LaSuria Kandi Allman The Hot Seat

Hello everyone. Thank you again for returning to In the Chair where LaSuria Kandi Allman keeps us in the know with visits from entertainers, authors, actors, and activist. Today in the Hot Seat, LaSuria interviews author and movie producer Reshonda Tate-Billingsley.  I have to say,as an author I'm excited about this visit, she hails from Houston and has even worked a stint in my hometown of Beaumont, TX. Totally inspires me. Let's join LaSuria and ReShonda-

ReShonda Tate Billingsley always did have an active imagination. From making up stories to crafting award-winning poems, the national bestselling author has always maintained a love for telling stories. After numerous rejections from publishers, ReShonda stepped out on faith, established her own publishing company, and released her debut novel, My Brother’s Keeper. It’s a move that paid off as megahouse publisher, Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, picked up the book and, to date, has published all of ReShonda’s books. 

 A former television and radio news reporter, ReShonda is an editor for the Houston Defender Newspaper, as well as a professional editor, ghostwriter and literary consultant. She has worked as a reporter for The National Enquirer and as an anchor and reporter for NBC, ABC and FOX television stations in Beaumont, TX, Oklahoma City, OK and Houston, TX. She left her job at FOX 26 News in Houston in 2007 to write full-time. And write she does… ReShonda is the national bestselling author of 38 books. Her sophomore novel, Let the Church Say Amen, has been made into a movie, directed by actress Regina King, produced by Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Productions, and executive-produced by Bishop T.D. Jakes. The movie received rave reviews after its August 29, 2015 BET premiere. ReShonda, who served as a consultant, also makes an appearance in the movie.