Troy Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 African-American authors with multiple titles are well represented on the Spring 2015 edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books. These authors have clearly developed a wide audience for their books, and a solid fan base. Does anyone read anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynique Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 There are still some of us die-hards readers out here, but I must confess that I read a lot less than I used to, and when I do read, I do so primarily via the print media where I can check out something quickly and not have to sit through ads or contend with a frozen browser as is my case on the 'Net. I'm sure there are also book clubs still hanging in there. The one I belong to recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. There has been somewhat of a turn-over over the years, however, and people come and go but the total membership number of about 15 remains stable.I found it revealing that when my club read and reviewed my book, "The Only One", a couple of months back, in addition to giving it the rave reviews I would expect from a biased group of friends, the one thing all the critics agreed on was how much they appreciated the length of the book. They all liked that this novel was a short, fast read with everybody remarking that they no longer liked reading long drawn out books with a lot of filler. And neither do I. I think this is a sign of the times. Unless a book is a non-fiction bio or documentary, I usually lose enthusiasm for thick books. So, I was pleased to note the length of Toni Morrison's lastest, "God Bless The Child", which I just finished and will be giviing a mini-review of soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Hey Cynique, I see you adjusted to the new software without missing a beat. I'm not sure what happened to everyone's avatar. The account I set up manually, via Twitter and Facebook remain intact.Perhaps some of your friends would like to share there thought about your book with me. I can cobble them together as a "crowd sourced" book club review. Let me know what you think? Funny, I generally read everything Morrison writes but I not thought to read this one. After reading your review I'll decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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