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WHY IS THIS NEWS?

Really?????

He was one of my favorite authors. I have TONS of his books at home.

I wonder what he died of?

Wow.

R.I.P

I loved his books. I wonder what happend. RIP ELH!

Hannibal, it’s news cause he was a best selling author. Many people enjoyed his work.

Wow!! First???!!!

Oh wow. I’m so sad. I really love ELH. I completely related to his memoir, and it helped me get through a time when I was totally down. Many blessings, love and support to his family.

At least he died doing what he loves to do. RIP

Damn. He was a damn good author

Wow! He died crazy young. I have a clue what it was–all those gay themes circulating in every single one of his books!

That’s sad and a loss. I have never read his work because I don’t go for those types of books but I know he is pretty darned smart. I think that is sad.

He touched so many lives in Arkansas alone. People will never know how much he has given to others. Rest in Love.

RIP ELH, I really did enjoy his work, its such a shock to hear of his passing. Prayers to his family and friends..

Damn,I read every book he wrote.He was so young.RIP

I dnk he was ill…let the wanton speculation begin…

RIP-I TRULY ENJOY HIS BOOKS

Not that it matters, but I know of another black male author who is gay and his writings are AWESOME!

Wow! I never read any of his books. I hope it wasn’t HIV realated. R.I.P.

I have never read any of his books but know of him. Did he write anything else beside books with a gay theme?

@ Kami All Day

LOL I already know Hannibal is a character. I think he post silly remarks just to get a reaction.
I think ELH was gay and that there is an ‘elephant in the room’ or whatever the saying is.

Ahh, so sad. RIP!!!

@mzsweetface:

Thats what I thought. I just hope that it was natural causes (if anything) that he died from. No suffering.

It would be heartbreaking and a REAL eye opener to those men who are homosexual. I dont judge people and what they do (or I try hard NOT to, cuz I’m not perfect), but its scary to say the least.

Wow! He was a talented author. I have all his books and still go back and re-read them. You don’t have to be gay to like his books. He wrote for everyone, not just gay men. I’ll miss his books.

R.I.P. Mr. Harris.

RIP E-LYNN MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY. ONE OF MY FAV BOOKS “A LOVE OF MY OWN” REALLY POSITVE AFRICAN AMERICAN AURTHORS.

HANNIBAL HANNIBAL HANNIBAL YOU JUST DONT LEARN DO YOU NOW I WAS THROUGH WITH YOU TODAY UNTIL YOU WROTE THAT COMMENT. FIRST OFF ARE YOU CAPABLE TO EVEN READ A NOVEL. SECONDLY SOMEBODY WITH A DIC* PLEASE WHIP IT OUT AND PUT IT WHERE IT BELONGS IN HANNIBALS MOUTH

LMAO!!!! PEOPLE, U GOT ME ALL WRONG, IM A VERY GOOD PERSON!

Its reported he had a Heart Attack on his book tour! It a true loss for the writing world; not just blacks or gays. He had talent and a flare that is rare for a male writer. I loved his books, point of view and his not being scared to keep it REAL!

He was so young! Rest in Peace.

That’s too bad. I have some of his books. His unique writing will be missed by those who read.

wow!!

R.I.P i loved his books…

@THE TRUTH

LOL

Dang!
This is bad real bad …

@ Kami All Day
Yeah he was openly gay…

I read he died of a Heart Attack

@HANNIBAL
I FINNALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPEND TO YOU SEE THE DOCTOR TOLD YOUR MOM U WERE A BOY BUT WHEN YOU WERE BORN SOMTHING HAPPEND AND U WERE BORN WITHOUT A DIC* BUT U LOOKED LIKE A BOY. SO THEY DECIDED TO MAKE YOU A BOY. BUT ALL ALONG YOU FELT TRAPPED AS IF U WERE REALLY A BIT*H IN A MANS BODY SO HENCE YOUR ATTITUDE U ACT JUST LIKE ONE

Damn, He was first author help me cope with this dl/gay thing……

@THE TRUTH

LMAO

Let the TRUTH be heard !

Mr. Harris you were truly a great !

RIP

RIP…this is a loss for the Black Literary community. Sounds like he was a very giving person who had an affect on alot of people. I loved his writing style. He’s gonna be missed.

@MZSWEETFACE

I read basketball jones it was a good read.. rest in peace ELH

@mzsweetface
its true that he was gay and he openly admitted it.You must read his autobiography.He tells that before he became an author,he used to be a sports journalist interviewing many athletes-he even said many of them offered him sex,although he never named names,one can only imagine.

@THE TRUTH

YOU STILL SEEM MAD AT ME? WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID?

I am so hurt to hear the news about E Lynn Harris. He was a great author and I own and have read ALL of his novels…

Who?

All I’m saying is…Whoever he slept with betta get tested!

@THE TRUTH

LMFAO!! SOMEONE’S NOT IN A GOOD MOOD TODAY.

very sad and unexpected RIP E. Lynn Harris (one of the great modern day authors)

What is up with all the heart attacks?

@THE TRUTH

DAMN, I CAN’T GET AWAY FROM YOU! EVERYTIME I TRY TO HIDE IN A DIFFERENT POST, YOU ALWAYS FIND ME! STOP FOLLOWING ME!

