About Kimberla Lawson Roby
Kimberla Lawson Roby is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Prodigal Son, A House Divided, and The Perfect Marriage. She is a 2013 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction, the recipient of the 2013 Author of the Year Award for a Female Award presented by the African-American Literary Award Show, and the recipient of the 2014 AAMBC Award for Female Author of the Year. In 2001, she was inducted into the Rock Valley College Alumni Hall of Fame.
About Maria Howell
Maria Howell is a narrator, actor, and singer who is best known as the choir soloist in the movie version of The Color Purple. Some of her televirion and film credits include Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls, The Vampire Diaries, The Blind Side, and What to Expect When You’re Expecting.