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Post Number: 3336 Registered: 01-2005
Rating: Votes: 1 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 12:53 pm: |
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There was a time when major publishers were reluctant to release books written by black authors. Self-publishing, for many, was the only option. These days, with book sales dwindling and independent book stores closing, is self-publishing still a viable alternative? For more on the future of black publishing, Farai Chideya talks with Haki Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press — one of the oldest, independent black publishers in the United States. Chideya also speaks with author Quincy Troupe — whose works include Miles and Me and The Pursuit of Happyness — and Nakea Murray, founder of The Literary Consultant Group. It's an organization that help writers self-publish. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99287145 |