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Denene Millner is an American author, journalist and editor. She is the co-author, with comedian Steve Harvey, of the New York Times best-selling book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" (Amistad). The book has been Number One on the Times' Hardcover Advice List for 14 straight weeks. Millner has authored or co-authored a total of 17 books. In addition to the bookwriting, Millner is a columnist and contributing editor for Parenting magazine, a contributing editor for Essence, and an associate editor for the travel magazine, Odyssey Couleur. She has made numerous appearances to discuss parenting issues on The Today Show, CBS Early Show, CNN, MSNBC and VH1.

Early Career
Millner got her start in journalism with The Associated Press, with whom she began working shortly after graduating from Hofstra University with a BA in Print Journalism and Graphic Arts in 1990. Millner was a general assignment reporter for the AP in the Newark, N.J., and Albany, N.Y. She then moved to AP’s New York capitol bureau as a political reporter. Millner then moved to the New York Daily News as a political reporter. Working out of City Hall, she covered various aspects of city government, including issues affecting the City Council, social services, youth and people of color, in addition to the 1993 mayoral race between David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani. She also wrote a weekly column on Brooklyn politics. Millner moved away from writing about politics to become a feature writer. Once she left the Daily News, she became a Senior Editor at Honey magazine and eventually Executive Editor. After Honey, she went to Parenting magazine and served as the magazine’s toy editor. After two years with Parenting, Millner became a columnist and contributing editor for the magazine. Currently, Millner shares her views on parenting at her blog, MyBrownBaby. She lives in the Atlanta metro area with her husband and three children.

Book Writing
Millner's first book was "The Sistahs' Rules: Secrets to Meeting, Getting, and Keeping a Good Black Man."Newsdaysaid Millner’s book "contains surprising wisdom coming from someone so young." The New York Times said it was "bombastic and softhearted" while People Magazine called it an "often hilarious guide." The Washington Post praised the author for her "upbeat attitude and amusing insights." Millner co-authored with her husband, the writer and editor Nick Chiles, the Essence best-selling advice book series, "What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know." Millner and Chiles also wrote the novels "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," "In Love & War," and "A Love Story." She is also co-author of "The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Life," and the novel, "The Vow," which was named one of Borders Best of 2005. Her book, "Dreamgirls," the novelization of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play-turned-movie, was released in December 2006 along with the movie. Millner wrote a three-book teen series for Scholastic with writer Mitzi Miller called "Hotlanta." The third book in the series, "What Goes Around," was published in April 2009.