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[library addict]

The new list of initial choices is up. You can now pick an additional 10.

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1. A Conspiracy in Belgravia - Sherry Thomas
2. A Distant Heart - Sonali Dev
3. A Hope Divided - Alyssa Cole
4. A Lady Awakened - Cecilia Grant
5. A Lady's Code of Misconduct - Meredith Duran
6. A Princess in Theory - Alyssa Cole
7. A Seditious Affair - K.J. Charles
8. Act Like It - Lucy Parker
9. Always and Forever - Farrah Rochon
10. An Unnatural Vice - K.J. Charles
11. At Your Pleasure - Meredith Duran
12. Beard Science - Penny Reid
13. Devil in Winter - Lisa Kleypas
14. Eleanor and Park - Rainbow Rowell
15. Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale
16. Forbidden - Beverly Jenkins
17. Glitterland - Alexis Hall
18. Hamilton's Battalion - Rose Lerner, Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole
19. Hate To Want You - Alisha Rai
20. Her Best Worst Mistake - Sarah Mayberry
21. His at Night - Sherry Thomas
22. If You Only Knew - Kristan Higgins
23. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase
24. Lord Perfect - Loretta Chase
25. Love Comes Later - Mokanalakshmi Rajakumar
26. No More Playas - Brenda Jackson
27. Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas
28. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
29. Slave to Sensation - Nalini Singh
30. Smooth Talking Stranger- Lisa Kleypas
31. Tempest - Beverly Jackson
32. The Black Hawk - Joanna Bourne
33. The Deal - Elle Kennedy
34. The Duke of Shadows - Meredith Duran
35. The Forbidden Rose - Joanna Bourne
36. The Governess Affair - Courtney Milan
37. The Hating Game - Sally Thorne
38. The Heiress Effect - Courtney Milan
39. The Lawrence Browne Affair - Cat Sebastian
40. The Legend of Lyon Redmond - Julie Anne Long
41. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie - Jennifer Ashley
42. The Preacher's Promise - Piper Hughley
43. The Raven Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
44. The Soldier's Scoundrel - Cat Sebastian
45. The Spymaster's Lady - Joanna Bourne
46. The Suffragette Scandal - Courtney Milan
47. The Thing About Love - Julie James
48. The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn
49. When Dimple Met Rishi - Sandhya Menon
50. When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn

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[Terisa de morgan]

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[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

The new list of initial choices is up. You can now pick an additional 10.


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At least they added Singh but the way they phrase it well it's obvious these bloggers are clueless. Most of these titles are rather new is this poll supposed to be all time or just for the last couple of years?

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[Atunah]

Wow that was fast coming up with the new list. I haven't looked at it yet. Did they just slap some new names on there? Like quickly going through the last couple of years and filling some quotas? That isn't really the point of inclusion is it. Maybe they need to increase the blogger base they have so they have more voices to begin with?

Would it be better to just let folks name 100 as they did in the past rather than making a pre-list? I have no idea. I can never vote on that poll as I cannot rate the books I read. I just can't do it. I can't even pick 100 from a list. I'd waffle about it for years.

Oh well. At least I usually know a few names on their poll. Every time the goodreads reader poll comes up I go huh? I tend to not read whats currently popular in romance it seems. That's ok though. There is a lot to pick from.
Its why I hated when they eliminated the infinite top best selling lists on amazon. Now you can only see the top 100. But there was a time years ago you could just go down and down. And I would love to go to the 500-1000 best selling stuff in subgenres and find a lot of cool stuff that way. Now its just popularity lists, which is not at all the same thing of course.

Somehow this seems to take the fun out of that poll, doesn't it. Not that having to pick 100 favorite books out of ones list is fun

eta: oh dear. Looking at twitter they seemed to have misspelled a lot of the new names they added. I guess they tried to rush it out for the backlash they got. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they scrap the whole thing. They can't win anymore now based on what I see on twitter.

[Blossom]

It's their own fault. They have shown they are not all about romance. They had to go to Goodreads to find authors of color which shows none if them read any. I don't even see Beverly Jenkins on the list. She's quite popular too. Brenda Jackson yes she's pretty good and of course Nalini Singh. Alyssa Cole is another good one.

At this point they should just go back to the old system. It worked fine. Let the readers decide which books.

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[Atunah]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It's their own fault. They have shown they are not all about romance. They had to go to Goodreads to find authors of color which shows none if them read any. I don't even see Beverly Jenkins on the list. She's quite popular too. Brenda Jackson yes she's pretty good and of course Nalini Singh. Alyssa Cole is another good one.

At this point they should just go back to the old system. It worked fine. Let the readers decide which books.

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I figured they could just go through their own reviews? I don't always read all of the ones they do, but don't they review at least some non white authors? If not maybe they need to court some more diverse readers for their reviews.


I think they just tried to slap it up to quick, the new list that is.
I haven't read any Jenkins myself either. I did read the first in the HR of Alyssa Cole and I liked it, but it would not be in a top 100 list if I made one. And to be honest I have/had no idea that the author is a AOC. With some I know because I have seen their pictures somewhere, or have seen them speak, but I don't search out authors on a personal level and I don't do facebook.
I just read what I want and I usually go with the theme I like to read. Jenkins I haven't read mostly because I don't know where to start. But I have that issue with other authors that have a large backlist out. Do I start at the beginning or do I start with their latest one.

