Mister Mann Frisby was born and raised in South Philadelphia. Frisby is a former Philadelphia Daily News entertainment reporter and is founder and head coach of PhatBack Athletics ' an all boys track & field club and mentoring program.
Holla Back...but Listen First: A Life Guide for Young
Black Men
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Paperback: 159 pages, papeback
ISBN: 0971996628
Publisher: Skye Larieux Publishing (Release Date: 31 December, 2005)
'I hope that young brothers who read this book will walk away feeling empowered and motivated...''Mister Mann Frisby
Mister Mann Frisby did an awesome job with writing "Holla Back"!! He, as well as the 29 others who contributed to the book should be very proud of themselves. This book has staying power and will be around for years to come considering the men left no stone unturned in the topics that were discussed. Especially the most sensitive and uncomfortable, like male molestation and homosexuality. Frisby's inclusion of the topics was a brave and responsible thing to do, and it also showed his sincerity in truly wanting to reach out to ALL young black men. 'Amazon Customer Reviewer: Humanity (Los Angeles, CA.)
Included are the thoughts of Grammy
winners John Legend and Kirk Franklin, Common, film producer Lee Daniels,
Olympic Gold Medalist Jon Drummond, former boxer Bernard Hopkins and actor Boris
Kodjoe.
Wifebeater
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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Books (March 1, 2005)
ISBN: 1594480729
Already a proven publishing phenomenon in the exploding category of urban fiction with his debut novel Blinking Red Light, Mister Mann Frisby is back and better than ever with his new novel WIFEBEATER (Riverhead Freestyle Trade Paperback; $13.00; March 2005). Once again, Frisby delivers a gritty story with a cast of unforgettable characters that are as real as they come.
Frisby brings readers back to the dark streets of South Philadelphia. This time they meet Sticks'a single dad doing everything he can to keep custody of his daughter. He is in desperate need of money, until one night he comes across a video of a popular rap star caught on tape participating in a gang rape of an unidentified woman. Sticks thinks he hit the jackpot with a blackmail case, but things take a turn for the worse. Once the rapper finds out about Sticks' intention to blackmail him for money, the word out on the street is Sticks is a dead man.
Drawing from his experience as a former Philadelphia Daily News journalist,
Mister Mann Frisby weaves a suspenseful story full of drama and crime set in the
tough streets of the South Philadelphia inner city. With a voice as hard as the
streets themselves, WIFEBEATER offers young readers a novel they can identify
with. This gripping street tale is sure to leave a lasting impression for many
years.
Blinking
Red Light
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Paperback: 303 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Books (May 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1594480192
Product Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
Sex, money, temptation, and betrayal'welcome to the world of BLINKING RED LIGHT (Riverhead Freestyle; May 2004; $13.00), the amazingly raw and honest debut novel from Mister Mann Frisby. Originally self-published, this hip hop page-turner is available for the first time as a Riverhead Freestyle trade paperback, a new line of young, urban fiction with a hip hop flavor. With a story ripped from the streets of North Philly, as absorbing as it is real, BLINKING RED LIGHT introduces a writer with a serious and striking talent.
When the narrator, whose name we never learn, and his longtime friend Dex are offered a sweet deal'big cash for sleeping with women with no strings attached'they can't say no, even though the jobs are videotaped as part of a blackmail ring with mob ties. But things start to spiral out of control when the two discover their boss dead in his apartment, the victim of a grisly murder'and before long, they're the two prime suspects. As our narrator begins to unravel this twisted story he realizes that someone is lying, but will he discover who before it's too late? As twists and turns come flying full speed, it's only a matter of time before the consequences turn lethal.
This is an unmistakable hit in a genre ready to take off. A gritty and utterly
believable novel that leaves the reader guessing until the end, BLINKING RED
LIGHT questions who you can trust, and what you can believe.
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