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Denene Millner (born October 21, 1968)[1] is an American author, editor, podcast host, and journalist.

Early life

Millner grew up in Bay Shore, New York and graduated with a B.A. in communications from Hofstra University.[1]

Career

Millner was a reporter for the Associated Press and a political and entertainment reporter for the New York Daily News. She served as Executive Editor at Honey and Articles Editor at Parenting,[2] where she later worked as a columnist.[3] In March 2011, Millner was chosen by Black Voices website as one of 40 Influential Black Female Writers.[4] In 2016, Millner became an editor at Bolden Books with her own imprint, Denene Millner Books.[5] Three years later, Millner moved the imprint to Simon & Schuster.[6]

Millner has written and collaborated on over 30 books of fiction, non-fiction, and youth literature including co-authoring three New York Times bestsellers, Straight Talk, No Chaser, Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man[7] (both with comedian Steve Harvey), and the memoir I Am Charlie Wilson with R&B performer Charlie Wilson.[8]

Millner's other books include the young adult novel Miss You, Mina, written for Scholastic; the humor book, The Angry Black Woman's Guide To Life, and the novel The Vow, both[9] written with Angela Burt-Murray and Mitzi Miller; and the three-book teen series Hotlanta written with Mitzi Miller. In 2015, The Vow was turned into a movie on the Lifetime network, called With This Ring, starring Jill Scott, Regina Hall, and Eve.[10] Millner co-wrote three novels and three books of non-fiction with her former husband Nick Chiles,[11] including Love Don't Live Here Anymore and What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know, both Essence bestsellers.[12] In 2007, Millner wrote the novelization of the screenplay for Dreamgirls and in 2012, the novelization for Sparkle.[13]

In 2019, Millner began hosting Speakeasy with Denene, a Georgia Public Broadcasting podcast that uses "art, culture, and entertainment to explore the beauty and humanity of blackness"[14] and served as executive producer on the made-for-tv movie Angrily Ever After.[15] Millner co-hosts the GPB television show A Seat at the Table, that focuses on issues affecting black women[16] and has a forthcoming multigenerational epic novel, One Blood, to be published by St. Martin's Press.[17]

Personal life

Millner was formerly married to journalist Nick Chiles,[1] with whom she has two children.

Selected works


References

  1. ^ a b c Harris, Janelle (March 6, 2013). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, DENENE MILLNER, CO-AUTHOR OF ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN?". Mediabistro. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Kershaw, Sarah (19 January 2018). "Talk about race? Relax, it's o.k." – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ "Black News, Entertainment, Style and Culture - HuffPost Black Voices". www.bvonbooks.com.
  5. ^ "Introducing Denene Millner Books". AGATE. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  6. ^ Kantor, Emma (2019-02-28). "Denene Millner Brings Imprint to S&S". www.publishersweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2021-01-24 suggested (help)
  7. ^ "The New York Times Best Sellers".
  8. ^ "The New York Times Best Sellers".
  9. ^ Gorce, Tammy La (19 January 2018). "IN PERSON; Anger Management? Not for These Women" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ "With This Ring". 24 January 2015 – via www.imdb.com.
  11. ^ "Snellville's Denene Millner penned books by Steve Harvey, NeNe Leakes".
  12. ^ "Best-selling Books". ESSENCE. Vol. 31, no. 7. 2000-11-01. Retrieved 2021-01-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Dodes, Rachel (10 August 2012). "How Whitney Houston Got Her Last Chance to 'Sparkle'".
  14. ^ "Introducing "SPEAKEASY WITH DENENE"". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  15. ^ Vaughn, Terri J. (2019-09-21), Angrily Ever After (Comedy), Jasmine Burke, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Tyrone Marshall Brown, Terayle Hill, Octet Productions, May 3rd Films, retrieved 2021-01-29
  16. ^ "A Seat at the Table". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  17. ^ "Book Deals Week of June 22, 2020". www.publishersweekly.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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