But at this point, I just don't see how they can make anyone happy. If they don't read a lot of books by non whites, well then they don't. Its not like they can just change that overnight. So let the readers put up their choices and go from there. That way they are taking themselves out of it. That is how they used to do it anyway.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I figured they could just go through their own reviews? I don't always read all of the ones they do, but don't they review at least some non white authors? If not maybe they need to court some more diverse readers for their reviews.


I think they just tried to slap it up to quick, the new list that is.
I haven't read any Jenkins myself either. I did read the first in the HR of Alyssa Cole and I liked it, but it would not be in a top 100 list if I made one. And to be honest I have/had no idea that the author is a AOC. With some I know because I have seen their pictures somewhere, or have seen them speak, but I don't search out authors on a personal level and I don't do facebook.
I just read what I want and I usually go with the theme I like to read. Jenkins I haven't read mostly because I don't know where to start. But I have that issue with other authors that have a large backlist out. Do I start at the beginning or do I start with their latest one.

But at this point, I just don't see how they can make anyone happy. If they don't read a lot of books by non whites, well then they don't. Its not like they can just change that overnight. So let the readers put up their choices and go from there. That way they are taking themselves out of it. That is how they used to do it anyway.

Start with her Forbidden series. It seems to be most popular. They did add it to list. It's been edited again. The list looks more balance but still almost all historical. I bought her Destiny series because it looks less than just westerns because I prefer regency romances most. You might want to start there instead.

I didn't use to seek out if an author is aoc but the book club I'm in promotes them so that's how I found Beverly Jenkins. I'm changing for the better. I now know they do not get the promotion from publishers like they should so yes I'm seeking them out because you'll miss alot otherwise. I usually just go with what Avon releases but last year my eyes were opened when Alyssa Cole books came out and we had a discussion. I start seeing who I can find and added several to my the list now I just need find time to read them all. You will find several on KU as well.

Agreed AAR needs to go back with the old method.

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[Atunah]

Thanks, I'll check out those Jenkins titles. I am not really into Westerns at all so I haven't read a lot of those period, no matter who the author.

[kg3]

FREE:

Thunder & Roses - Mary Jo Putney

-Historical Romance/Regency
-Originally published by Topaz (Signet), 1993

Amazon US---Amazon UK---Amazon Canada---Amazon Australia---Kobo US---Not at Google when I checked

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by kg3

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Thunder & Roses - Mary Jo Putney

-Historical Romance/Regency
-Originally published by Topaz (Signet), 1993

Amazon US---Amazon UK---Amazon Canada---Amazon Australia---Kobo US---Not at Google when I checked

That's a good one. I really loved that series. I think I like the older stuff by Putney more than the newer.

[Hemmi]

I really have no idea if the authors I read are black or white or yellow or red or purple or green. I like to read books, not look at pictures of the person that wrote them. I'm not on social media at all and I check out my favorite authors' websites to find out what new books are coming from them. Not interested in the pictures or blogs or anything else.

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by Hemmi

I really have no idea if the authors I read are black or white or yellow or red or purple or green. I like to read books, not look at pictures of the person that wrote them. I'm not on social media at all and I check out my favorite authors' websites to find out what new books are coming from them. Not interested in the pictures or blogs or anything else.

I hadn't read Brenda Jackson or Beverly Jenkins before I got my Kindle, and since most of the time I don't pay attention to covers, I'd read several books of each before I realized the characters weren't of the same skin color as myself.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by copyrite

I hadn't read Brenda Jackson or Beverly Jenkins before I got my Kindle, and since most of the time I don't pay attention to covers, I'd read several books of each before I realized the characters weren't of the same skin color as myself.

AOC are nearly non-existent in historicals. I can see why people are surprised after reading Beverly's books.

I don't read many comtempories that aren't romantic suspense or the hero isn't in LE of some kind. Contemporary romance without suspense or a bad boy such as rock star, MMA fighter, military bores me tears. There are a few exceptions but they are rare. In historical romance I like regency or medevial although I have recently discovered May McGodrick and are enjoying them. I'm not really into Scottish highland romance.

My first love will always be paranormals. I love my vampires, shifters and urban fantasy.

I'm trying to expand my reading choices but I'm just so picky. Top authors for me are Nalini Singh, Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn, Tiffany Snow, Chloe Neill, Connie Brockway, Mary Balogh. I like wordsmiths. Strong writers who use their words to paint a story with a strong storyline and good characterization.

I can't get into Tessa Dare I've tried. Grace Burrowes I tried as well. Christi Caldwell as well. There are too many comtempories I have DNF to list.

I got worn out of westerns years ago. Anything cowboy I usually pass by. I may read once in a blue moon which is why it will take me a long time to read through Beverly Jenkins backlist. I really have to be in the mood for a western. She has two modern suspense titles I may have to try those first.







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[DNSB]

Originally Posted by library addict

I don't think pointing out the way institutions/groups overlook authors of color as part of a systemic failure is political correctness.

But then I didn't agree with 98% of the books they chose, so I am all for redoing it.

According to my wife, she has never paid attention to the author's picture or anything other than the words on the page, that being a person of colour does not excuse sloppy writing. As a "person of colour", she feels entitled to her opinion though she does get upset when I point out that I am now a member of a visible minority in the greater Vancouver area.

Might I ask when was the last time you or someone that you know purchased a book with the author's ethnicity as a factor in the decision?

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. C. S. Lewis

[Terisa de morgan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

AOC are nearly non-existent in historicals. I can see why people are surprised after reading Beverly's books.

What's the meaning of AOC?