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Now You Owe Me is NOW An Award-Winning Novel! A Black Authors Association Winner, the book was also a Foreword INDIES finalist for Book of the Year.

Philadelphia native Aliah Wright worked her way through college as an editorial assistant for The Philadelphia Daily News and as a stringer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

A writer and former entertainment editor, she spent a successful career in journalism, working for a variety of news outlets. Those include The Associated Press, where she was a Political Correspondent, and at what is now known as
Gannett | USA TODAY Network, where she was the Entertainment Editor for Gannett News Service.

A Harvard-trained, Temple University grad, she lives with her family just outside Philadelphia, where she’s w ...more

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My Novel Won an Award!

When I was writing "Now You Owe Me," a book about twin serial killers stalking college coeds in Central Pennsylvania, I had high hopes that it would get published.

It never occurred to me that it would one day be critically acclaimed and lauded by some of the most notable thriller writers at the International Thriller Writers Association conference (Thrillerfest). That standing-room-only crowds wo Read more of this blog post »

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