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Rod Palmer
Goodreads Author
Born
in Charleston, The United States
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Toni Morrison
Member Since
May 2016
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A Pimp In The Pulpit: God ain't sleep
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2016
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9 editions
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The Waymaker: Another Pimp In The Pulpit
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2020
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The Harvest
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2019
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9 editions
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Karma Wears Versace
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2019
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The Things We Bring To The Table
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Della: The Ballerina And The Billionaire
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Man Eater: Karma Wears Versace II (Detective Sawyer Mysteries Book 2)
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The Work-Husband Caper
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Uglass: The Intrusive Thoughts Of A Melanin Queen | Complete Series, Book 1-6
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Della: The Ballerina and The Billionaire
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Beauty and Skin Tone
In my newly released novel, Uglass: The Intrusive Thoughts Of A Melanin Queen, the protagonist, Tahj, is a darkskinned fashion model. She becomes a subject in a scientific study that attempts to navigate through the bias and subjectivity of beauty. Based on the 200 nodal points on a face, Tahj is deemed the known most beautiful woman in the world; however, men regularly stroll past her on the way
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Rod Palmer
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Katrina's review
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Uglass: The Intrusive Thoughts Of A Melanin Queen | Complete Series, Book 1-6:
"Great Read,as a dark skinned woman i can relate to A LOT."
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Sherhonda Hill-Gray's review
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Uglass: The Intrusive Thoughts Of A Melanin Queen | Complete Series, Book 1-6:
"Why I waited so long to read this
This has been on my TBR for a while and I’m mad I waited so long to read this book. It was such a great read and dived into how colorism is an issue in our black community. It dives into how self love prevails while a" Read more of this review » |
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| A book influencer who was reluctant to read my book in the first place, had DM'd me saying she "didn't expect to be laughing out loud like this!" She named scenes like the phone prank, the fight at the first wedding, the Salsa dance-partner-swap scen ...more | |
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“The more I wonder, the more I love.”
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