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Tanzania Glover

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Terry McMillan x Toni Morrison x Alice Walker

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Tanzania Glover lives in Chicago, Illinois. She is a blogger, pop culture critic, amateur chef, and tiny house enthusiast. Find her on all social media platforms as TanSaidWhat.

"I am a writer that creates stories and characters for black girls and women who never got to see themselves as the protagonist. Whether you were told that your skin was too dark, your hair was too nappy, your body was too big or too tall or all of the above, I’m here to tell you it was all a lie and I have something written just for you. For us." ...more

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How did you get the idea for Sleeping Cutie and Trapunzel? I know you stated the inspiration for the fairytales series and I know you got the idea for Thickerella from Lipstick Alley so where did you get idea for the rest of the books in the series?

Tanzania Glover Well first I knew I couldn't write three books with the same type of perfect Prince Charming trope like I did with Cam and since I've practically got …moreWell first I knew I couldn't write three books with the same type of perfect Prince Charming trope like I did with Cam and since I've practically got a PHD in writing toxic masculinity, I decided to use it for his brothers. I researched and read/watched fairytales for months, but the only two I felt comfortable tackling were Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel. Still Sleeping Cutie and Trapunzel won't adhere to their respective fairytales' plot points as closely as Thickerella did as I took more creative control with showing their growth.

For Sleeping Cutie I wanted to explore how much striking overlap there is between incel culture and collective black male misogyny and what healing from that mindset would look like. And oddly enough I used Trapunzel as an excuse to learn more about anime and manga culture and how black girls and women fit into those spaces because I love seeing pictures from conventions. But as far as themes, it deals with adoption and feelings of abandonment as well as learning when to take risks and when to play it safe.(less)

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Do bad reviews make you mad because I be wanting to curse out these readers rating my Cam bad?

Tanzania Glover I used to let bad reviews bother me, but I'm learning not to take them so personally because every book is not for every reader. Also, I think the bad…moreI used to let bad reviews bother me, but I'm learning not to take them so personally because every book is not for every reader. Also, I think the bad reviews for Thickerella were mostly targeting Tillar and not Cam lol.(less)

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Average rating: 4.19 · 4,246 ratings · 838 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thickerella (Faded Fairytales #1) 4.32 avg rating — 723 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting On Wendy 4.01 avg rating — 738 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleeping Cutie (Faded Fairytales #2) 4.42 avg rating — 398 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shut Up and Dance (Shut Up and Dance #1) 4.35 avg rating — 332 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laundry Daze 4.15 avg rating — 342 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FEAST 3.75 avg rating — 364 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trapunzel (Faded Fairytales #3) 4.17 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lay Your Head On My Pillow 3.96 avg rating — 295 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wide Open 4.33 avg rating — 214 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Never Go Out Of Style 4.27 avg rating — 164 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So...I really hate that my first blog has to be one that's about something so negative, but here we are.

I recently experienced every author's worst nightmare because readers were given an unfinished draft of my latest release, Lay Your Head On My Pillow. I wanted to address it here because I suspect it's affecting my ratings, but first let me explain how the Amazon pr Read more of this blog post »

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Tanzania Glover made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding a new book and changing series name topic " Can someone please add the book below to the series and change the series name to The Dance Diaries so that it matches Amazon? Thanks! https://www.good ...more "
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“That’s why I never believed men when they spoke because most just liked to hear themselves talk.”
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“As the great RuPaul once said, “My intention is to always come from a place of love, but sometimes you just have to break it down for a motherfucker.”
― Tanzania Glover, Music to My Ears

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“know I must’ve really turned your world upside down when I came in it, but sometimes it feels like I didn’t even have a world until I met you. I was alive, but I wasn’t really living until you gave me a reason to.” We have something in common! “I feel the exact same way. But we’ll have plenty of time for proclamations of love and orange soda after we go get you a new heart, Kel,” I teased him one last time just for the hell of it as I wiped his tears.”
― Tanzania Glover, Waiting On Wendy

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