A friend and I were discussing whether it is important to be able to identify African American books on a bookshelf or if we should simply see books written by black authors as just another book. The point was raised when I noticed a certain section of books in a popular bookstore. We were browsing through the shelves and came across a section that was called the "black interest Selection".
Books on that shelf were a collection of romance novels, a few historical books and some financial books.
I was of the opinion that it was a good idea for such a section to exist. It was nice to look at a series of books with pictures of black men, women and children on the cover. My friend was a little disappointed, to say the least.
She is of the opinion that a book is a book and that it is irrelevant whether the author is African American or not. All books should therefore be placed in the appropriate section according to its subject matter. I understood her point but felt that she overreacted.
African American Books Reflect The Culture Of Black People
I believe that some African American books do reflect the cultural heritage of black people. As such, it is a genre in itself so does deserve to have a section in a bookstore for all people to be able to find and choose these specific types of books if this is their desire.
It would however be silly to split up certain books that to do not necessarily reflect black heritage. For example, economic books or IT books should be listed under the corresponding subject matter.
My friend and I could not agree on these points at all. Our differences of opinions were somewhat placated when we found out that, although the African American books had one section in the bookstore, copies of the same books could also be found within their corresponding topic area. Therefore books about young African American adults could be found in the books for young adults section and black autobiographies could also be found in the general autobiographies section.
Supply & Demand
The bookstore therefore met the needs of both type of customers. Those seeking out books specifically by black authors and those simply seeking books. A mixture of both elements definitely produces a happy customer.
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