Publishing NewsElloras-Cave / racism in literature18 Comments
Niall Ferguson’s Obama story, fact-checked – Politics aside, I found this kind of fascinating. Newsweek, a magazine with a circulation of over 1.5 million, does not have a fact checking department “Krugman is correct — the magazine, like many others, does not have a fact-checking department. “We, like other news organisations ... more >
Publishing Newsdigital lending / piracy / racism / racism in literature38 Comments
Racist Issues in Victoria Foyt’s Save the Pearls: Revealing Eden – “White people as the lowest race are called “pearls,” Asian’s are called “ambers,” Latinos are called “Tiger’s Eyes,” and blacks are called, well, we never actually learn what they prefer to call themselves. Even though in press and in defenses ... more >
Book ReviewsBloomsbury / racism / racism in literature170 Comments
Last year, Bloomsbury published a book called Liar by Justine Larbalestier. The narrator of the story is Micah, a bi racial “nappy headed” tomboy. The first cover featured a white girl. After much controversy driven by the YA blogs, the cover was eventually changed. No real apology was issued ... more >
Book Reviews / Letters of OpinionAuthor Reader Relationship / Race / racism in literature57 Comments
more cat pictures During the past couple of weeks, the Smart Bitches and Karen Scott’s blog hosted heated debates regarding the state of African American romance fiction. For the most part and with few exceptions, romance books written by African Americans are shelved with African American books. To some authors, ... more >
Publishing NewsRace / racism in literature8 Comments
An article in Seattle Weekly today explores the lack of a multi cultural presence in the billion dollar romance industry. Author Edwina Martin-Arnold relates her experiences with Greater Seattle chapter of the Romance Writers of America, “I went to one [GSRWA] meeting, and it was extremely uncomfortable. It was a ... more >
Publishing NewsBanned-Books / racism in literature5 Comments
Last week was banned book week so it is a provocative time for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to pull Tintin in the Congo from its fall list. Tintin in the Congo has been widely criticized for its racist depiction of Colonial-era Africans. The “in the Cong” book will ... more >