Zane (author)

Zane
Born Kristina Laferne Roberts
1966/1967 (age 49–50)
Washington, D.C., US
Occupation Writer
Education Howard University
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]

Biography

In 1997, Zane began writing erotic stories to pass the time after her children went to bed.[4] 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.[5]

Her work was the basis for the Cinemax program Zane's Sex Chronicles.[6] Her latest project, Zane's The Jump Off, premiered March 29, 2013, on Cinemax.[7]

Zane is the publisher of Strebor Books/Atria Books/Simon and Schuster where she publishes 36–60 books a year by other authors.[8]

The first feature film based on one of her works, Addicted, was released by Lionsgate on October 10, 2014.

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.[9]

Bibliography

Zane's publications include:[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Kunkle, Fredrick (January 27, 2014). "Prince George's author of steamy fiction tops list of Maryland's tax cheats, comptroller says". Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ Sachs, Andrea. ""Queen of Erotica" Zane On How Fifty Shades Affects the Sexy-Book Scene". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  3. ↑ O'Sullivan, Michael (2014-10-10). "'Addicted' movie review: Zane's bestselling book bares all on the big screen". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Erotic author Zane is famous but anonymous". The Seattle Times. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Writer makes name with sex." CNN. Retrieved on June 12, 2007. Archived June 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Weinbach, Jon (May 10, 2010). "Soft-core porn still hot stuff on cable TV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Zane Jumps Off Into Television [INTERVIEW]". EBONY. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  8. ↑ "Black Authors Celebrated At Anguilla's 4th Annual Literary Festival". Essence.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  9. ↑ Brown, Doreen (October 4, 2014). "Author Zane filed for bankruptcy as her new movie, 'Addicted,' was in production". Washington Post. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Zane Book List." CHUH Library – Home. Web. September 13, 2010. http://heightslibrary.org
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