Penguin Random House publicist Emily Canders has confirmed to PEOPLE that Dickey died of cancer.
A celebrated New York Times best-selling author has unfortunately passed away. Contemporary urban fiction icon Eric Jerome Dickey, known for his books including "Milk In My Coffe", "Between Lovers" "Friends and Lovers", "Cheaters" and more, has died. The news was confirmed by CBS News journalist Wesley Lowery
These classics (and a few rachet classics) were on every black girl’s personal reading list.
