Five years ago, the first romance bookstore opened in Los Angeles: The Ripped Bodice. Today, there are 16 bookstores focused on romance across the United States and Canada—and in November, the DC area ...

The aptly titled ‘Eric Jerome Dickey’s Friends and Lovers’ will serve as a centerpiece of the cable channel’s ‘Love of a Lifetime’ slate. By Tony Maglio Lifetime is adapting Eric Jerome Dickey’s ...

The Hollywood Reporter described Eric Jerome Dickey as "one of the most influential voices in contemporary Black literature." Four years after the Memphis-born author's death, that influence continues ...

The new Lifetime romantic drama, “Friends and Lovers,” follows best friends Debra and Shelby. One a detail-oriented doctor, the other as carefree as they come, they make an interesting pair; and when ...

When Jamie Fortin moved to Washington, D.C., five years ago, she fell in love with the Virginia neighborhood of Alexandria and vowed to open a small business there. Last month, Fortin's promise to ...

Eric Jerome Dickey’s Friends and Lovers is now a television project. Premiering on Lifetime, the television film adaptation of the late author’s New York Times bestselling novel will premiere in two ...

Wed, October 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM UTC The late Eric Jerome Dickey was one of the most influential voices in contemporary Black literature. Dickey died in 2021 following a cancer battle.