Local author nominated for NAACP Image Award

SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES BY RENEE MICHELLE HARRIS Becoming an author was always a dream for Bonnie Glover, but she went to law school first to make sure she could earn a living.
After earning her law degree at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, she never actually practiced law. After passing the bar and working in the legal field, she said, she satisfied her curiosity about how some defendants went free while others received jail sentences after committing the same crimes.

A similar sense of wonder led to her landing a two-book deal with publishing giant Random House. An online friendship with a fellow writer living in Calcutta, India, led to an introduction to his agent, which led to a request for a manuscript, which led to the publishing of her first novel, The Middle Sister, in 2005 and of Going Down South, in 2008.

Glover’s foray into the land of outstanding literature has her up for an NAACP Image Award in that category next month for her second novel.

The NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier event celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts, according to its website, which states that the event is celebrating its 40th year.

“I was thrilled to hear that Bonnie was being recognized by the NAACP Image Awards for Going Down South,’’ said her publicist, Tonya Seavers Evans. “She works very hard to bring the untold stories of African Americans and their heritage to life through her writing.’’

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