Lolita Files

Lolita Files
Born
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Florida (BS)
Occupations
Years active1997–present
Websitewww.lolitafiles.com

Lolita Files is an American author,[1][2][3] screenwriter, and producer.[4] Among her six bestselling novels are book club favorites Scenes from a Sistah[5] and Child of God.[6] Her sixth novel, sex.lies.murder.fame[7] was optioned for film by Carolyn Folks for Entertainment Studios[8] with Files adapting the screenplay.

The book Once Upon A Time In Compton, by former Compton Gang Unit Detectives Timothy M. Brennan and Robert Ladd, along with Files, about Brennan and Ladd's years in the gang unit, the rise of Gangsta rap, gang wars, the L.A. riots, the investigations of the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., and the fall of the Compton Police Department was published on April 25, 2017.

Files has a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Florida and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Files lives in Los Angeles, where she writes novels, nonfiction, and writes and produces projects for television, film, and new media.

  1. ^ Files, Lolita (27 June 2017). "Lolita Files at Hachette Book Group". Hachette Book Group.
  2. ^ Files, Lolita. "Lolita Files at Simon & Schuster". Simon & Schuster.
  3. ^ Files, Lolita. "Lolita Files at HarperCollins Publishers". HarperCollins Publishers.
  4. ^ Files, Lolita. "Lolita Files at The Internet Movie Database". The Internet Movie Database.
  5. ^ Files, Lolita (July 1998). Scenes from a Sistah at Amazon.com. Grand Central. ISBN 0446674427.
  6. ^ Files, Lolita (4 September 2002). Child of God at Amazon.com. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0743225910.
  7. ^ Files, Lolita (10 January 2006). sex.lies.murder.fame at Amazon.com. Harper Collins. ISBN 0060786809.
  8. ^ Anthony, Jason (2007-03-03). "Little, Brown's Big Deal". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2014-10-07.