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Rod Palmer

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2023 AAMBC MALE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, Rod Palmer is the son of a carpenter and a nanny, born in a historic Gullah Geechie community in Charleston, SC. He received his degrees in creative writing and Afro studies at the University of South Carolina before becoming an author, and growing a list of eight published novels and counting. Currently he resides in Europe where he is a dedicated husband and girl-dad, enjoys travel and writing the next novel.

A Pimp In The Pulpit
The Work-Husband Caper
The Harvest
Karma Wears Versace
KWV II: Man Eater
The Waymaker
The Things We Bring To The Table
Della: The Ballerina And The Billionaire

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	A Pimp In The Pulpit: God ain't sleep 4.23 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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
	The Waymaker: Another Pimp In The Pulpit 4.51 avg rating — 112 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
	The Harvest 4.41 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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
	Karma Wears Versace 4.05 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	The Things We Bring To The Table 4.10 avg rating — 30 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
	Della: The Ballerina And The Billionaire 3.88 avg rating — 26 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
	Man Eater: Karma Wears Versace II (Detective Sawyer Mysteries Book 2) 4.71 avg rating — 21 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
	The Work-Husband Caper 4.09 avg rating — 11 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
	Uglass: The Intrusive Thoughts Of A Melanin Queen \| Complete Series, Book 1-6 by Rod Palmer (Goodreads Author), Tahj Thompson 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Della: The Ballerina and The Billionaire 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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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 Read more of this blog post »

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A Pimp In The Pulpit: Love, faith, passion, and persuasion

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