Zane | |
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Born | Kristina Laferne Roberts 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1997–present |
Genre | Erotic fiction |
Zane (born 1966/1967) [1] is the pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels. [2] She is best known for her novel Addicted. [3]
Kristina Laferne Roberts grew up in Washington DC and Silver Spring Maryland with her brother Deotis, and her two sisters Charmaine Roberts and Carlita Roberts. [4] Her father J. Deotis Roberts, was an influential theologian and author, and her mother Elizabeth Caldwell Roberts was an elementary school teacher. [5] Roberts attended Spelman College in Atlanta for one year, then moved Howard University to major in chemical engineering. [6] In 1997, Zane began writing erotic stories to pass the time after her children went to bed. [7] She was living in North Carolina and working as a sales representative. The stories developed a following on the Internet and she self-published The Sex Chronicles before landing a deal with Simon & Schuster. [8]
Her work was the basis for the Cinemax program Zane's Sex Chronicles. [9] A subsequent project, Zane's The Jump Off, premiered March 29, 2013, on Cinemax. [10]
Zane is the publisher of Strebor Books/ Atria Books/Simon and Schuster where she publishes 36–60 books a year by other authors. [11]
The first feature film based on one of her works, Addicted, was released by Lionsgate on October 10, 2014. [12]
In 2014, she was cited by Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot as one of Maryland's top tax cheats, owing the state $340,833.58. [1]
On June 11, 2014, Zane filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland, claiming total liabilities of more than $3.4 million. [13]
Her work is mentioned in sociologist Shayne Lee's book Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture. In it, Lee discusses Zane's work as an example of "urban erotica [that helps] create safe spaces for black female characters to explore lust and embark upon sexual experimentation." [14]
Zane's publications include: [15]
Zane | |
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Born | Kristina Laferne Roberts 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1997–present |
Genre | Erotic fiction |
Zane (born 1966/1967) [1] is the pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels. [2] She is best known for her novel Addicted. [3]
Kristina Laferne Roberts grew up in Washington DC and Silver Spring Maryland with her brother Deotis, and her two sisters Charmaine Roberts and Carlita Roberts. [4] Her father J. Deotis Roberts, was an influential theologian and author, and her mother Elizabeth Caldwell Roberts was an elementary school teacher. [5] Roberts attended Spelman College in Atlanta for one year, then moved Howard University to major in chemical engineering. [6] In 1997, Zane began writing erotic stories to pass the time after her children went to bed. [7] She was living in North Carolina and working as a sales representative. The stories developed a following on the Internet and she self-published The Sex Chronicles before landing a deal with Simon & Schuster. [8]
Her work was the basis for the Cinemax program Zane's Sex Chronicles. [9] A subsequent project, Zane's The Jump Off, premiered March 29, 2013, on Cinemax. [10]
Zane is the publisher of Strebor Books/ Atria Books/Simon and Schuster where she publishes 36–60 books a year by other authors. [11]
The first feature film based on one of her works, Addicted, was released by Lionsgate on October 10, 2014. [12]
In 2014, she was cited by Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot as one of Maryland's top tax cheats, owing the state $340,833.58. [1]
On June 11, 2014, Zane filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland, claiming total liabilities of more than $3.4 million. [13]
Her work is mentioned in sociologist Shayne Lee's book Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture. In it, Lee discusses Zane's work as an example of "urban erotica [that helps] create safe spaces for black female characters to explore lust and embark upon sexual experimentation." [14]
Zane's publications include: [15]