The scathing novel Always Want More is back. This story of a teacher’s double life has created an appetite among readers everywhere. The second edition of Always Want More released on June 7, 2016.
Originally released in 2014, the second edition of Always Want More includes a page titled "What Can I Do?" that suggests ways readers can contribute to urban education. A page titled "Want More of Always Want More?" provides information for book clubs and readers interested in engaging with the author.
Always Want More chronicles Tracy Mitchell’s journey as a first-year teacher in an inner-city school district and the deliciously dangerous
balancing act she walks between her professional and personal life. When the two worlds collide she is left with a decision. Will her desire to reach children classified as "hopeless" be enough to keep her from a forbidden life with her soulmate?
“Always Want More is a teacher’s story. Teaching was my whole world when I was writing it and honestly I think I resented that a bit. I always imagined that teaching would be a passing career and when it required so much I was little rebellious. I imagined another life, one more exciting and dangerous. The character of Tracy arose from that. I wrote what I wanted to read—something soulful; rooted in Blackness that was sexy, stirring, and fast paced.
By writing this story I was able to explore all that I felt in the classroom—power, obligation, pride, duty, disappointment. It was cathartic,” said Banke Awopetu-McCullough, author of Always Want More.
Teaching by day and writing at night, it took McCullough three years to complete her debut novel. It took an additional three years of trying to secure a book deal before she established her own publishing company, Concrete Rose Publications (whose name is inspired by Tupac Shakur’s “The Rose that Grew From Concrete”).
Readers describe the intricate character development. “The main character was quite a complex creature and I really enjoyed that. Tracy struggled with right and wrong, spirituality, and love. She was torn between two worlds and watching her navigate was compelling." goodreads.com
Always Want More can be purchased on banketheauthor.com, amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and 30 other online retailers.
Banke Awopetu-McCullough is available for interviews, appearances, and book signings.
ABOUT BANKE AWOPETU-MCCULLOUGH
Banke Awopetu-McCullough is an adjunct professor at Monroe Community College. Ms. McCullough and her husband reside in Rochester, New York. Visit her online at banketheauthor.com.
ABOUT CONCRETE ROSE PUBLICATIONS
Concrete Rose Publications tells beautifully painful stories that entertain, enlighten, and empower. It is our belief that carefully
crafted art can uplift entire communities. Visit concreterosepublications.com.
