"Zadie Smith. Smith attended Hampstead School and Malorees Junior School along with his sister, and was often seen in her shadow. Upon leaving school, Smith decided to pursue a musical career as a rapper. Doc Brown is a graduate of the University of East Anglia. He abandoned his drama degree halfway through to study American history. Explaining his stage name, he has said: ""Doc Brown's been my nickname since school, after the scientist in ""Back to the Future"", because I was gangly and geeky. When I started doing rap battles in my teens, it became my hip-hop handle and it's"
"THE TANK NYC In addition to writing for the performance stage, she is an arts and culture author for Shondaland (Shonda Rhime's media platform), Playboy, Broadway World, Broadway Black, and BITCH Magazine. London Bridgez Jamara Mychelle Wakefield (born January 25, 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American spoken word poet, community organizer and writer, previously known by her stage name London Bridgez. She founded Neo.logic Beatnik Assembly, an idea shop and creative arts production company, and organized the TEDxRoxburyWomen event featured on ""Basic Black"", a TEDTalks event in Boston. Wakefield was born at home on 19 Mt.Ida Road in the"
"was originally released under the pseudonym Mark Myers. Brent has written the blog since 2005. In 2009 this was turned into a novel published by Penguin Group which was released on 4 March 2010. On 7 August 2010 Brent officially announced she would no longer be updating Nee Naw for unspecified reasons, the blog had not been updated since 29 December 2009 before this. Suzi Brent Suzi Brent is an emergency medical dispatcher for London Ambulance Service and is the author of the blog Nee Naw. She currently lives in London. Brent (born 28 April 1977) grew up in London."
"London Bridgez Jamara Mychelle Wakefield (born January 25, 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American spoken word poet, community organizer and writer, previously known by her stage name London Bridgez. She founded Neo.logic Beatnik Assembly, an idea shop and creative arts production company, and organized the TEDxRoxburyWomen event featured on ""Basic Black"", a TEDTalks event in Boston. Wakefield was born at home on 19 Mt.Ida Road in the Uphams Corner Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. She has released two EPs, ""Love Words Soft Spoken"" and ""SHE"". In 2014 she released her third studio album Children of the Night In 2018,"
"the non-fiction book ""Gentlemen of the Shade"" (2017), and the short story ""Chill, Hush"" in the anthology ""TOK: Writing the New City"" (2009). Born and raised in East Vancouver, she and her son now live in North Burnaby. She served on the jury for the 2011 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, a literary award for emerging LGBT writers in Canada, selecting Farzana Doctor as that year's winner. Jen Sookfong Lee Jen Sookfong Lee is a Chinese Canadian broadcaster and novelist. A radio personality for CBC Radio One in Vancouver, British Columbia, she contributes a regular literary segment called ""Westcoast Words"" to ""On"
"Lordz of Brooklyn Lordz Of Brooklyn (short L.O.B.) now known as The Lordz are an American crossover hip hop/rock group composed of brothers and childhood friends of mostly Irish American and Italian American descent from Brooklyn, New York. The original line up consisted of the McLeer brothers, ADM (previously Ad Money, born Adam McLeer) and MC Kaves (Michael McLeer, born 1969), with Scotty Edge, Dino Bottz and Paulie Nugent (aka Paulie 2Times). Both Kaves and Edge were part of the 80s New York underground graffiti culture, and graffiti featured heavily in their music in songs like Tales From The Rails,"
"co-wrote a children's book, titled ""P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever"", with Chris Carpenter. Illustrated by Maria Tina Beddia, the book was published on Sourcebooks in 2018. Lushlife Raj Haldar (born August 1, 1981), better known by his stage name Lushlife, is an American rapper and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one half of The Skull Eclipses. Born on August 1, 1981, Haldar grew up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He is the son of a school teacher and an electrical engineer who emigrated from Bengal. As a child, he had 12 years of classical"
"Suzi Brent Suzi Brent is an emergency medical dispatcher for London Ambulance Service and is the author of the blog Nee Naw. She currently lives in London. Brent (born 28 April 1977) grew up in London. As a child she aspired to be a doctor. In 2004, inspired by a Christmas episode of Casualty (TV series) she successfully applied to become an Emergency Medical Dispatcher for the London Ambulance Service. Suzi took the first calls after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Brent's blog Nee Naw features her reflections on life working within the London Ambulance Service control room. It"
