New Releases by Terry McMillan

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale comes a remarkable, career-spanning collection of short fiction and essays about love, aging, culture and all the things in between. For the first time ever, renowned author Terry McMillan brings together her previously published short fiction and nonfiction as well as never-before seen works in a single volume, from unpublished short stories to magazine articles, opinion pieces, a commencement speech, and contributions to literary journals and anthologies. Whether she’s revealing life lessons, pontificating about aging, recalling her sources of inspiration, or laying bare the beginnings of her life as a writer, McMillan approaches every piece with enduring humor, wit, and fearlessness. Devoted fans and new readers will be delighted to discover these treasures spanning McMillan’s long, groundbreaking career. With an introduction by MacArthur Fellow Ishmael Reed

¿Qué hacer cuando la vida nos obliga a cambiar de planes? Loretha Curry se siente plena. La víspera de su sexagésimo octavo cumpleaños, hace repaso de su vida y se da cuenta de que tiene un floreciente imperio de productos de belleza, un grupo de amistades de toda la vida y un marido que todavía hace maniobras sorprendentes. Es cierto que Loretha carga con más kilos de los que debería, pero no es una de esas mujeres que cree que lo mejor ya pasó, y se muestra decidida a demostrar a su madre, a su hermana gemela y al resto del mundo que la opinión que tienen de envejecer es errónea: no todo el pescado está vendido. Sin embargo, una pérdida inesperada lo pone todo patas arriba y Loretha deberá hacer acopio de fuerza, recursos y determinación para seguir persiguiendo la alegría y cartografiando nuevos caminos. Con una ayudita de sus amigos, claro.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life—from Terry McMillan, the bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • “Poignant, funny and full of life, this is a balm for troubled times.”—People Loretha Curry’s life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she’s carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her—and she’s determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. It’s not all downhill from here. But when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down, Loretha will have to summon all her strength, resourcefulness, and determination to keep on thriving, pursue joy, heal old wounds, and chart new paths. With a little help from her friends, of course.

La protagonista de "Casi me olvido de ti", la optometrista afroamericana Georgia Young, una mujer madura, exitosa, con hijos mayores, muchos amigos y la vida resuelta, pero profundamente insatisfecha, decide enfrentarse a sus miedos y cambiar de rumbo. Desde abandonar su trabajo y su casa hasta abrir la puerta al amor intentando establecer contacto con sus antiguas parejas. Y demostrando, con valentía, que nunca es tarde para asumir riesgos. «Después de casi tres décadas de éxito y popularidad, McMillan todavía sabe cómo hacernos felices». The Washington Post "Esta novela es una buenísima compañía, y Georgia es tan vivaz, compleja, inquisitiva, motivada y sexy como cualquier mujer de 25 años de edad. Incluso más". The New York Times «No hay mejor guía que McMillan para una excursión a través de las crisis de la temprana, mediana y avanzada edad, y no hay nadie que recree mejor a los personajes femeninos que se niegan a renunciar a sus sueños o a volver la vista atrás buscando el camino a seguir». Publishers Weekly «McMillan pinta las relaciones con colores primarios y alegres; su novela rebosa ingenio y humor cáustico y su prosa fluye brillantemente en sus personajes inolvidables. Su mejor novela desde "Esperando un respiro"». The Oprah Magazine

Georgia Young heeft twee prachtige dochters, leuke vrienden, een succesvolle carrière. En toch is ze rusteloos en heeft ze het gevoel dat ze vastzit. Ze besluit het roer om te gooien, in de hoop opnieuw te ontdekken wie ze was, en wie ze weer zou kunnen zijn. Haar zoektocht brengt haar bij al haar exen, die haar helpen herinneren wie ze was. De mannen uit haar verleden verdwenen met een reden uit haar leven: ze bedrogen haar of waren onvolwassen; sommigen kwamen precies op het verkeerde moment. Georgia vraagt zich af of dat goede moment nu misschien wel gekomen is... Ik was je bijna vergeten is een roman die laat zien wat er gebeurt als je jezelf eerlijk onder ogen durft te komen, kansen durft te grijpen en jezelf openstelt voor een nieuw leven en misschien wel een nieuwe liefde.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting To Exhale is back with the inspiring story of a woman who shakes things up in her life to find greater meaning NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL In I Almost Forgot About You, Dr. Georgia Young''s wonderful life—great friends, family, and successful career—aren''t enough to keep her from feeling stuck and restless. When she decides to make some major changes in her life, including quitting her job as an optometrist and moving house, she finds herself on a wild journey that may or may not include a second chance at love. Georgia’s bravery reminds us that it’s never too late to become the person you want to be, and that taking chances, with your life and your heart, are always worthwhile. Big-hearted, genuine, and universal, I Almost Forgot About You shows what can happen when you face your fears, take a chance, and open yourself up to life, love, and the possibility of a new direction. It’s everything you’ve always loved about Terry McMillan. Praise for I Almost Forgot About You “McMillan paints relationships in joyous primary colors; her novel brims with sexy repartee, caustic humor, and a fluent, assured prose that shines a bright light on her memorable characters. Her very best since Waiting to Exhale.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “The novel is immensely companionable, and Georgia is as alive, complex, inquiring, motivated and sexy as any twenty-five-year-old. Maybe more so.”—The New York Times Book Review “Self-discovery, second chances and the importance of family are thematic hallmarks of McMillan’s novels. . . . I Almost Forgot About You checks all the boxes.”—Washington Post “McMillan is funny and frank about men, women and sex. Her summaries of Georgia’s marriages and major love connections . . . are powerful and poetic.”—USA Today “Reading a Terry McMillan book feels like catching up with an old friend. . . . I Almost Forgot About You is a book that is important for readers of every age.”—Ebony

