William Fredrick Cooper

William Fredrick Cooper

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William Frederick Cooper
June 2005 - Video © AALBC.com

William Fredrick Cooper is an ‘ordinary guy’ working as a legal assistant at one of New York’s prestigious law firms. Cooper has been aptly labeled "Mr. Romance" because he is sensitive, caring and a hopeless romantic. He lets the reader see sacred truths that men hide behind when they have been damaged by love and proves through his honest depictions of the complexity of men that being emotionally sensitive does not make a man weak. Far from preachy, these powerful prose intertwine passion with purpose.

Born in Brooklyn and raised on Staten Island. Cooper has a daughter named Maranda and continues to live in New York City.

Sistergirls.com
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by Earl Sewell, William Fredrick Cooper, Michael Presley, Rique Johnson, Destin Soul (presented by Zane)

ISBN: 1593091915
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: June 26, 2007
Publisher: Strebor Books

In the spirit of Blackgentlemen.com come five sensual novellas about the excitement - and danger - of meeting someone online.

Welcome to Sistergirls.com, where men can meet the women of their dreams. Making a selection is just the beginning - these ladies are more than mere images, and getting to know them is the really fun part. But just like most things, looks can be deceiving. And while the guys who take this plunge think they're in for the adventure of a lifetime, some of them are headed for their worst nightmare. Featuring five dramatically different voices, these stories travel the tantalizing crossroads between romance and cyberspace.

Caramel Flava: The Eroticanoir.com Anthology
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Zane (editor), William Fredrick Cooper (contributor)

ISBN: 074329727X
Pub. Date: August 2006
Format: Paperback, 337pp
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade

Zane, the queen of erotic fiction and publisher of Strebor Books, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, presents the second in a series of collections of great erotic fiction. Based on the Featured Erotica section of her website, Eroticanoir.com, which gets more than three million hits a year from around the world, these sensual tales, handpicked by Zane, are sure to please her fans.

These stories are written specifically with both African-American and Latino readers in mind, but they are for all people because as Zane always states: "Sensuality is universal." Among the contributors are names already familiar to readers of erotica, such as Tracee A. Hanna, Teresa Lamai, Michelle De Leon, Naleighna Kai, William Fredrick Cooper, and, of course, Zane -- as well as emerging voices, such as Pat Tucker, James W. Lewis, and Nikki Sinclair.

Zane always selects stories that turn her on, and she guarantees they will turn you on, also. These storytellers take risks. The stories are unique and creative. The contributors to this book are great at what they do -- making readers hot.

6 Days in January by William Frederick Cooper
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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Strebor Books (February 24, 2004)
ISBN: 159309017X

In this powerful debut novel, William Fredrick Cooper presents a fresh perspective on relationships, shedding light on the insecurities, fears, and vulnerabilities that men try to conceal—and what can happen when they are suppressed for too long.

Just after midnight on a bitterly cold Thursday in January, William McCall is stumbling down an icy Manhattan street, wondering when things started to go wrong. As he makes his way to an empty subway station, he begins piecing together the events and relationships that have led him to this moment—alone, ashamed, and kicked out into the cold.

Realizing that he must face the past in order to restore his faith in himself, over the next six days William thinks back through the years, examining the events that led to his downward spiral. He is forced to confront memories and feelings that he has kept buried—a painful pivotal relationship, several emasculating incidents, countless ill-advised choices and mistakes, myriad insecurities and fears—and have chipped away at his sensitive, chivalrous qualities, leaving him cynical, selfish, and bitter.

A candid, cautionary tale of how a quest for romance can unintentionally transform a person into someone new, Six Days in January is an eye-opening, emotionally charged glimpse into the heart of an African-American man.