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]
Zane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kristina Laferne Roberts 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1997–present |
| Genre | Erotic fiction |
Biography
Kristina Laferne Roberts grew up in Washington DC and Silver Spring Maryland with her brother Deotis, and her two sisters Charmaine Roberts and Carlita Roberts.[4] Her father J. Deotis Roberts, was an influential theologian and author, and her mother Elizabeth Caldwell Roberts was an elementary school teacher.[5] Roberts attended Spelman College in Atlanta for one year, then moved Howard University to major in chemical engineering.[6]In 1997, Zane began writing erotic stories to pass the time after her children went to bed.[7] 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.[8]
Her work was the basis for the Cinemax program Zane's Sex Chronicles.[9] A subsequent project, Zane's The Jump Off, premiered March 29, 2013, on Cinemax.[10]
Zane is the publisher of Strebor Books/Atria Books/Simon and Schuster where she publishes 36–60 books a year by other authors.[11]
The first feature film based on one of her works, Addicted, was released by Lionsgate on October 10, 2014.[12]
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.[13]
Her work is mentioned in sociologist Shayne Lee's book Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture. In it, Lee discusses Zane's work as an example of "urban erotica [that helps] create safe spaces for black female characters to explore lust and embark upon sexual experimentation."[14]
Bibliography
Zane's publications include:[15]
- The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
- Addicted
- Shame On It All
- Gettin’ Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles II
- The Heat Seekers
- Nervous
- The Sisters of APF
- Skyscraper
- Afterburn
- Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk about Sex and Love
- Zane’s Sex Chronicles
- Head Bangers: An APF Sexcapade
- Total Eclipse of the Heart
- Love Is Never Painless
- Flava Series: Honey Flava, Caramel Flava, Chocolate Flava
- Purple Panties
- Missionary No More
- The Hot Box
- Vengeance
- The Other Side of the Pillow (2018)