Trinetta drops off her two young boys with her mother, Betty Jean - and then pulls a disappearing act. BJ is a sassy, pull-no-punches, trademark McMillan matriarch, and she already has her hands full picking up the slack for her other kids, coaching her best friend Tammy through her own tribulations and dealing with two feuding sisters, all while holding down a job as a hotel maid. Who Asked You? raises questions about how we care for one another and how we set limits for those we love when the demands are too great.

An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of "Waiting to Exhale"--the novel that changed African-American fiction forever. Now, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin 15 years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads. They''ve exhaled: now they are learning to breathe. Available in a tall Premium Edition.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan comes a “frank, no-holds-barred, humorous look at African-American midlife” (The Seattle Times). “Being a lifetime wife and mother has afforded me the luxury of having multiple and even simultaneous careers: I''ve been a chauffeur. A chef. An interior decorator. A landscape architect, as well as a gardener. I''ve been a painter. A furniture restorer. A personal shopper. A veterinarian''s assistant and sometimes the veterinarian. I''ve been an accountant, a banker, and on occasion, a broker. I''ve been a beautician. A map. A psychic. Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. The T.V. Guide. A movie reviewer. An angel. God. A nurse and a nursemaid. A psychiatrist and psychologist. Evangelist. For a long time I have felt like I inadvertently got my master''s in How to Take Care of Everybody Except Yourself and then a PhD in How to Pretend Like You Don''t Mind. But I do mind.” Today forty-four year old Marilyn Grimes has decided to be something other than a wife, a mother, a sister, or a daughter: herself. But first, she has to figure out exactly who that is....

Features humorous recommendations that the author wishes she had received when graduating, in a lighthearted guide that includes such nuggets as "bring your laundry home" and "read anything and everything."

Con La interrupción de todo , Terry McMillan se sumerge en los inconvenientes de tener cuarenta y tantos a„os y de la vida familiar; recuerda el poder redentor de la amistad, y cuenta el dilema de una mujer que comienza a dar prioridad a sus necesidades en la lista de quehaceres, sin querer defraudar a nadie. “Llevo mucho tiempo sintiendo que sin querer me licencié en Cómo cuidar de todo el mundo excepto de ti misma, y después me doctoré en Cómo fingir que no te importa. Pero sí que me importa.”, dice Marilyn Grimes, la protagonista de esta brillante novela. Marilyn Grimes, esposa y madre de tres hijos, lleva toda su vida postergando sus sueños para construir un hogar y un estilo de vida de clase media acomodada con su marido, Leon. Es la consejera de sus hijos mayores, cuida de su suegra, (y su viejo caniche, Snuffy); vela por sus amigas Paulette y Bunny y por su propia madre, que es mayor, y por su hermana; todo ello mientras trabaja a tiempo parcial. Pero a los cuarenta y cuatro, su paciencia está colmada y nada la hace feliz. Quiere huir de sí misma, pero no sabe hacia dónde. Hasta que la vida la pone en una fantástica encrucijada. Escritora divertida, rápida y directa, McMillan tiene lectores incondicionales en todo el mundo seducidos por su visión irreverente y aguda de las mujeres y los temas de mayor actualidad. Cada libro suyo entra en las listas de los más vendidos de Estados Unidos. Muy ameno, profundamente humano, lleno de alma y corazón, La interrupción de todo .

