Read more from Kalisha’s upcoming novel SOLEMN.Deep South Magazine has published a new peek at Kalisha’s latest novel, Solemn, in an excerpt entitled “Pearletta.”  The story follows a brave and strident girl fated to tragedy in her Mississippi trailer park, where the world around her begins to unravel after a child and woman’s disappearances. Kalisha appears alongside other authors in the magazine. Thank you for reading and supporting not only Kalisha’s work, but the magazine and other writers.

Read Kalisha’s story WHAT BILLIE AND PHYLLIS SANG ABOUT. Kalisha’s story “What Billie and Phyllis Sang About” appears in the new issue of Atticus Review. The story details a jilted woman’s determination to make it alone in Harlem, and those who help her along the way. Check out some of Kalisha’s favorite Billie Holiday and Phyllis Hyman music on the story’s companion soundtrack Here. Read her companion messages on women and the power of community at Negression. Thank you for reading and supporting not only Kalisha’s work, but the journal and other writers. #BillieAndPhyllis

Kalisha’s play CONJUGAL VISITS selected for Athena Theatre Company’s Reading Series.The Athena Theatre Company in New York City selected Kalisha’s play CONJUGAL VISITS for its May 25 Play Reading Series to be held at Lincoln Center. Athena Theatre Company is “dedicated to developing and producing contemporary, off-beat and irreverent psychological dramas and dark comedies that challenge traditional stereotypes”.

Kalisha reads from her story WHO KILLED HER at NYU for BRN 15.1.Black Renaissance Noire & The Institute of African American Affairs Present: Kalisha Buckhanon et al. READINGS & RECEPTION Friday, May 1, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.New York University, 19 University Place(btwn E. 8th and Waverly Place), rm. 102New York, NY 10003Free & Open to the Public with Limited Space/Please RSVP to (212) 998-IAAA (4222)

Kalisha’s piece 10 Women Authors to Read is featured on BlogHer to highlight Women’s History Month. The essay outlines ten contemporary female authors from around the world and their books to read throughout the year. Thank you for reading not only Kalisha’s work but also of these great women writers.

Kalisha’s piece 10 Black Women Writers to Read for Black History Month is featured on BlogHer to highlight the #WeNeedDiverseBooks Movement. The essay outlines ten historical Black female authors and their books to read this Black History Month. Thank you for reading not only Kalisha’s work but also of these great women writers.

Kalisha’s story “In 21 Days” debuts today in the special spotlight feature “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” in Winter Tangerine Review, created in response to unchecked police brutality in America and released on unarmed shooting victim Trayvon Martin’s birthday. The story follows a working class family as they cope with their relative’s past violent history and impending execution. Thank you for reading and supporting not only Kalisha’s work, but the journal and other writers.

Read Kalisha’s Interview for Morphemic Morphology.Editor-in-Chief Shinjini Bhattacharjee of Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal interviews Kalisha for the journal’s blog “Morphemic Morphology.” Kalisha discusses writing, the writing life and her newest works here: Terpischore’s Atrium with Kalisha Buckhanon. Thank you for reading.

Kalisha featured on BlogHer.Kalisha’s reflections on Zora Neale Hurston and her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God appear as a BlogHer Current Events feature. Read her tribute here: Today Zora Neale Hurston’s Spirit is 124 Years Old. Thank you.

Kalisha appears back-to-back on Investigation Discovery Channel’s Deadly Affairs docudrama, hosted by Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Susan Lucci, at 2:00 p.m. EST and again at 4:00 p.m. EST this Friday, December 5. If your cable provider includes the Investigation Discovery Channel, you may tune in at 2:00 p.m. EST for “Bound and Determined” and again at 4:00 p.m. EST for “Games People Play.” Thank you for watching.

Join Kalisha at other social media sites like: www.Twitter.com/KalishaOnline, www.Facebook.com/KalishaOnline, www.KalishaOnline.Tumblr.com. Thank you!

Kalisha will soon appear as a representative of Sisters in Crime on the Investigation Discovery Channel’s Deadly Affairs true-crime docudrama series, hosted by Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Susan Lucci. Her first episode premiers this Saturday, September 13, at 10 EST/9 CT. The episode is entitled “Bound and Determined.” In this case, a suburban Detroit housewife married young and only later realized she married an abusive man. Thank you for watching.