Well, I've been watching the Terry McMillan / Jonathan Plummer spectacle - like so many. I'm amazed at how much press this is getting and how this twisted personal drama is now the thing making us talk about ghetto/urban literature. I suppose as long as we have the discussion it matters, but it seems so weird to hear stories about it that start with the divorce drama. I feel like I'm gossiping every time I read something about this.
I have to admit to being in the dark about who Karen Hunter is, though. But now I certainly know who she is and I'm surprised at the number of books she's had and has coming out. The Black men love white women book is one that I'll be curious to see if it has any legs once she stops getting the attention drawn to her by Terry. What a bizarre book to even write in 2007. And the Ray J book - there are just so many "ew" factors with that that I am amazed she can talk about that book in meetings. 1,000 women and he's in his mid-twenties? Who would even believe that? And even if it were true, I think it's crazy and I wouldn't even what that in my head.
Oh well. Here are some of the links in case you don't have enough Terry, Jonathan and ghetto lit in your life:
NPR: Publishing Company Called Out Over Ghetto Lit
The Advocate: Bookstore Refuses to Carry Plummers Tell-All Novel
A few things to read and hear:
About Edwidge Danticat and her new book, Brother I Am Dying -
Review in the Washington Post by Bliss Broyard
Interview on Fresh Air
Amy Alexander reviews Margaret Cezair-Thompson's The Pirate's Daughter - WashPost
And I didn't know that Target sponsored Children's Book Festivals. If you're a children's author, this sounds like a good thing.
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