Re: My interview with author Carole McDonnell

>
> So I thought: White Christians will be offended at it because they believe
> the USA was given to them by God
>

We gotta get over that.


> Some White folks don't want to read Black Fantasy or Sword and Soul because
> the world is strange to them. They're used to vampires, shape-shifters,
> elves and the like. But they're also afraid they'll be stuck with accusatory
> or "meaningful" literature — a burden from college and high school when
> Black stories were read to enlighten the white student about oppression and
> not really for fun.


Ha. I had my share of that, but on the whole enjoyed books like "The Color
Purple" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God". Just finished "All Quiet on the
Western Front" and feel similarly about it. It put me in the shoes of
someone in a completely different time and circumstance from my own.

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