MAN, I DON’T KNOW WHAT U ARE TALKIN ABOUT, I’M ALWAYS RESPECTFUL TO WOMEN, ESPECIALLY BLACK WOMEN, SO LEAVE ME ALONE!

@nt2prissy

ARE U IN THE “I HATE HANNIBAL MOVEMENT” AS WELL?

Damn…what a loss…i read a few of his books, he had a wonderful way of speaking on the truths many ppl try to hide. R.I.P to him.
If EJD passed away I would lose it tho!

@CoCoa Gyal

PLEASE HELP ME!

RIP…seems like a lot of women read his books

@mojojojo (HAPPY B-DAY TO MEEEEEEEEEE)

YOO, HAPPY BDAY, LOL

Mr. Harris wrote passionately about unconditional love. It was through his books that I understood that just because someone loves differently than me, they deserve the same respect. With the exception of the last book, I have all the others autographed by Mr. Harris. It was a pleasure to meet you first in Savannah and in Atl. Your compassioniate writing skills will be missed.

Damn Anonymous, its not that serious that you have to wish death on Hannibal’s mama?? I think he’s harmless.

@ hannibal
thank you daddy! now stop acting a fool on here LOL u know these peoples want to tear u a new hide……now go on and play nice with Da truth..tell em u sorry lol

It’s just a blog. We don’t have to come on here to have deep discussions. You can say what you want and so can Hannibal.

*******************ALERT***************

Why do ya’ll even waste your time responding to Hannibal? He’s just thirsty for attention and ya’ll fall right into his trap with every response. IGNORE THE LITTLE NIGGLET FOR GOODNESS SAKES!

****************BACK TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAM*************

R.I.P. E. Lynn Harris…This is sad!

@MOJOJOJO

NO PROBLEM LOL. AND I AM BEING NICE, I DON’T KNOW WHY EVERYONE DISLIKES ME, I’M REALLY A GREAT GUY!

@Hannibal

Even though I agree w/Sepia830 you do say some real ignorant shii..does that make me down with the movement????

The Truth and Hannibal

Knock it off

RIP

@ DA TRUTH
lMAOOOOOOOOOOO ok mamma
but dont take him serious…he is a fool (sorry hannibal) i call him trey songz everyday and he just laughs it off trust me…he is playing

@The Truth

I’ve come to realize that Hannibal is either a kid or devils advocate. Don’t let him get to you. Most of the stuff that he or shim (she+him)says is just to get you angry anyway. He’s an attention seeker.

@THE TRUTH

WAIT A MINUTE, ARE U A FEMALE?

I’m certainly gonna miss him as an author. He was brave enough to write about the world of Bisexual and DL men as far back as 1989, when most folks were oblivious to this world. “Invisible Life”, his first novel, is classic black fiction and if you really want to know about how bisexual men struggle with a double identity you really should read it. He wrote many books after that, some good, some just OK. But his first books was hands down his best. He was also brilliant at recycling characters. You could read one of his new novels and have a character pop up from 2,3 or 6 books ago. All his characters were connected on some level. He also had a strong christian eliment to his novels that he never gets credit for. He connected the church to the gay world because he knew they were linked whether people wanted to accept it not. He was a talented black man who remained honest and true to his art. he will be missed.

THIS IS SO SAD I LOVE HIS BOOKS. RIP E.LYNN

@coco girl…pretty face

E Lynn was the first down low writer out there. I have the majority of his books, a damn good writer, one that will be missed.

Invisible life was the 1st book I read at 15 when I started sticking it to boyz…

he is a cool dude- always wondered who he was really talking about in his books.

FOINE BLACK MAN!!! Lord help us all!!!

@Gyal – If EJD passed away I would lose it tho!

me too! LOVE his writing! Every single one!

RIP Mr. Harris.

@Et……Is all that really called for??

@nt2prissy &
@1st Lady, @BMWdriver540i. …… Lovin life and livin it to the fullest
@Yeah I Said It Now STFU
@Anonymous
YAH’LL CAN DEF GET DOWN WITH THE “I HATE HANNIBAL MOVEMENT

@who dis…I’ll deal with you after I return frm lunch…my job is too fab…

R.I.P ELH he was a wonderful writer. his books opened my eyes to the whole downlow/black gay men situation. I too would loose my mind if something happend to EJD

RIP E.Lynn sadden to hear this. We’ve lost a terrific author.

R.I.P E. Lynn, That is very sad news, I loved his books..

Wowwww. RIP!

Kami All Day

Not that it matters, but I know of another black male author who is gay and his writings are AWESOME!

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Lee Hayes??

RIP ELH! I was a fan of his books. Great author!

Stupse. Somebody really waste 10 mins outta dem life to read ELH batty-files. Jah know. Me lick-out ‘gainst it. Nuff man have sh!t inna dem blood.

