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Although African-American books are selling relatively well these days, Black literature still has some challenges with which to contend.   Among them are judgments made about content, unequal compensation, and segregated sections in bookstores.

Author William Fredrick Cooper credits some of the inequality in publishing to a lack of quality writing.  “Waiting to Exhale, the book that started all this, not only told a story that needed to be told, but it was good writing,” said Cooper, who penned There’s Always a Reason and Six Days in January.  “We’re not taking the time to do that, so how can we expect to be taken seriously by publishers or the public? People are churning out lots of books, but are they well written?”

Author Carleen Brice offers another take.  “It seems with all the other entertainment options, books aren’t selling the way they used to,” said Brice.  “I know of several authors who are former NY Times best-selling writers whose books are no longer selling hundreds of thousands of copies.  Now they’re selling more like dozens of thousands. Where did those readers go?”

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