tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post6357068353246786448..comments2024-01-30T03:31:56.795-07:00Comments on White Readers Meet Black Authors: News and linksCarleen Bricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-53117304237038421082010-03-04T14:11:32.997-07:002010-03-04T14:11:32.997-07:00After reading this post, I put Rebel Yell on my TB...After reading this post, I put Rebel Yell on my TBR list. Well, I started it yesterday. It is amazing! The writing is so good, the characters so real. Toni Morrison has been my favorite writer about Black people (though I also love Richard Wright almost more than I can say), but Alice Randall is going to be right up there, I can tell.<br />Thanks for the tip!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-63320771021842823432009-11-01T17:12:06.274-07:002009-11-01T17:12:06.274-07:00I run two book clubs (one general and one mystery-...I run two book clubs (one general and one mystery-genre) at the public library where I work, and both are fairly well integrated in terms of both race and gender. Our reading list in the past year has included books by Zora Neale Hurston, James McBride, Ernest Gaines, and Walter Mosely. Part of my mission is to ensure that the list continues to be no whiter than it needs to be. :-)SarahThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714546394874439648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-54785131509283951752009-10-31T08:16:01.601-06:002009-10-31T08:16:01.601-06:00There was, maybe still is, an interracial book clu...There was, maybe still is, an interracial book club at the glbt Center in NYC. You gotta hand it to the gays! We know how to mix (sometimes, anyway!)ivanovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694244417925801824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-71860046455307534932009-10-26T12:51:24.286-06:002009-10-26T12:51:24.286-06:00Carleen. I am just now seeing this!! Thanks for th...Carleen. I am just now seeing this!! Thanks for the plug!!Dolen Perkins-Valdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463954496955395938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-48855772348487708162009-10-25T12:46:30.139-06:002009-10-25T12:46:30.139-06:00I saw your article in Poets and Writers today, the...I saw your article in Poets and Writers today, then came right to your blog. It is fabulous! I will be back every Tuesday. I am currently attending 5 reading groups, I am white, none of the members are black (well, one mixed woman and she is way cool), so if there is an integrated reading group in the Los Angeles area, let me know.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-19428873828143524092009-10-23T22:23:02.361-06:002009-10-23T22:23:02.361-06:00Yay Doret! Thank you!Yay Doret! Thank you!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-28299189656536311252009-10-23T21:13:26.595-06:002009-10-23T21:13:26.595-06:00This summer a White book club read Nathan McCall S...This summer a White book club read Nathan McCall Smith's Them. <br /><br />I sold Feminista to a White customer yesterday. And Liar (a YA novel with Black MC) to a White customer today. <br /><br />Both are regular customers who trust my suggestions. I am learning to use that trust for good and getting Black authors and or characters into non Black hands.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-6124943591870845872009-10-22T08:09:02.068-06:002009-10-22T08:09:02.068-06:00There is an African American book club at the book...There is an African American book club at the bookstore up the street from me that has as many white menmber as black member in their group.Karen L. Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320299913012919654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-52867244703185524482009-10-21T21:28:00.970-06:002009-10-21T21:28:00.970-06:00Glad to hear of your book club!Glad to hear of your book club!Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-74047739943226143732009-10-21T14:06:26.470-06:002009-10-21T14:06:26.470-06:00Yes, there is such a thing as an interracial bookc...Yes, there is such a thing as an interracial bookclub and I am in it. We are comprised of 15 women who are African American, Middle Eastern American, and White.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152485251386976270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-43108398473165797292009-10-21T05:43:07.900-06:002009-10-21T05:43:07.900-06:00Congrats about the screenplay! How exciting! And m...Congrats about the screenplay! How exciting! And meeting Jill Scott. Fun. I'd like to meet Ms. Scott.<br /><br />Orange Mint and Honey has been on my to-read list for awhile and Amazon should be delivering today or tomorrow. I'm looking forward to reading itDawn Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128560802192324243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-60849230997495221502009-10-20T20:37:50.179-06:002009-10-20T20:37:50.179-06:00I loved Bling. I plan on reading Feminista. Toni ...I loved Bling. I plan on reading Feminista. Toni reviewed it over at Sew Transformed. <br /><br />I LOVED Chameleon. The MC's are Black. Its a beautiful coming of age story for all boys.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-11538820112310470112009-10-20T14:05:46.879-06:002009-10-20T14:05:46.879-06:00I oh so want to read Feminista but I'm afraid ...I oh so want to read Feminista but I'm afraid of it being one of those books you think is feminist, which then turns out to be all about how adhering to feminism is too hard line for men to deal with and will make you die alone (weva). Must google reviews to see if I can get a sense of it. WEnch sound really great btw.<br /><br />As for books to pass on next month I'm really enjoying Chameleon by Charles R Smith right now, the perfect gift to pass to a younger boy who is not black.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-32834383407049152622009-10-20T07:16:56.698-06:002009-10-20T07:16:56.698-06:00I believe "bitch lit" is chick lit with ...I believe "bitch lit" is chick lit with a bite, or a brain.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908605519309482853.post-48407778672134140612009-10-20T07:08:43.422-06:002009-10-20T07:08:43.422-06:00"Bitch lit" eh? I hadn't heard of th..."Bitch lit" eh? I hadn't heard of that. Are only black writers included in that sub-genre? Kennedy's novel may not be for me, but Wench sounds intriguing - I'm hope there really is as much complexity and nuance as the review makes it seems. Fascinating premise.<br /><br />Can't wait to read your post about Vancouver!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067322036695571575noreply@blogger.com