About Faith: What I Want You to Know
Sometimes an interview question hits home. When it does the question becomes much more than a question. It's a request for depth, for clarity, for [...]
A Diet for the Soul
Can you pity a bad/mean/evil character? This question came up in a book group discussion of my novel Unforgivable Love. I responded by quoting [...]
My Favorite Books of 2017
I'm grateful for Goodreads. Before this lovely book-oriented social media site came into the world my reading life was pretty scattered. Sometimes I tried to [...]
The Voice of Unforgivable Love: Adenrele Ojo
I’ve long harbored a dream of having an audiobook version of a novel I’ve written. Daddy never learned how to read and he often listened [...]
A Walk in Harlem
The word Harlem sounds to me like a song and it slips through my lips like that—easy and familiar. I’m often asked if I ever [...]
NPR Weekend Edition Interview with Sophfronia Scott
Sophfronia Scott spoke with NPR Weekend Edition host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the inspiration for and complicated characters of her novel Unforgivable Love. The interview can be [...]
Unforgivable Love a People Magazine Pick
Unforgivable Love is featured in the October 2, 2017 issue of People Magazine (Prince William cover) as one of the "Best New Books" of the [...]
Essence Magazine: Unforgivable Love a “sumptuous new tale”
Unforgivable Love is featured in the October 2017 issue of Essence Magazine. Reviewer Patrick Henry Bass called the book a "delicious and infinitely enjoyable read." The [...]
Unforgivable Love an Anticipated Historical Fiction Release
UNFORGIVABLE LOVE is listed in the BookBub Blog's round up of "the biggest new historical fiction releases coming out this fall" along with books by Heather [...]
Curating the Awst Press Anniversary Essay Series
Recently I had the honor of being asked by Awst Press to curate, along with the author Susanna Childress, its annual essay series. Awst is an independent [...]