Yolanda A. Reid is the author of Porridge & Cucu: My CHildhood, a YA novel, and The Honeyeater—a contemporary women's novel about love, heartbreak and betrayal that was a finalist in the 2014 Diva Awards. Sonnets to the Japim Bird is her debut poetry collection. Ms. Reid's poems and short fiction have appeared in literary journals and e-zines such as “Starlight Poets” (Starlight Press), “Mysteries of the Lyric World,” and others. She writes frequently about books, writers, and authors at her book review blog Y Reid Books? Her most recent personal essay, evoked by a lifelong interest in Chinese art and culture, is "The Bird's Nest: How I Learned Chinese". She lives in the US. For more info, see the press release bio. |