Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network
Beverly Jenkins strutted on to the literary scene almost 25 years ago, becoming the first African-American woman with a best-selling historical romance novel.
She thought “Night Song,” published in 1994, would open the door for other black women authors.
“The readers were coming through but there no authors behind me,” said Jenkins, who will be in Bowling Green for Researching the Romance, a two-day academic conference on April 13-14 at Bowling Green State University.
“I had the niche to myself for 20 years,” she said. “But now, it’s amazing.”

