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Margaret Johnson-Hodge

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Margaret Johnson-Hodge is the author of several books that have received national acclaim. She is a winner of the 1998 Reviewer’s Choice Awards, for “The Real Deal”. “Butterscotch Blues” made the Blackboard Bestsellers List, the Essence Magazine Bestseller List and Black Expressions Book Club 2000 Book of the Year coming in at number 6.

“A New Day” made the Mosaic Magazine What’s Hot Top Five Fiction List five (5) times and “True Lies” made the Black Expressions Best Sellers List in 2002. Margaret has garnered rave reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, The Quarterly Black Review, Essence Magazine and Ebony Magazine.

She has been featured in major papers in her hometown, was a guest speaker at Georgia’s Writers, Inc. Her novels “True Lies”, “Some Margaret Johnson-Hodge is the author of several books that have received national acclaim. She is a winner of the 1998 Reviewer’s Choice Awards, for “The Real Deal”. “Butterscotch Blues” made the Blackboard Bestsellers List, the Essence Magazine Bestseller List and Black Expressions Book Club 2000 Book of the Year coming in at number 6.

“A New Day” made the Mosaic Magazine What’s Hot Top Five Fiction List five (5) times and “True Lies” made the Black Expressions Best Sellers List in 2002. Margaret has garnered rave reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, The Quarterly Black Review, Essence Magazine and Ebony Magazine.

She has been featured in major papers in her hometown, was a guest speaker at Georgia’s Writers, Inc. Her novels “True Lies”, “Some Sunday” and “Butterscotch Blues” were Main Selections for Black Expressions, and “The Real Deal”, “A New Day”, “Warm Hands”, “A Journey To Here” and “This Time” were alternates selections.

Both Showtime and Hallmark Hall of Fame have considered her books for movie options and with the release of her sixth novel “True Lies”, Publisher Weekly declared: “Johnson-Hodge's popularity continues to grow. Audiences tired of shallow buppie antics will respond favorably to the earthy dramas she describes.” Her seventh novel, “A Journey To Here” was released to great reviews and the book garnered her a nominee for Author of The Year.

In 2005, Margaret donned a new cap - publisher - and released her eighth book – “This Time”, through her own publishing company – Sutton Place Publishers, Inc. "This Time" was well received by both critics and readers a like.

Born and raised in New York, Margaret no longer lives there, but New York is where her heart remains. She continues to craft stories about the great city in which she grew up and looks forward to telling more of them.

A mother and full-time author, she writes on a near daily basis, rarely taking a break from her craft. “There is always some story inside of me,” is how she sees it “and I just try and get it told.”
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	Butterscotch Blues 4.32 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2000 — 7 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
	True Lies 4.07 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2002 — 8 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
	Some Sunday 4.12 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2001 — 8 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
	Warm Hands 4.18 avg rating — 93 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
	A Journey to Here 3.84 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2003 — 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 Real Deal: Real Love Is More Than Skin Deep...Real Passion Isn't Black Or White... 3.61 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	This Time 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	A New Day 4.07 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Tumbled 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	In Search Of Tennessee Sunshine 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 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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I started writing when I was 12 years old. For those who know my story, it began with a love of reading at an early age and became a real dream when my mother bought my oldest sister an electric typewriter. There, at the kitchen table where the typewriter sat, (and I was not supposed to touch, ever) my journey started.

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May 04, 2012 03:38PM

It was a successful run at .99cents, so the show must go on. Never change what works for you. Thanks for the support and please "like" and leave a review at the end of your wonderful read.
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