Black"literature" isn't doing black folks any favor.

[Un-AmericanDreamer]

Anyway to search by gender, what books do Black men buy?

I hear got a new book in the works. I see literate black men not fukking with those books altogether. We probably reading one of Tariq's books. Granted, Tariq Nasheed does have some good game advice.

 

[mozichrome]

people can read whatever the hell they want for their entertainment

 

[69 others]

 

[69 others]

I hear got a new book in the works. I see literate black men not fukking with those books altogether. We probably reading one of Tariq's books. Granted, Tariq Nasheed does have some good game advice.

we

 

[Bawon Samedi]

As a black person trying to publish two books. I applaud this thread.

I'm getting sick and tired of the same old same old romantic drama nonsense.

Me I like to write about horror, thriller, crime, historic fiction, Sci-Fi and maybe sometimes fantasy. Those five genres are the main ones I usually work with. You wont ever catch me writing something like a Tyler Perry movie.

 

[Jone2three45]

 

[I'm Billy FUCO!!]

Judging from the titles of the books looks like the primary audience for African American literature are African American women.....

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Why is it that a WHITE MAN like James Patterson had to make one of the best selling mystery/crime novels named Alex Cross.

The protagonist is a strong educated family black man who is also kickass and good at solving crimes. The Alex Cross series is one of my series. Yet its NOT written by a black person. Why? Why has a white man made a book like Alex Cross, but a black person can't? Sad indeed.

And did I forget to say its a best seller?

 

[ORDER_66]

its funny... white publishers dont want urban books but when you have an intelligent smartly written story that has black characters they place you in the black section of barnes and nobles anyways when your a black writer. I'm publishing my book myself... fukk these Cac publishing houses... they going outta business anyways.

 

[ORDER_66]

Why is it that a WHITE MAN like James Patterson had to make one of the best selling mystery/crime novels named Alex Cross.

The protagonist is a strong educated family black man who is also kickass and good at solving crimes. The Alex Cross series is one of my series. Yet its NOT written by a black person. Why? Why has a white man made a book like Alex Cross, but a black person can't? Sad indeed.

And did I forget to say its a best seller?

because if the author was a black man he wouldnt get any shine on the same level...

 

[Bawon Samedi]

its funny... white publishers dont want urban books but when you have an intelligent smartly written story that has black characters they place you in the black section of barnes and nobles anyways when your a black writer. I'm publishing my book myself... fukk these Cac publishing houses... they going outta business anyways.

You make a good point and agreed. But self publishing is quite hard. You have to do everything yourself.

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

We should start a literature/screenwriting thread

I got ideas about a brotha who gets into thrill seeking heavily after an accident, but I haven't really had time to put pen to pad and flow like I really want to

 

[Bawon Samedi]

because if the author was a black man he wouldnt get any shine on the same level...

But that wasn't my main point though. I'm questioning why haven't most black authors(especially black writers) made good complex series like Alex Cross?

 

[sanityovar8ted]

I love patricia cornwells books

 

[Un-AmericanDreamer]

But that wasn't my main point though. I'm questioning why haven't most black authors(especially black writers) made good complex series like Alex Cross?

The same reason why Pharrell makes "Happy" for them and "Move that dope" for us.