Eric Jerome Dickey┬а(1961тАУ2021) was the award-winning and┬аNew York Times┬аbestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. His novel┬аSister, Sister┬аwas honored as one of┬аEssenceтАЩs тАЬ50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,тАЭ and┬аA Wanted Woman┬аwon the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include┬аThe Blackbirds,┬аFinding Gideon,┬аBad Men and Wicked Women,┬аBefore We Were Wicked,┬аThe Business of Lovers, and┬аThe Son of Mr. Suleman.┬а