Tayari's Blog: Tuesday Morning Linka-Dinka

Posted by TayariJones on October 30, 2007 07:44 AM
Filed under Travels & Rambles

Tuesday is my crazy day, so here are some links to keep you busy.

  • If you're in DC, I'm reading at American University tomorrow. (Haven't packed, have no idea what I'll wear, but I know what I'm reading. That's what's important, right?)
  • Reggie has his Callaloo post up and Rachel sent the link to her photos.
  • Harper's won't post this month's index on line for another six months, so I can't link. But it was cool upon leaving Callaloo after participating in a sort of disturbing discussion about the state of African American publishing to run across this statistic: "Percentage of Americans who have not read a book in the last year: 27. Percentage of African Americans who have not: 20." That means that black folks are 35% more likely than the rest of the country to have read a book this year. How bout that!

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    Comment #1, by carleen [TypeKey Profile Page]

    That's great news...and not that surprising. Thanks for sharing!

    October 31, 2007 10:25 AM

    Comment #2, by JenniferM [TypeKey Profile Page]

    What about all these black gossip books? Like the Omar Tyree, Zane, Karrine Steffans (Confessions of a Video Vixen) which I do not read their books, but I know they have an audience. Is that a part of this calculation?
    Thanks for sharing.

    November 4, 2007 02:51 PM

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