His maturity stems from being caretaker of his single mom, stricken with MS, and his younger brother. Prince, wise beyond his seventeen years, doles out love advice on a local Detroit hip-hop radio show, called…what else? Love Radio. Despite main characters Prince and Dani being teenagers decades after those movies, the two know their pop culture history when it comes to music, books and movies. I had stars in my eyes that I would find The One and even settle into a dream job/career when I moved to a new city, Everything would work out despite bumps in the road…Īnyway, I digress. Damn if they didn’t make an impression on me. They debuted when a young me (not quite Prince and Dani) was in my early twenties. LaDelle herself has been a marketing director at major New York publishing houses.ĭespite new-ish ongoing debates about Darius in Love Jones and Quincy in Love & Basketball exhibiting toxic masculinity, they’re still two of my favorite Black romance movies from back in the day. She admires and studies the greats: Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison, but even that’s not enough to combat her trauma-induced writer’s block to finish her college essay to move to New York for college. I couldn’t wait to read the novel as they discussed LaDelle setting the book in her hometown of Detroit and giving Dani dreams of becoming a famous writer. Book signing followed the Q&A session, where I snagged an autograph and a (masked) pic. The event ticket included a copy of the book and was moderated by H.K. I attended the June 1, 2022, Brooklyn book tour stop at St. When LaDelle started posting about finishing a manuscript, cover reveal, release and tour dates, I was in. Her credentials include book marketing and co-hosting a book club called Why Not YA? I started following LaDelle on Instagram after seeing her speak on a YA panel at the 2019 Well-Read Black Girl festival, which also featured some of the aforementioned writers. Not only is it YA, but it’s a love story about teenagers Prince Jones and Danielle (Dani) Ford. Love Radio is Ebony LaDelle’s debut novel. These young adult characters experience stress and drama on a level that keeps this grown adult invested in the storylines.
Jackson, Elizabeth Acevedo, Ben Philippe, Dhonielle Clayton, to name a few. Then I delved into the world of authors Tiffany D. I’m a reformed book snob, who used to believe adults shouldn’t read YA (young adult).
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