For years, Millz’s identity was a mystery, and intentionally so. In street lit, however, profundity sometimes comes at a cost. “If you want wild drama and people getting read for the filth then read this! Bish do not pass Go, just pick up and read.” “Rarely does a writer take you into their minds and give you an inside look into their dangerous ass thought process.” Pregnant By My Gay Stepdaddy-not to be confused with Pregnant By My Husband’s Granddaddy-was called a “literary masterpiece” while Pastors Eat Pwussy Too was lauded for its delicious histrionics. Hoe Is Life, about a vain sex worker named Minx who loves money and men, was praised for portraying people “who aren’t afraid to be their ignorant messy selves,” and highlighted Millz’s ability to dive into the soul of his characters. As one TikTok user described it: “Quan Millz doesn’t know what writer’s block is.” Reader reviews regularly highlight his candid storytelling and aptitude for untying the knottiness of human behavior. To date, he has published more than 60 titles, all of them presented in a fiercely exaggerated tone. Millz has said it takes him anywhere from one week to three months to complete a book. “We’re just not accustomed to seeing covers so bluntly reflective of the storylines.” “Other street lit authors have been writing the same type of novels for years,” says Tamara Walker, host of the YouTube book review series, Tam Telling Tales. Much of the appeal of his work is drawn from the titles and imagery of his books, which teeter somewhere between salacious and virtuosic. But what sets Millz apart is his uncanny gift for embellishment. Today, street lit “is quite at home on bookshelves and national bestseller lists,” says Monique Patterson, who oversaw the acquisition of works by Ashley Antoinette, Tracy Brown, and K’wan during her tenure as editorial director at St. This was how Millz carved out a singular space in a crowded market. The books he highlighted are some of Millz’s most polarizing titles, like Becky Put Raisins in the Potato Salad, to which exclaimed, “Look at the potato salad! Hell no!” When he got to Old Thot Next Door-if social media is any indication, Millz’s most recognized title-he wondered, “Whose grandma is that?” The video exploded across TikTok, seemingly reaching Twitter and Instagram feeds overnight, and has since garnered more than 2.1 million views. “Are you braced?” What followed became the discussion of group chats and comment sections for weeks to come. “I want to know which book you’re likely to pick up and read,” he said. At the time, most people outside the very-insular worlds of street lit, urban fiction, and Black romance hadn’t. He wondered if his 223,000 followers knew who Millz was. The bulk of Millz’s books are available on Amazon for less than $1, and fall squarely within the subgenre of street lit, a category of American literature known for its controversial and confrontational realism of Black life in the “inner city.”īuzz around Millz’s work started in July, when a TikTok user by the name of posted a video to his page. He is an author who has self-published dozens of books but, until very recently, has evaded real mainstream attention. Brown’s point being this: Very little is known about Millz except for the fact of his prolific output.
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