"a Visiting Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, He teaches in the MFA Program at California State University, San Bernardino and lives with his family in Lake Arrowhead, California. James Brown (author) James Brown (born 1957, Santa Clara, California) is an American novelist who has also written short fiction and nonfiction. His acclaimed memoir, ""The Los Angeles Diaries"" (HarperCollins, 2003), is an intimate portrait of his dysfunctional family, covering his childhood, Hollywood script meetings, his splintered marriage and life with his older brother, the actor Barry Brown (1951–78), and his sister, the actress Marilyn Brown (1953–98), who both committed"
"Tracy Brown Tracy Brown (born 1974) is an American author of urban fiction who is known for her works set in Staten Island, New York. Tracy Brown lives in Staten Island, New York, where she was born and grew up. Brown became pregnant with her daughter when she was still a teenager. But, she managed to graduate high school despite the odds. She is also the mother of two sons. She is an alumnus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She runs a nonprofit organization known as We Are Ladies First, LTD which seeks to inform, inspire, and empower"
"Bugzy Malone Aaron Davis (born 20 December 1990), better known by his stage name Bugzy Malone, is an English grime rapper from Manchester, England. Malone has been described as one of the key MCs instigating a ""grime revival"" moving the UK urban scene away from more commercially oriented music and the first rapper in the grime genre from Manchester to have commercial success in the UK. Davis is currently one of the most popular grime artists in the UK following the release of his three EPs which have all landed in the UK Albums Chart top 10 with his latest"
"biographer. Tracy Brown Tracy Brown (born 1974) is an American author of urban fiction who is known for her works set in Staten Island, New York. Tracy Brown lives in Staten Island, New York, where she was born and grew up. Brown became pregnant with her daughter when she was still a teenager. But, she managed to graduate high school despite the odds. She is also the mother of two sons. She is an alumnus of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She runs a nonprofit organization known as We Are Ladies First, LTD which seeks to inform, inspire, and"
"cartoons called ""Lovesick"" on 2 July 2015 through Ebury Publishing. These cartoons have also been made into a greeting card range published by Cardmix. She later created a fashion range of colourful boho-chic harem-style pants, called ""Cave Pants"". She also does regular comedy shows at venues in Soho, London. Jessie Cave Jessica Alice Cave Lloyd (born 5 May 1987) is an English actress, comedian and cartoonist, known for her role as Lavender Brown in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, and for her shows in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has also published a book of her trademark cartoon"
"by the Royal Mail in 2012 to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Hablot Knight Browne Hablot Knight Browne (10 July 1815 – 8 July 1882) was an English artist and illustrator. Well-known by his pen name, Phiz, he illustrated books by Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth. Of Huguenot ancestry, Hablot Knight Browne was born in England, in Lambeth (near London) on Kennington Lane. He was the fourteenth of Catherine and William Loder Browne's fifteen children. According to biographer, Valerie Browne Lester, Phiz was in fact the illegitimate son of his putative eldest sister"
"James Brown (author) James Brown (born 1957, Santa Clara, California) is an American novelist who has also written short fiction and nonfiction. His acclaimed memoir, ""The Los Angeles Diaries"" (HarperCollins, 2003), is an intimate portrait of his dysfunctional family, covering his childhood, Hollywood script meetings, his splintered marriage and life with his older brother, the actor Barry Brown (1951–78), and his sister, the actress Marilyn Brown (1953–98), who both committed suicide. It was named a Best Book of the Year by ""Publishers Weekly"", ""The San Francisco Chronicle"" and ""The Independent of London"". Living in San Jose studied creative writing at"
