Curtis Bunn grew up in Washington, D.C. as a young athlete with ambitions of becoming a sportswriter. And he did just that, studying journalism at Ballou High School and Norfolk State University, where he graduated with a B.A. degree in Journalism. In 1983, he began an award-winning 25-year career as a sportswriter, serving stints at The Washington Times, New York Newsday, New York Daily News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.In 2001, Bunn took a career turn when he penned his first novel, "Baggage Check," a revealing book about the lives of three male friends unable to find true love because they carried "baggage" or issues from one relationship to the next. The book became a national word-of-mouth success and vaulted to No. 1 on the Essence magazine best-sellers list.He has authored four more well-received books, including "A Cold Piece Of Work" (Strebor Books/Simon & Schuster, July 2011) and the upcoming novel, "Homecoming Weekend," (Strebor Books/Simon & Schuster, September 2012) about those two eventful days at a historically black college.Inspired by meeting with reading groups about his novels, Bunn created the National Book Club Conference, which blossomed into a premier annual literary event.Additionally, he is an adjunct journalism professor at Morehouse College.He is driven and inspired by his son, Curtis Jr., daughter Gwen and nephew Gordon, who is like a son. When he is not writing, cooking or watching sports, he can be found on the golf course.