"I use my life as an example to warn others of the dangers of the drug game."

Queen of Hip-Hop Literature Vickie Stringer has revolutionized the literary industry as a pioneer of the Hip-Hop Literature genre. Beginning with the self-publishing of her first novel, the Essence Best Selling Let That Be the Reason, followed by the founding of her internationally renowned publishing company, Triple Crown Publications, Stringer’s innovative voice and controversial style has earned her intrigue and fascination around the globe.

The successes and achievements of Stringer’s novels, Let That Be the Reason, its sequel, Imagine This, the upcoming Dirty Red, and the wide popularity of the Triple Crown Publications brand have garnered attention from prominent news media since Stringer ignited the Hip-Hop Literature era less than four years ago. In addition to being featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, MTV News, Publisher’s Weekly, The Boston Globe, Vibe, Essence, Entrepreneur and Inc. Magazine, in April of 2005 Stringer and Triple Crown Publications became international as her novels were translated and released in Tokyo, Japan.

Public speaking, motivational seminars and mentoring programs are also a large part of her busy schedule.

In 2004, Stringer also founded The Valen Foundation, a non-profit organization named for her son, to reunite and restore bonds between children and their incarcerated parents.

Dirty Red
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ISBN: 0743493486
Format: Hardcover, 256pp
Pub. Date: July 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group

In a scorching tale of love, lies, loss, and the indomitable spirit of a woman scorned, we meet Red in the midst of her game -- on the toilet of her boyfriend's apartment, faking a pregnancy. An eighteen-year-old expert at deception with a provocative femininity, Red employs her dirty ways to win a closet full of Gucci bags, a deluxe condominium full of baby accessories, a new car, and a book deal. But when Red's scams backfire and she winds up truly pregnant by her inmate ex-boyfriend, Bacon, Red finds herself in more trouble than she's ever known. The drama unravels when Red's picture-perfect cons fall apart due to the power of -- surprisingly -- love.

Let That Be the Reason
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ISBN: 1886433852
Format: Paperback, 250pp
Pub. Date: June 2002
Publisher: A & B Distributors & Publishers Group

#1 Best Selling Book On AALBC.com for 2004!

Vickie M. Stringer adroitly intertwines fact and fiction and has written the most honest, provocative and compelling novel of the "Bad-Girl"

Let That Be The Reason, (ESSENCE MAGAZINE "BEST SELLER") has been quoted as the most realistic street novel ever written. Emotionally charged and compared to legendary author Donald Goines, she is being called the "hustler-author" of urban literature. Let That Be the Reason is the first of a quasi-fiction trilogy based on the author's real-life experiences.

Pamela Xavier is abandoned by her drug dealing infant son's father (Chino) with a stack of bills, no food in the "fridge" and an impending eviction notice. With no job prospects, Pamela feels backed into a corner and decides to get her "hustle" on. As a female caught up in a male-dominated game, Pamela relies on her alter-ego, Carmen, to deal with the streets, playas, dealers, drug lords and of course, the law.

This novel is taking the literary industry by storm and has screenwriters scrambling to pen this movie waiting to happen!

Written during the author's Federal prison term, the novel came to life after Stringer's release. The novel, initially self-published and selling like "hot cakes" from the trunk of her car, caught the attention of a New York publishing house that soon came calling, offering a two-book deal.

Let That Be the Reason is the first of a quasi-fiction trilogy based on the author's real-life experiences. Pamela Xavier is abandoned by her drug dealing infant son's father (Chino) with a stack of bills, no food in the 'fridge, and an impending eviction notice. With no job prospects, Pamela feels backed into a corner and decides to get her "hustle" on. As a female caught up in a male-dominated game, Pamela relies on her alter-ego, Carmen, to deal with the streets, playas, dealers, drug lords, and of course, the law.

In no time, Carmen is on top running a call-girl service, fencing operation, and drug cartel--and add to that, being a mom. With money on her mind and her mind on money, Carmen's hustle is taking the streets by storm but the ever-present danger brought on by the police and rival hustlers makes staying in the game perilous.

Carmen wants out the game but her powerful drug connect, Dragos, wants her in. If she stays in, the police will force her to implicate Dragos. Her love interest, Delano, a noble hustler, wants Carmen out the game at all costs. Her first love and father of her son, Chino, wants Carmen in the game so he can connect with Dragos. .

