Bingo: It's Not a Game (PB) (2013)

In his debut memoir, Jean Mellor invites his readers to experience his life through his words. Whether he is holding things down in Queens, or making important connections in Hollywood, Mellor captures the struggles of a young man whose life is created by his actions, not his name. Beginning with a reflection on his time spent with a Queens, New York street gang during his teenage years, Mellor explains how he went from a roughneck known as, BINGO, to the talented, goal oriented author who was able to write the memoir in your hands. Hilarious at times and depressing at others, Bingo: It's Not A Game spans the course of Mellor's stages of adulthood, and features a great many hip-hop and rap stars along the way. Whether he's involved in a bar fight with Busta Rhymes, or rubbing elbows with the producers of Kid and Play, Salt and Pepper, and TLC, Bingo: It's Not A Game is a wild and captivating story of one man's journey through self-exploration.