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Disappearing Acts. Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American 
author. Her work is characterized by ... McMillan's first book, Mama, was 
published in 1987. [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan Biography - life, family, childhood, children, parents ... [PAR] Terry McMillan, an African American novelist and short story writer, describes in 
her ... Upon seeing a book by James Baldwin (19241987), she was astonished 
to ... At MacDowell she finished the first draft of what would become Mama, her 
first novel. ... Her third novel, Waiting To Exhale (1992), describes the lives of 
Robin,... [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] "Seriously, I just don't get it; I really don't," the unpretentious author mused during 
... Eleven years after that, her first novel, Mama, was released by Houghton Mifflin
. ... They found her approach hard to resist, so by the end of the summer of 1987 
she ... By the time Waiting to Exhale was published, it was the other way around. [DOC] [TLE] McMillan's Millions - NYTimes.com [PAR] Aug 9, 1992 ... "Waiting to Exhale," the story of four black professional women in Phoenix, is by 
... Of course, black authors have been a fixture on the literary ... As a junior editor, 
I acquired for a small sum the paperback rights to her first book, "Mama." 
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Waiting to Exhale, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 
many... [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan - Author - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... In 1987, she published her first novel, Mama, followed by Disappearing Acts, in 
1989. Her hit novel, Waiting to Exhale, was published in 1992. [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan: The Unauthorized Biography: Diane Patrick ... [PAR] When her first novel, Mama (1987) received only minimal support from her ... 
How fortunate, then, that the first bio of the author of Waiting to Exhale and How 
Stella ... A freelance contributor to Publishers Weekly, Patrick has written a "
breezy... [DOC] [TLE] Waiting to Exhale - Terry McMillan - Author Biography - LitLovers [PAR] Her first book, Mama, was published in 1987. She achieved national attention in 
1992 with her third novel, Waiting to Exhale, which remained on the New York... [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan | American author | Britannica.com [PAR] In McMillan's first novel, Mama (1987), a black woman manages to raise five 
children ... Waiting to Exhale (1992; film 1995) follows four black middle-class 
women, ... The book's wild popularity helped the author secure a $6 million 
publishing... [DOC] [TLE] Fiction Tips From Terry McMillan | WritersDigest.com [PAR] Mar 11, 2008 ... The paperback rights for Waiting to Exhale brought $2.64 million, one of the ... I 
don't even know what made me take my first fiction writing class, but I ... 
Houghton Mifflin published Mama in 1987, but it was McMillan who sold the book
. ..... agent who works with middle grade or young adult authors (or both)!. [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan Biography - Novel, American, Women, and York ... [PAR] Mama. Boston, Houghton, 1987. Disappearing Acts. New York, Viking, 1989. ... 
Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back cemented her status as 
the decade's ... Her first novel, Mama, was the culmination of years of preparation
. ... her time there that she began to write creatively, publishing her first short story
. [DOC] [TLE] Terry McMillan Biography - Enjoyed Reading from an Early Age ... [PAR] Paperback rights for Waiting to Exhale fetched a hefty $

Question: This "Waiting To Exhale" author's first published novel was 1987's "Mama"
Answer: Terry McMillan