Valerie Wilson Wesley

|occupation=Author |nationality=American |education=Howard University
Bank Street College of Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |genre= |spouse=Richard Wesley |children=2 }} Valerie Wilson Wesley (born November 22, 1947) is an American author of mysteries, adult-theme novels, and children's books, and a former executive editor of ''Essence'' magazine. She is the author of the Tamara Hayle mystery series. Her writings, both fiction and non-fiction, have also appeared in numerous publications, including ''Essence'', ''Family Circle'', ''TV Guide'', ''Ms.'', ''The New York Times'', and the Swiss weekly magazine ''Die Weltwoche''. Provided by Wikipedia