparking my interest in reading. It was here where I was introduced to my favorite book- “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde and began reading stories by Edgar Allan Poe, of course not without a dictionary.

Years went by and although most reading was now heavily nonfiction based, it was during  college that I got the idea for “The Love of Debbie La’treck,” a story of an intact African American family whose struggles were not financially based. It was also during this time that  my brand MyHBPBooks was formed after several story ideas.

MyHBPBooks 

Promotes reading by offering entertaining literature and products to children and teens featuring its signature Debbie and Jamal reading logo, characters found in “The Love of Debbie La’treck”. The HBP is actually my name- Habeeba Bekka Pasha.

To see more of my work, contact me at at  Google+, Twitter,  about.me, Goodreads, or email me at myhbpbooks@gmail. I also have a blog Rainy Days: Becoming Published where I talk about my experiences becoming published. It’s pretty funny especially the posts where I talk about Hootsuite and Little Richard.    

Illustrator Paul Melecky

Of course my work would not be what it is without those wonderful, beautiful illustrations by the ever so patient Paul Melecky. Paul can be reached at http://www.melecky.com/. 

Scriggler

Finally, check out  https://scriggler.com/ . It is an amazing site for writers and readers and its free. I have several writings published here:  “The Death of a Child’s Heart Over Time,” “Blue and Brown Eyes, “and “Lie to Me.”