▁born ▁to ▁Bah am ian ▁parents , ▁Frederick ▁Oliver ▁Wend ell ▁Thompson ▁( 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁Marina ▁Thompson ▁( née ▁Co ak ley ). ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Rain y ▁Friday ▁Films , ▁a ▁Chicago - based ▁independent ▁production ▁company , ▁option ed ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁to ▁What ▁You ▁W on ' t ▁Do ▁for ▁Love , ▁Co ak ley - Th om pson ' s ▁second ▁novel . ▁From ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Co ak ley - Th om pson ▁co - host ed ▁The ▁Book ▁Squad ▁on ▁W ME T 1 1 6 0 ▁with ▁author ▁K ary n ▁Lang hor ne . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Back ▁to ▁Life ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁What ▁You ▁W on ' t ▁Do ▁for ▁Love ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁Tri pty ch ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁Writing ▁While ▁Black ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Bah am ian ▁American ▁List ▁of ▁rom antic ▁novel ists ▁List ▁of ▁novel ists ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Wend y ▁Co ak ley - Th om pson ▁Official ▁Web ▁Site ▁Writing ▁While ▁B log ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁women ▁blog gers ▁Category : American ▁blog gers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category