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