Hum! I don’t buy the whole heart attack thing. I did read his autobiography, ” what happen of the broken hearted and it was a real sad story”. He said he had always had a thing for men from the time he was a toddler, well his story of courage, and ups and down and battle with low-self esteem and multiple ecounter with selfish DL brothers, to making great friends to losing them all from either HIV or tragic death, seemed a like a lot of drama for one person to live. The way they all died is like they were all cursed for being Gay. Well his death is weird, why are they always dying in weird ways, if not HIV, either lonely somewhere by themselves, the beautiful men they once were, adored by all, then don’t matter anymore. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Vanity of all vanity, this world is nothing but an illusion.

lol@speak ya mind… All that bum ba klot nonsense..

I can’t believe this! Next to Mary B. Morrison, E. Lynn Harris is my favorite author. I just finished reading one of his old books, Invisible Life, which is just as good as his newer books. I’m not going to speculate on what he died from. I will just remember what a fantastic author he was. And for those of you who haven’t already read it, Basketball Jones is the business.

EDUCATE YOURSELF PLEASE!!!!!!!

HIV IS A VIRUS, IT DOESN’T KILL. STOP SAYING THAT.
IT LEADS TO A.I.D.S WHICH IS THE DISEASE CAUSED BY HIV WHICH KILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Truly a sad day in the literary world. What a great talent, he leaves behind not only his family and his friends. He also leaves behind a score of fans that he introduced to the gay community in such a way no one else has done. May GOD comfort his family during this time. R.I.P ELH.

RIP… I loved his books

RIP E.Lynn…wow.

This just took my breath away. He just returned to the literary world after taking years off. Gone waaaay too soon.

Prayers and condolences to his family.

Can’t believe one of my favorite authors in gone.

The Black Literary world will miss you Mr.Harris.

Rest In Peace.

Regardless of his sexual orientation, the boy could write RIP

E Lynn Harris was a great writer he will be missed. RIP

Just because ELH was gay, why do people assume that his death was HIV related?

What did he die of? Did he have the hiv?

I truly and completely loved me some E. Lyn Harris!! That man turned me on and turned me out- and I am A WOMAN!!! I was in love with his books, I own every single last one of them and I will never ever forget “Raymond” my favorite E. Lynn character oh and Kyle the “churl” orignator!! I thought I was Yancey B. the character loosely protraid as Toni Braxton and who could forget the countless football dudes like Basil who we loved and hated for being gay but then not being open!! I met E. Lynn wayyyyy too briefly at a book signing for Just Too GOod To Be True… I was the most elated woman/ person in the room. I wrote a letter to him in 1994 after I read “invisible Life” I love this man!! He gave us the down low brother on the platter and he made sure we women got the full understanding but he entertained he made me appreciate and respect alternate lifestyles and when my now 24 year old brother came out of the closet 5 years ago I loaned him my E Lynn collection to introduce him to his brotherhood… He is a fan now and forever grateful especially since my sisters boss, a gay man and another huge E lynn fan co- signed the approval… Sorry for the diatribe but where else can i gr-iiiive for my brother??

I didnt read his books but rest in Peace Mr Harris….

Maybe Basketball Jones was about him…….? Anyway, I hope he was saved. r.i.p.

OMFG! ! ! You gotta be kidding me! I read Invisible Life when I was, like, 14 or 15 and have been hooked ever since. . .! You will be missed. . .

RIP Mr. Harris. He was a genuine talent. Invisible Life had everybody open in high school.

I loved the Invisible man but he made a woman think twice sometimes about their man. He sure made me question one I was wrong but he sure acted like some of the things n his books.

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This is a shock. He was so young! I read all of his books (except maybe 3). He was a very talented author and will be missed. I pray that his family and friends will be able to stay strong.

RIP MAN. DAS CRAZY! HIS BOOKS WERE WELL WRITTEN AND I DONT READ BOOKS OF THAT NATURE! I READ INVISIBLE LIFE WHEN I WAS LIKE 11. IT OPENED UP MY EYES ABOUT SEXUALITY WITHIN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. HOW BLACK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THRU SO MUCH AND STILL FEEL THE NEED TO CONFORM IN ORDER TO BE ACCEPTED BY THEIR OWN RACE. AND THIS WAS SEEN THRU THE EYES OF A YOUNG BLACK MALE. RIP E. LYNN HARRIS. A TRUE BLACK HERO IN THE WRITING WORLD.

but its still not cool when people die i jus didnt agree with his bullshit.. buti did respect his huslte.

E. Lynn Harris was one of my favorite authors and someone who I admired very much. I am a writer myself so he was someone who I could look to as inspiration for where I want to be. I hoped that in his passing that it wouldn’t be so much an indictment of who or want he was or what type of lifestyle that he led but that people could just once put there petty bigotry aside and instead focus on the fact that we lost a truly talented member of the literary community. His death will resonate for sometime with me but I just pray that he finds the comfort in the afterlife that he was unable to find while here on this Earth. As for those people who choose to denigrate him with your wicked comments just know that hopefully he has gone on to a much better place. You however will continue to live in this hate filled world with all the ugliness and comtempt that exists within your hearts. He has already had to answer to God but you still have yet to stand before him and be held accountable for all your ugliness and evil, hate filled ways.

testing..

E Lynn Harris sparked a revival of young black authors. He inspired me to write my first published novel, “The Best Man.”

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