Carmen's made enough money and she wants out. But can she get out alive? And can she get out in time? Can Carmen, her infant son, and Delano live happily ever after? Vickie M. Stringer adroitly weaves fact and fiction and has written the most honest, provocative and compelling novel of the "Bad-Girl" genre--Let That Be the Reason. More honest than True to the Game, more provocative than Addicted, and more compelling than B-More Careful.

Imagine This
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ISBN: 0743493478
Format: Paperback, 246pp
Pub. Date: August 2004
Publisher: Atria Books

Imagine This is the sequel to Vickie Stringer's bestselling Let That Be the Reason, her stunning debut novel based on life as she knew it in the shocking underworld of the sex and drug trade.

Vickie Stringer has gained a legion of fans for her portrayal of Pamela, a.k.a. Carmen, a woman who had it all but lost out when the love of her life left her penniless and alone to raise their son. Pamela refuses to remain powerless, though. She pulls herself up, becomes a major hustler in the street game, gains independence, and makes big money -- but the consequences are more dreadful than she ever imagined.

Imagine This continues the saga of Pamela as she does jail time and has to decide who she really is: Pamela, a woman who, more than anything, loves her son and wants to be there to raise him; or Carmen, the ruthless baller, who does the crime, serves the time, and honors, at any expense, the code of the street.

Dirty Red: A Novel
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ISBN: 0743493486
Format: Paperback, 256pp
Pub. Date: July 2006
Publisher: Atria Books

A scorching new novel from the celebrated urban fiction author of "Let That Be the Reason" and "Imagine This." Stringer tells the provocative tale of love, lies, loss and the indomitable spirit of a woman called Red.

A scorching new novel from the celebrated author of urban fiction who brought us Let That Be the Reason and Imagine This. Stringer tells the provocative tale of love, lies, loss, and the indomitable spirit of a woman called Red.

Essence magazine’s bestselling author and self- made publishing sensation Vickie Stringer "keeps it real" once again in Dirty Red, her latest hip-hop story of the streets. Red seems to have all the odds stacked against her. Born the product of a dark-skinned mother and a white father she will never know, her young life is filled with uncertainty and the harsh reality of looking different in a world of intolerance. When her mother, Black Jane, dies suddenly, Red moves into the projects with her grandmother. There she finds herself surrounded by cruel family members who mistreat and abuse her because of her light skin and red hair. As a teenager, she escapes this turmoil, finding refuge in an older man who treats her like a queen. But when Big Daddy is tragically killed, Red painfully discovers the grieving wife and children her lover left behind. As Red is forced to deal with this bitter truth, a long-suppressed rage surfaces from within her, pushing her to lengths she never imagined possible. With countless faithful readers hotly anticipating her latest effort, Stringer delivers in full force with this brutally honest, compelling, and utterly realistic urban street novel.

How to Succeed in the Publishing Game
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with Mia McPherson

ISBN: 0743493486
Format: Paperback, 150pp
Pub. Date: October 2005
Publisher: Triple Crown Publications

Stringer has distinguished herself as a Literary Renaissance Woman, boasting titles such as best-selling author, leading publisher, prominent literary agent and motivator to aspiring authors and self-publishers.

In How to Succeed in the Publishing Game, Stringer reveals the secret to her success and unveils countless valuable tips and steps on how to become successful in the world of self-publishing:

• Utilize creative means of generating start-up capital
• Build winning relationships with editors, typesetters, graphic designers, printers
• Ensure that your book will flourish in the hands of the right distributors, wholesalers, bookstores
• Develop a steadfast marketing plan, brand and image that will sell itself
• Utilize the complete guide to dependable references and resources
• Harvest the benefits of a best-seller!

"Ms. Stringer has entered the slightly more rarefied precincts of book publishing. And she’s getting rich." - The New York Times

"Mainstream publishers wouldn’t touch her book. So Stringer printed 1,500 copies and took to the road. The book became an underground hit, and bookstores began to stock it." - Newsweek

Mia McPherson is the Editor-in-Chief at Triple Crown Publications. Mia is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University.

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