Exposed Conversations with Monique D. Mensah

Native Detroiter, Monique D. Mensah, is a two-time award winning novelist with an innate love for the written word. After graduating from the University of Michigan, with a bachelor’s degree in business management, Monique  started her first novel,WHO IS HE TO YOU, a drama that she independently published through her publishing company, Kisa Publishing, in 2009. Monique’s debut received critical acclaim by readers and prominent book clubs across the country. In June 2010 she was awarded the title of “Author of the Year” by the African-Americans on the Move Book Club (AAMBC) a national book club organization, promoting African-American authors and literature.  In August 2010, Mensah released her second novel, INSIDE RAIN, a psychological thriller that is celebrated as the winner of the 2010 Best Books Awards for African-American Fiction. The Best Books Awards, sponsored by USA Book News, also named WHO IS HE TO YOU as a finalist in the same category.

Monique now resides in Southfield, MI where she is raising her daughter and working full-time as a counselor for a private university. Monique is currently working on her third novel, SMOKE SCREEN, due for release late summer 2011.