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Curtis Bunn is a national award-winning sports journalist who has evolved into one of the most critically acclaimed authors of contemporary fiction about relationships. His novel, Baggage Check, ascended to No. 1 on the Essence magazine and Cushcity.com bestseller lists. He has been featured in national magazines (including Essence, Black Issues Book Review, Uptown, Black Enterprise, Rolling Out) and local Atlanta media outlets (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fox 5 Good Day Atlanta, Fox 5 Good Day Xtra!). He has written for Black Enterprise, Honey magazine, ESPN The Magazine, Hoop magazine and others. A native of Washington, D.C., Bunn covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, college basketball, pro baseball, professional boxing and wrote columns for The Washington Times, New York Newsday and New York Daily News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In 2002, he founded the National Book Club Conference, which has developed into a premier annual literary event for readers and authors. This bolstered his connection to hundreds of reading groups around the country. His website is www.curtisbunn.com and he has more than 4,600 friends on Facebook.