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It's no secret -- SF publishing is chromatically challenged. Authors of color are under-represented on shelves, in reviews, in awards, and on best-of lists. But not here. This list is for drawing attention to authors who aren't white that you feel everyone should be reading. And if you can't think of any, consider using this list to diver-sci-fi your reading (*groan*).
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message 1: by Tomislav (new)

Tomislav I have read more of the books on this list than I voted for. I only voted for the best ones.


message 2: by Kaion (last edited Dec 09, 2015 06:58PM) (new)


message 3: by Midas68 (last edited Mar 29, 2016 04:40PM) (new)

Midas68 Publishers would sell there own mother swamp land in New Guinea. They do not care what color or species you are as long as you transfer little green papers to them.

That's it and as the say THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!

It's the same foolishness as calling possibly the best country in the world for people of All Colors(That includes Whites people) AKA 'America' a Racist system when the country has a black man as the face of that very system. A elected leader elected based in no small part on his skin color. Which actually would make it kinda racist, just not how most care to acknowledge it.

As Fifty Shades shown, not to mention Daniele Steele or the Potter books before etc etc. There is no bias that the reader itself cannot overcome by actually putting there money up
and buying the books. And telling people what to buy is very presumptuous indeed.


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