Sadeqa Johnson, a former public relations manager, spent several years working with well-known authors such as J.K. Rowling, Bebe Moore Campbell, Amy Tan and Bishop T.D. Jakes before becoming an author herself. She is the international best-selling author of four novels.
She is the recipient of the National Book Club Award, the Phillis Wheatley Award and the USA Best Book Award for best fiction. Her most recent novel, “Yellow Wife,” was named by “Oprah Magazine” as "27 of 2021 Most Anticipated Winter Historical Fiction books." “Yellow Wife” was also a 2021 Goodreads Choice Award finalist for historical fiction.
Johnson's novels have received starred reviews from “Kirkus” and “Library Journal” and have been featured in top reads list by NBCNews.com, “Good Housekeeping,” “Christian Science Monitor,” “Reader's Digest,” Off The Shelf, “W Magazine,” “Country Living,” “Hollywood Life,” “Parade,” She Reads and many others.
She is a passionate public speaker, writing coach, Kimbilo Fellow and member of Tall Poppy Writers, and she teaches for the MFA program at Drexel University. Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, their three beautiful children and dog, Penny.