Welcome to AtBaP 2010! For the month of January, All the Blog’s a Page (AtBaP) is talking cheating, betrayal, and lies with three authors who know a thing or two about the causes and effects of the nasty trio. To kick-off the month, we have author Tamika Newhouse, whose novel The Ultimate NO NO is laced with enough cheating and lies to keep you full for the rest of the year.

When asked, The lies. The cheating. The betrayals. They are all a part of someone’s “dirt,” and people seem to be all too happy to immerse themselves in others’ dirt. Why do you think readers are so fascinated with the tawdry side of characters, Tamika replied, “People may not admit it, but they love the dirt, the gossip of the juicy details. Although if it were them, they would think differently, but people are just nosy. They have to have the scoop in order to feel good about knowing someone else’s dirt. Subconsciously I think that if we see someone else’s dirt, we feel that we have one up on them, or that we are better than that. So when we hear or read about some “dirt” on other people, it is all too exciting. This is why the media sheds light on the bad news versus a great triumph.”

Come by AtBaP to read more of Tamika’s thoughts on cheating, betrayal, and lies. Also, while there, read an excerpt of The Ultimate NO NO and learn about Tamika’s new book, the sequel to The Ultimate NO NO: The Ultimate Moment No Regrets!

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