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October 15, 2026

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews -Distorted is the View by Khaya Ronkainen

Title: Distorted is the View Author: Khaya Ronkainen Publisher: QuillInInk Press Genre: Literary Fiction, Family Life Published: June 24, 2026 Pages: 299 pages Distorted is the View takes place in South Africa and centers on the Klassen family as they navigate several changes to their family dynamic, each change a thread threatening to unravel and reveal its… Continue reading

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September 29, 2026

The Real Purpose of a Book Review

With the popularity of Print-on-Demand Publishing and scammers hacking the Amazon algorithm, I believe we have lost the plot of the book review. It is not just an accumulation of numbers and rankings. If used strategically, book reviews still hold significant marketing power. There is also more than one kind of review. Independent Reviews Unbiased… Continue reading

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May 5, 2024

Concrete Rose Episode Two: The White Lady

“I give a holler to my sisters on welfareTupac cares, if don’t nobody else care” You know, it’s funny when it rains it poursThey got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” -Tupac, Keep Ya Head Up Even though life tried to take me out in a toilet, I got here healthy, drug-free, and… Continue reading

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April 11, 2023

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Hierarchy of Needs: The Sculptor Series Book II by Christa Wojciechowski

Title: Hierarchy of Needs: Sculptor Series Part II Author: Christa Wojciechowski Publisher: Christa Wojciechowski Published: November 15, 2022 Page: 339 Part two of this wildly psychological series on the strength and depths of addiction continues Ona Price’s journey. She returns to the seedy underbelly of the drug scene due to the tragic event that closed… Continue reading

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March 20, 2023

Avoiding Plagiarism

There is a reason why you cannot edit your own book, even if you are an editor. This is because quality editing involves more than fixing spelling and grammar mistakes. These days, there’s an AI for that. Professional editors also help you to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism – to steal and pass off (the ideas or… Continue reading

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June 8, 2021

The Women with Blue Eyes: Rise of the Fallen is LIVE

The Women with Blue Eyes: Rise of the Fallen is live! About. When Tina’s nephew, Ronnie is killed, she is left to care for his siblings and to solve a series of mysterious murders involving only black men. Investigating each murder thrusts her and her team into a world of deities, demons, and fallen angels, leading Tina… Continue reading

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August 1, 2018

Even Salt Looks Like Sugar, a novella – Coming October 2, 2018

Novella’s have my heart. The Stella Trilogy was a novella series and readers loved it so I had to write another short story! (If I am honest, I think they are kinda my thing). This book is coming to you on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Proceeds from this book will go toward the funding of… Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.