BAGGAGE CLAIM

She's got thirty days and thirty thousand miles to find a husband.
SASSY AND HUMOROUS, WITH GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MORALITY: The Essence-bestselling Baggage Claim is an inspirational, moral alternative to much of what is available in the African American book market. This is a story in which love and hope triumph, and is sure to translate well to the screen.

According to the women in Montana Moore's family, you're not a lady until you marry and not a woman until you have birthed at least two children. At age thirty-five, Montana is neither and her prospects are meager. Her mother is working on husband number five, and her baby sister, Sheree, has just announced her engagement to a promising future doctor. Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé. Whom will she choose? Damon Diesel, a P. Diddy wannabe; Reverend Curtis P. Merewether, pastor of Greater House of Deliverance, Tabernacle of Praise, Worship, and Miracles; pompous attorney-turned-councilman Langston Jefferson Battle III; or Quinton Jamison, a multimillionaire who's twenty years her senior? Outrageously funny...witty and charming, Baggage Claim is a divine literary debut from award-winning playwright David E. Talbert.

SOON-TO-BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE: A film adaptation of Baggage Claim, written and directed by author David E. Talbert, will be released in September 2013 from Fox Searchlight. The film boasts an all-star cast that includes Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Grammy award-winner Jill Scott, Trey Songz, Adam Brody, and Academy Award nominee Djimon Honsou.

David E. Talbert is a five-time NAACP Award-winning playwright, filmmaker, and bestselling author. David made his film directorial debut with Sony Pictures’ First Sunday, which opened as the #1 comedy in America. David’s hit plays and novels include Love on the Dotted Line, What My Husband Doesn’t Know, The Fabric of a Man, and Love in the Nick of Tyme. David lives in Los Angeles with his wife Lyn, and newborn son, Elias. Visit his website at DavidETalbert.com.