"producers, DJ's, inventors, creators, and had successful tours in America, Dominican Republic, South America, Asia, and parts of Europe. Though, Chelsea has yet to travel to Europe. Sky Blu (rapper) Skyler Austen Gordy (born August 23, 1986 in Los Angeles) better known by his stage name Sky Blu (stylized as 8ky 6lu), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, DJ and dancer best known as one half of the musical duo LMFAO, with the hit song ""Party Rock Anthem"". He formed the duo with his paternal uncle, Redfoo, and released two albums together, 2009's ""Party Rock"" and 2011's ""Sorry for"
"Joshua Brown (writer) Joshua Morgan Brown is an American author, columnist, blogger, commentator on CNBC, and CEO of New York City-based Ritholtz Wealth Management, an independent investment advisory firm he founded with Barry Ritholtz. He is also a contributing columnist to Yahoo! Finance, ""Business Insider"", and serves on the Board of Advisors for Brightscope and Upside. ""Downtown"" Josh Brown was ranked the No. 1 financial Twitter follow by ""The Wall Street Journal"" in 2013. Brown is the author of ""Backstage Wallstreet"", published in 2012. His second book was released in 2014, ""Clash Of The Financial Pundits"" co-authored with CNBC and"
"they lived together in London and later in New York where Chung purchased an apartment in East Village. In a 2013 interview, Chung stated that Turner remained her ""best friend"". The former couple were seen together on a number of occasions in 2014. In 2016, she returned to London to launch a clothing label. Alexa Chung Alexa Chung (born 5 November 1983) is a British writer, television presenter, model, and fashion designer. She has authored the books ""It"" (2013) and ""it: Über Style"" (2014), and has launched her eponymous fashion brand in May 2017. Chung was born in Privett, Hampshire,"
"Panacea nightclub in alleged self defense. Bugzy Malone Aaron Davis (born 20 December 1990), better known by his stage name Bugzy Malone, is an English grime rapper from Manchester, England. Malone has been described as one of the key MCs instigating a ""grime revival"" moving the UK urban scene away from more commercially oriented music and the first rapper in the grime genre from Manchester to have commercial success in the UK. Davis is currently one of the most popular grime artists in the UK following the release of his three EPs which have all landed in the UK Albums"
"as he took a break from music shortly after its release. Blade Brown Blade Brown (born 12 February 1985 in London) is an English rapper best known for his ""Bags and Boxes"" mixtape trilogy and Financial Times. XXL has compared his style to that of early Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane. Blade Brown was born 12 February 1985 in London and he grew up in South London. He was first exposed to rap music through his father who would listen to 80s and 90s hip hop as well as reggae around the house, all of which influenced Blade to take"
"Jessie Cave Jessica Alice Cave Lloyd (born 5 May 1987) is an English actress, comedian and cartoonist, known for her role as Lavender Brown in the ""Harry Potter"" film series, and for her shows in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has also published a book of her trademark cartoon doodles, called ""Love Sick"", and some of the designs have also appeared on greeting cards. Cave was born 5 May 1987 in London, the second eldest of five siblings. Her father works as a general practitioner. Her mother, Deborah, is the daughter of former Chief Secretary to Hong Kong,"
"LJ Ross LJ Ross (the pen name of Louise Ross) is the bestselling author of the DCI Ryan series of romantic suspense thrillers. Her debut novel, ""Holy Island"", was released in January 2015 and, by May, it had reached number one in the Amazon UK chart. Its sequel, ""Sycamore Gap"", released in September 2015, is also a UK bestseller. She has released further books in the DCI Ryan series. Ross's sixth novel ""Cragside"" reached number one on the Amazon UK chart and she is reported to have sold over 1,000,000 copies. Ross was born and grew up in Northumberland. She"
"Eleanor Brown Eleanor Brown is an American novelist, anthologist, editor, teacher, and speaker. She is the ""New York Times"" and international bestselling author of novels The Weird Sisters and The Light of Paris. Brown was born in Washington, D.C., and is the youngest of three sisters. She has lived in Minnesota, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Florida, and England. She currently resides with her partner J. C. Hutchins in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Eleanor teaches writing workshops and conferences nationwide, including for The Writers' Table and Lighthouse Writers workshops in Colorado. Brown also participates in CrossFit and is a contributor for ""CrossFit Journal""."