The explosive novel that introduced the world to #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan. Mildred Peacock is the tough, funny, feisty heroine of Mama, a survivor who’ll do anything to keep her family together. In Mildred’s world, men come and go as quickly as her paychecks, but her five children are her dream, her hope, and her future. Not since Alice Walker’s The Color Purple has a black woman’s story been portrayed with such rich power, honesty, and love.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back is full of Terry McMillan''s signature humor, heart, and insight. More than a love story, it is ultimately a novel about how a woman saves her own life—and what she must risk to do it. Stella Payne is forty-two, divorced, a high-powered investment analyst, mother of eleven-year-old Quincy- and she does it all. In fact, if she doesn''t do it, it doesn''t get done, from Little League carpool duty to analyzing portfolios to folding the laundry and bringing home the bacon. She does it all well, too, if her chic house, personal trainer, BMW, and her loving son are any indication. So what if there''s been no one to share her bed with lately, let alone rock her world? Stella doesn''t mind it too much; she probably wouldn''t have the energy for love—and all of love''s nasty fallout—anyway. But when Stella takes a spur-of-the-moment vacation to Jamaica, her world gets rocked to the core—not just by the relaxing effects of the sun and sea and an island full of attractive men, but by one man in particular. He''s tall, lean, soft-spoken, Jamaican, smells of citrus and the ocean—and is half her age. The tropics have cast their spell and Stella soon realizes she has come to a cataclysmic juncture: not only must she confront her hopes and fears about love, she must question all of her expectations, passions, and ideas about life and the way she has lived it.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan comes an honest look at a modern romance, from love at first sight to painful reality to working toward a happy ending.... Franklin Swift was a sometimes-employed construction worker and a not-quite-divorced dad of two. Zora Banks was a teacher, singer, and songwriter. They met in a Brooklyn brownstone, and there could be no walking away.... In this funny, gritty love story, Franklin and Zora join the ranks of fiction’s most compelling couples as they move from Scrabble to sex, from layoffs to the limits of faith and trust. Disappearing Acts is about the mystery of desire and the burdens of the past. It’s about respect—what it can and can’t survive. And it’s about the safe and secret places that only love can find.

“Without question, this is McMillan’s best. A glorious novel....A moving tapestry of familial love and redemption.”—The Washington Post With her hallmark exuberance and a cast of characters so sassy, resilient, and full of life that they breathe, dream, and shout right off the page, Terry McMillan has given us a tour-de-force novel of family, healing, and redemption. A Day Late and a Dollar Short takes us deep into the hearts, minds, and souls of America—and gives us six more friends we never want to leave.

Stella tiene cuarenta y dos aos, un divorcio a sus espaldas, un hijo de once aos que vive con ella, y un bien pagado trabajo como asesora de inversiones. Entre sus haberes figuran una casa esplndida que ella misma ha diseado, una cuenta de ahorros que no est nada mal, y un excelente estado fsico que cuida con la ayuda de su entrenadora personal. Pero a Stella le falta algo. No es exactamente sexo, pues aunque vive sola, de tanto en tanto lo practica saludablemente con algn amigo. Es, ms bien, una vaga, difusa sensacin de disconformidad general, como si en algn momento hubiera cado en la trampa de una vida demasiado ordenada, demasiado previsible; como si hubiera vendido sus sueos de juventud por un puado de lentejas. Abundantes y muy bien sazonadas y acompaadas de vinos excelentes, pero lentejas al fin. A los cuarenta y dos aos, Stella ha perdido la marcha. Y un buen da, cuando su hijo se va a pasar quince das con su padre, Stella decide de repente ir de vacaciones a Jamaica. Ir sola y muy bien dispuesta, y no olvidar los consejos de su hermana Vanessa, que le ha recomendado calurosamente probar la buena afama de los jamaicanos... Claro que Vanessa jams os imaginar que uno de esos jamaicanos seria el encantador Winston, alto, tltico, guapo, culto... y de slo veintin resplandecientes aitos de edad...

Zora y Franklin tienen poco más de treinta años, y son negros y ambiciosos. Cada uno, a su manera, quiere mucho más de lo que la vida habitualmente ofrece a gente de su raza y clase social. Él es alto, muy atractivo, sin estudios formales pero autodidacta, y espera tener algún día su propio taller de muebles de artesanía. Entretanto, vive como puede de trabajos en la construcción y, tras el fracaso de su matrimonio, ha optado por una suerte de solitario celibato con aventuras ocasionales. Hasta que conoce a Zora. Ella es guapa e independiente, ha estudiado en la universidad, enseña música, y va camino de convertirse en una destacada intérprete y compositora. Tiene también algún que otro fracaso sentimental a sus espaldas, y un secreto que teme confiar a los hombres que podría amar: es epiléptica. Y quiere encontrar el amor, aunque éste venga sin un título universitario, e incluso sin empleo fijo. La autora de Esperando un respiro , una de las voces más resonantes de la literatura norteamericana actual, nos brinda una historia de amor divertida y rabiosamente contemporánea, en la que Nueva York, los códigos sociales y escalas de valores de la sociedad negra, la desintegración de la familia y la escasez de hombres «matrimoniables» con que se encuentran las jóvenes universitarias negras, entre otras cosas, son el apasionante telón de fondo.

Een geslaagde zakenvrouw wordt tijdens een vakantie op Jamaica verliefd op een twintig jaar jongere man.

Four African American women console and support one another in a complex friendship that helps them face the middle of their lives as single women.

A critical and interpretive tribute to the work of film maker Spike Lee. Essays by African-American writers - Terry McMillan, Toni Cade Bambara, Nelson George, Charles Johnson, Henry Louis Gates, Jr and Melvin Van Peebles - accompany production stills taken by David Lee.