Chicago, IL native Warren Landrum is a current Grand Prairie resident and an author of 11 books, published through his company, Warland Books. Warren served in the US Air Force and was stationed in Germany, leading to a lifetime of travel experiences throughout Europe, Jamaica (where he met the love of his life and wife, Carol) and Asia. Warren’s books span several genres. Nine Days in Singapore, Nine Days in Paris, and Nine Days in Italy are books he wrote while vacationing with Carol.
He wrote two children’s books that were inspired by his granddaughter Mia, the main character in the beautifully illustrated books Always Be Your Best You and Mia Goes to Jamaica.
In The Heart & Soul of a Black Man, Warren shares his feelings through poetry, and during the pandemic, he published a fictional romance set partly on a cruise ship and partly in his beloved Jamaica (his wife’s home country) titled A Corona Love Affair.
Warren’s remaining books focus on history and his experiences of living in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois (Let’s Go Home to Indiana Harbor) and Grand Prairie, TX. Texas Politics: Grand Prairie Style is his memoir on running for office in 2013 and of course, The History and Perspective of the African-American Experience in Grand Prairie, Texas.
This book can be purchased through his website at the link below or read at the Main Library. (Because the book was commissioned by the city, the copy must remain at the library while reading). This was a delightful conversation in which we travel through the history of Grand Prairie
, as well as through the life of Warren himself.
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