tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post1912231515636158222..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: New York Magazine approvesCarleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-52227311633409401442008-12-04T19:15:00.000-07:002008-12-04T19:15:00.000-07:00I was told about your site on the Urban Christian ...I was told about your site on the Urban Christian Fiction blog my friend hosts. I have to say I thought the video was funny and entertaining. I've been reading novels written by black authors since the (gasp) late 1970s when I discovered Alex Haley's novels Roots and Queenie and I've been hooked ever since. And yes, I'm not black (on the outside, anyway).Edgy Inspirational Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907754905383023615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-59334840435090581872008-12-03T18:40:00.000-07:002008-12-03T18:40:00.000-07:00A New York Magazine nod, very cool. Have you frame...A New York Magazine nod, very cool. Have you framed it yet?Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-89125708797376088162008-12-03T05:28:00.000-07:002008-12-03T05:28:00.000-07:00Horray and Congradulations And the more book by bl...Horray and Congradulations <BR/>And the more book by black people that are bought means that agent and editiors have to pay more attention to considering black fiction. I'm so glad you are doing this!!!! As my agent says it all about if you can make publisher some moneyKaren L. Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320299913012919654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-6062311043941097142008-12-02T21:57:00.000-07:002008-12-02T21:57:00.000-07:00Oprah all the way, Carleen! Is it any wonder this ...Oprah all the way, Carleen! Is it any wonder this terrific project is getting so much attention? You've obviously hit on something big. K.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-52294158890502971732008-12-02T19:52:00.000-07:002008-12-02T19:52:00.000-07:00Carleen, you're doing something important here.As ...Carleen, you're doing something important here.<BR/><BR/>As a white author whose main characters happen to be African-American -- it's just how they appeared to me -- you've made me reflect on the authors behind the words even more.<BR/><BR/>Books I've bought this month:<BR/><BR/>THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>THE UNTELLING by Tayari Jones.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll give them as gifts, maybe I'll keep them.Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046229425863274840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-12217720811052333632008-12-02T19:23:00.000-07:002008-12-02T19:23:00.000-07:00This is great! Hope it sends a lot of traffic you...This is great! Hope it sends a lot of traffic your way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-14974910533445874972008-12-02T16:17:00.000-07:002008-12-02T16:17:00.000-07:00Thanks friends! I'm just happy the word is spreadi...Thanks friends! I'm just happy the word is spreading!!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-59831669508993433012008-12-02T14:49:00.000-07:002008-12-02T14:49:00.000-07:00Oooh, I'm with Maryann. Or maybe one of the Obamas...Oooh, I'm with Maryann. Or maybe one of the Obamas will hear of this and we'll have a new literary cabinet post established, or maybe...<BR/><BR/>Gosh, and we'll be able to say, "we knew her when..."<BR/><BR/>Congratulations! And don't forget to tell people to buy your book, dammit. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-43121634626784214832008-12-02T14:04:00.000-07:002008-12-02T14:04:00.000-07:00That is soooo cool!That is soooo cool!Bernice L. McFaddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225126036805589903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-10674221079875531342008-12-02T13:46:00.000-07:002008-12-02T13:46:00.000-07:00I think it's time Oprah picked you up. Congrats, ...I think it's time Oprah picked you up. Congrats, Carleen. All your hard work is finally being recognized all the way around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-30981949737128618192008-12-02T12:45:00.000-07:002008-12-02T12:45:00.000-07:00And on the Highbrow side, to boot!Nice going.Now, ...And on the Highbrow side, to boot!<BR/><BR/>Nice going.<BR/><BR/>Now, when will we see you on the morning shows? :)Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.com