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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
From what I've read, she put African-American Romance books in the African-American section of Borders,
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OK, I'll bite. I've remained out of this thread so far, but...
I have a hard time figuring out what the "African-American section" of a bookstore is even supposed to be.
Is it for books
for African-Americans?
by African-Americans?
about African-Americans? and, to be honest - how can this even remotely be a reasonable way to organize a bookstore by?
I mean, bookstores I go to are usually organized by genre, with some sections sorted by their intended public when it is specific enough (kids' books, typically), and general litterature organized by original language or country of origin. This I can understand, because language and country are also often indicative of some elements of style, or theme, or mood, and some readers may not want to read translated books, or may want to avoid it for some languages that they can read without translation.
Is there also a section for books by, or for, or about women?