"for Romance"" became the focus of a posthumous controversy. It has been alleged that the novelist Ian McEwan plagiarised from this work while writing his novel, ""Atonement"". McEwan has protested his innocence. Lucilla Andrews Lucilla Matthew Andrews Crichton (born 20 November 1919 in Suez, Egypt – d. 3 October 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a British writer of 33 romance novels from 1954 to 1996, she signed as Lucilla Andrews specialised in hospital romances, and under the pen names Diana Gordon and Joanna Marcus published her first mystery romances. She was a founding member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, which"
"appeared in ""Vancouver Short Stories"" as well as periodicals such as ""West Coast Line"", ""The Asianadian"", ""Kinethis"", and ""Makara"". Sky Lee Sky Lee (born September 15, 1952 in Port Alberni, British Columbia as Sharon Lee) is a Canadian artist and novelist. Lee has published both feminist fiction and non-fiction and identifies as lesbian. Lee was born September 15, 1952 in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Her mother, Wong Mowe Oi, was a homemaker and her father, Lee Gwei Chang, was a millworker. Moving to Vancouver in 1967 to attend university, she received a B.A. in Fine Arts at the University of"
"gone on record to clarify that she isn't Lucy Toothpaste. ""A kiss in the dreamhouse"" in Aizelwood, John (ed), Love Is The Drug, London: Penguin, 1994 ""Sisters of swing"" in Cooper, Sarah (ed), Girls! Girls! Girls!, London: Cassell, 1995 ""The Year Skunk Broke"" in Evans, Liz (ed), Girls Will Be Boys: Women Report On Rock, London: Pandora, 1997 ""The Woman Punk Made Me"" in Sabin, Roger (ed), Punk Rock; So What?, London/New York: Routledge, 1999 Lucy O'Brien Lucy O'Brien (born 13 September 1961 in west Catford, London; grew up in Southampton, and now living in London) is an author and"
"Alexa Chung Alexa Chung (born 5 November 1983) is a British writer, television presenter, model, and fashion designer. She has authored the books ""It"" (2013) and ""it: Über Style"" (2014), and has launched her eponymous fashion brand in May 2017. Chung was born in Privett, Hampshire, the daughter of Gillian and Phillip Chung. Her father is of Chinese ancestry, while her mother is of English descent. Chung attended secondary school at the local Perins School and spent sixth form at Peter Symonds College, Winchester. She was accepted at King's College London to study English, but was scouted by a modelling"
"Danny Diablo Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor and model. He is a current member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 and FTW, and a founding member of hardcore bands Crown Of Thornz, Skarhead and Icepick, which gained him huge success on the New York hardcore scene. Born in Manhattan, New York, Dan Singer is the son of a Brooklyn-born Polish-Jewish police sergeant father and a Puerto Rican homemaker mother from the East River Houses of"
"other artists, including members of Syllabolliks Crew (*). MC Layla Layla Rose Hanbury (born 5 October 1982), known mononymously as Layla, is an Australian hip hop singer-songwriter and MC from Perth. In January 2005 she released her debut solo album, ""Heretik"", on Obese Records. She is a member of Syllabolix (SBX) Crew, with other MCs including her husband, Dazastah (aka Darren Reutens). The couple also perform as Layla and Dazastah. During September and October 2011 the duo were a support act for another SBX artist, Drapht, on his Australia-wide Party Party Party Tour. Layla Rose Hanbury was born 5 October"
"Ruth Glick Ruth Glick née Burtnick, (born April 27, 1942, in Lexington, Kentucky), is a writer of cookbooks, romance and young adult novels. She has written novels under the pseudonym Rebecca York; until 1997 these were written in collaboration with Eileen Buckholtz. Ruth Day Burtnick was born on 27 April 1942 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, the daughter of Lester Leon Burtnick, a psychiatrist, and Beverly Miller Burtnick, a middle-school science teacher. She was raised in Washington, DC, she earned a B.A. in American Thought and Civilization from George Washington University and an M.A. in American Studies from the University"
"Lucilla Andrews Lucilla Matthew Andrews Crichton (born 20 November 1919 in Suez, Egypt – d. 3 October 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland) was a British writer of 33 romance novels from 1954 to 1996, she signed as Lucilla Andrews specialised in hospital romances, and under the pen names Diana Gordon and Joanna Marcus published her first mystery romances. She was a founding member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, which honoured her shortly before her death with a lifetime achievement award. Born Lucilla Matthew Andrews on 20 November 1919 in Suez, Egypt, the third of four children of William Henry Andrews and"
"New York Times-bestseller and developed into a sitcom with JJ Abrams' Bad Robot. After the option was picked up by Pacific Standard, Reese Witherspoon included it in her book club. Her second book, ""Gracious: A Practical Primer on the Art of Charm, Tact and Unsinkable Strength"" was published in 2017 by Rodale Books. Kelly Williams Brown Kelly Williams Brown (born August 6, 1984 in Covington, Louisiana) is a New York Times-bestselling American writer and author. She is commonly credited with inventing the word ""adulting"", which refers to the small actions that together comprise maturity. She graduated from Loyola University New"
"Akala (rapper) Kingslee James McLean Daley (born 1 December 1983), better known by the stage name Akala, is a British rapper, journalist, author, poet, and political activist. Originally from Kentish Town, London he is the younger brother of rapper/vocalist Ms. Dynamite. In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards. He was awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Brighton in 2018. Daley was born in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1983 to a Scottish mother and Jamaican father, and grew up in Kentish Town, London. He chose the stagename Akala, a Buddhist term for"