tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post3029011602384667711..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: Speaking of romance...Carleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-46315720145147511942009-02-17T00:39:00.000-07:002009-02-17T00:39:00.000-07:00I don't find your site depressing in the least. Yo...I don't find your site depressing in the least. You've taken a humorous, light handed approach to a real need.When the white folks on Goodreads discussed it, they were just very unhappy at being excluded from good books. You've done a great job with a delicate subject.Wilhelminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849178095683413414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-15376204334289685212009-02-15T06:24:00.000-07:002009-02-15T06:24:00.000-07:00Not depressing. Sobering? Maybe but also informati...Not depressing. Sobering? Maybe but also informative and entertaining. Your site provides opportunity for dialogue. That is uplifting. I've connected with folks like Claudia and Lisa Kenny here so this place rocks in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>And may I share something good with your readers?<BR/><BR/>Join us our blog community.Add us to your blog roll or other sidebar links, and we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a free book from our Prize Bucket or a $5 Amazon gift certificate.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://coloronline.blogspot.com/2009/02/link-us-win-free-book.html" REL="nofollow">Link Promo</A><BR/><BR/>I am glad you're here!Color Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-18088562751144977012009-02-11T14:24:00.000-07:002009-02-11T14:24:00.000-07:00I'm certainly not depressed by this site! I love y...I'm certainly not depressed by this site! I love your blog! And I don't think it's pleading to say, "hey, why not give a new book a try!"Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-86445942628245593882009-02-11T14:17:00.000-07:002009-02-11T14:17:00.000-07:00Yes, I get your point. I've even heard someone say...Yes, I get your point. I've even heard someone say this site depresses them because it's more pleading the case for our humanity. I totally understand that POV!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-70143466436078424782009-02-11T14:10:00.000-07:002009-02-11T14:10:00.000-07:00I'm definitely intrigued by a love story narrated ...I'm definitely intrigued by a love story narrated by a 91-year-old. It's unfortunate that black authors still have to make the case for the "universal" implications of their writing. Her comment sounds like it could have come from Francis W. Harper or Alain Locke or James Baldwin or Toni Morrison or... you get the point, LOL.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.com