In the early 1990s GiGi Gunn tired of the limited, literary offerings, and searched for a celebration of African American life beyond the accepted two-note, urban poor/rural poor spectrum. “In the symphony that is our experience in America, I sought a wider perspective of ‘us.’ Positive portrayals of us -- of woman and men.”  Finding this void, she began writing novels she wanted to read. Under the name Gay G. Gunn, Everlastin’ Love, Nowhere To Run and Pride and Joi  were born and became required reading at the high school and college levels in English, American History and African American Literature classes around the country.  More recently, under the name GiGi Gunn, she’s received critical acclaim for Cajun Moon, Rainbow’s End, Living Inside Your Love and Never Been To Me.

A staunch believer in entertaining and educating, GiGi Gunn seeks to captivate readers with thought-provoking scenarios, strong yet flawed characters and engaging storytelling. “One of the greatest compliments is when readers say, ‘It ended too soon, I’m not finished with these people,’ and call for sequels,” which has occurred for all of her novels. Her tales, noted for their visual texture and depth, are steeped with old fashion values of love of self, family and community and sprinkled with life’s lessons that attract all readers -- young and old, female and male.

“At the end of a GiGi Gunn novel, I want readers to feel good. Good about who they are, what they are and their place in the world. I want them to dwell in possibility.”

GiGi Gunn is married with two sons and lives in a suburb of Washington D.C. where she enjoys reading, writing, travel, gardening and working on her next effort… a historical novel.