Carl Weber (author) facts for kids

Carl Weber (born 1964) is an American author and publisher.

He owns Urban Books, a publishing company, and formerly owned Urban Knowledge, a chain of bookstores.

Weber is from Jamaica, Queens, New York. He attended Virginia State University, where he received a B.S., and the University of Virginia, where he received an MBA.

He published his first book, Lookin' for Luv, in 2000. Man on the Run was a Library Journal pick of the month; So You Call Yourself a Man was a Library Journal bestseller.

His The Family Business series was made into a television series on BET. The first season aired in 2018. A second season set to air in 2020 was announced in 2019. Weber's novel Influence was adapted for BET Plus.

Selected works

• Lookin' for Luv. Dafina, 2000. ISBN: 9781575666952
• Married Men. Dafina, 2001.
• Baby Momma Drama. Kensington/Dafina, 2003
• Player Haters. Kensington/Dafina, 2004.
• The Preacher's Son. Kensington/Dafina, 2005.
• So You Call Yourself a Man. Kensington/Dafina, 2006.
• She Ain't the One. Dafina, 2006.
• Something on the Side. Kensington/Dafina, 2008.
• Up to No Good. Kensington/Dafina, 2009.
• Big Girls Do Cry. Dafina Books, 2010.
• Town between Two Lovers. Kensington/Dafina, 2010.
• Choir Director. Kensington/Dafina, 2011.
• The Man in 3B. Grand Central, 2013.
• Man on the Run. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
• Influence. Urban Books, 2018. ISBN: 9781945855078

The Family Business series

• The Family Business. With Eric Pete. Urban Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781601624673
• The Family Business 2. With Treasure Hernandez. Urban Books, 2013. ISBN: 9781601625595
• The Family Business 3: The Return of Vegas. With Treasure Hernandez. Urban Books, 2014. ISBN: 9781601626356
• The Family Business 4. With C.N. Phillips. Urban Books, 2018. ISBN: 9781622867660