U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore has written a book of humorous essays, a novel and a coloring book. Her newest book is the story of the close friendship she and four other women built over 30 years with bestselling author E. Lynn Harris, who died from heart disease in 2009.

Gilmore published “Lynn’s Angels—The True Story of E. Lynn Harris and the Women Who Loved Him” this week. It’s available as an e-book, and she said it includes more than 200 photographs, along with videos.