You have hit my passion...Blacks in WWII. Since my dad was on a few ships during the War, including the USS Colorado, and the Ajax, and he was in the Philippine campaign, I developed a passion for books about how Blacks were treated. I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton, or the 9th and 10th Cavalry, or the 555th (Triple Nickle) Paratrooper battalion...
_____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of votomguy Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:52 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? True. I love the hard science/ military scifi books so those were always the books that I looked for. I got tired of not being able to find hard science/ military scifi books writen by blacks or that have blacks as the main character (real characters not cheeseballs). I took to studying the Black presence in WWII and I picked up a couple of books. Alot of males in general (hey let's face it white guys don't read as much as everybody thinks). I would love to see another book like Dark Matter come out. It went along way towards pointing me to Black scifi writers. I always took solace in my favorite comic writers (Dwayne McDuffie and Christopher Priest). Not only do they write comics, but they also write comics I can read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, Milton Davis <mv_media_...@...> wrote: > > I do book signings at least once a month. The majority of the books I have sold have been to black women. I did a book club meeting last year, all women. I have a book club meeting sheduled in August, all women. I'm confident I'll find more black men willing to read my books and I am seeing more interest among the brothers, especially the young ones. I'm convinced that when made aware of what's available the brothers will come. I hope I'm right. > > --- On Thu, 6/25/09, votomguy <votom...@...> wrote: > > > From: votomguy <votom...@...> > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? > To: scifino...@yahoogro <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 9:07 PM > > > > > > > > > Before the hiphop/street novel craze, my mom told me about an article (this was in the 90s) that said that Publishers refuse to publish books because black men don't read enough. To which I replied, "If they never publish the books then how will we ever find anything to read." My mom simply said that maybe publishers don't want black men to read. > > --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, "Reece Jennings" <mcjennings124@ ...> wrote: > > > > It might be a combination of all of that, Milton. Yes, Black Women will set > > up book > > clubs, and discuss books, etc. But when I mention Sci-Fi to most Black > > Women, and > > even try to get the to read some of Ms. Butler's books, they tend to > > pre-judge and reject > > without looking. So I keep it to myself...except here, of course. I think > > a lot of women are > > cutting off a vast expanse of great reading by pre-judging SF. > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > > Behalf Of Milton Davis > > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:38 PM > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream > > sci-fi press? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know a lot a black male fans of Butler. I just seems in my experience most > > of her fans I've met were black females. But then again that might be > > because black females read a lot more than we brothers. > > > > --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > From: Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@ ...> > > Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream > > sci-fi press? > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 4:37 PM > > > > > > That comprises a graduating class of considerable note. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream > > sci-fi press? > > Date : Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:52 -0400 > > From : "Reece Jennings" <mcjennings124@ yahoo.com> > > To : <scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com> > > > > I love her. She's my favorite because of the social aspect of her writing.. > > I've been a Black Male all say (peeking to make sure!) > > > > Of course, we are both 1947 Cancerians, so that might have something to do > > with it! :o) > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On > > Behalf Of Milton Davis > > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:32 AM > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream > > sci-fi press? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as > > > > the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science > > fiction fan, raised on Assimov, Delany, Herbert and Ellision. I like > > Butler's work, but I consider it more social science fiction. She deals more > > > > with relationships and issues rather than the technical aspect of science > > fiction, which we all know gets more attention. I think that's the reason > > her prose seems to have special appeal to black female science fiction fans. > > > > I enjoyed everything I've read by her but I can't say I'm a fan. She was a > > greater writer than I'll probably ever be and got her respect among the > > sci/fi elite if not the mainstream. > > > > --- On Wed, 6/24/09, B. Smith wrote: > > > > > > > > > > From: B. Smith > > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream > > sci-fi press? > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:19 AM > > > > > > She's highly regarded but not given the same respect as the legendary hard > > sci-fi types. Her work falls into the more literary side of the genre and in > > > > some ways she was more highly regarded outside the genre. > > > > --- In scifino...@yahoogro > > > > ups.com, "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > > > > > George, it's possible, but I see her lack of props as being more a matter > > of the mainstream SF press not knowing what the frell it's doing. IMO, > > they've become like the music industry, more interested in the flavor of the > > > > week than actual decent work. When I go to the bookstore and browse the > > SF/fantasy shelves, the stuff I see is so derivative as to be embarrassing. > > Nine times out of ten, I can figure out what the story inside the covers is > > solely by what pose the characters on the cover are striking. Shouldn't be > > that easy, even for a guy with my brain. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi > > press? > > > > > Date : Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:10:06 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > From : George Arterberry > > > > > To : scifino...@yahoogro > > > > ups.com > > > > > > > > > I've rarely seen her represented in so-called mainstream press. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? > > v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds > > >
