Carl Weber (author)
# Carl Weber (author)

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
