would you buy a really good mafia fiction book if the author was black?

Question

my closest amica wants to write a book 1 day a mafia fiction book it isnt a italians all doing crime type of book their are gangsters of all backgrounds in it even women i read the little of it she had done and it was good there are good italians in the book she didnt want to seem like a racist and she wanted to show law abiding italians in it to i could get her to email the parts of it to me and let anyone that wanted see it and comment

my amica is black and wants to write a mafia fiction book one day and scared it will flop because she thinks alot of people wont read it cause she is black she did alot of research for it and i read the little she had done and thought it was good she has changed it 3 times it shows that all criminals arent italians and their are alot of law abiding ones like every other group she has some italian cops who arent corrupt in it but there is some fowl language she was trying to get as close as possible to the real thing except there is a woman mafioso if any1 wants to read the rough draft ill convince her to put it on her live journal page so you can read and comment

to the dumb comment i myself am a sicilian so think about what youre saying and you have no idea what youre talking about im looking for answers not the bs you are coughing up she is also dating a italian guy who is fine with her wanting to write one it is a free country its a fiction book so she is qualified if you read alot of books depict italians/sicilians as no good hoods and if someone is showing other groups commit crimes to im all for it a few bad apples dont ruin the barrel

Answer 1

Nobody cares what an author looks like. If it's fiction, the only requirement is that it's a good read.
Your amica should look at the book "2006 Fiction and Short Story Writer's Market" or "Fiction Writer's Market" to learn more about how to get a book published.

Answer 2

Your friend is not qualified to write a book about the mafia, and it has nothing to do with the color of her skin. She obviously has never actually read any books on the subject, because if she did she would know most authors of such novels are not Italian. If she was actually researching her subject matter and reading similar novels, she would know that the majority of these books are not written by folks of any particular race.

And yes, from the manner of the post I would say you and/or your friend do have some issues with race yourself. I'm going to rewrite your post and illustrate it to you:
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would you buy a really good gang fiction book if the author was white?
my closest amica wants to write a book 1 day a gang fiction book it isnt a blacks all doing crime type of book their are gangstas of all backgrounds in it even women i read the little of it she had done and it was good there are good blacks in the book she didnt want to seem like a racist and she wanted to show law abiding blacks in it to i could get her to email the parts of it to me and let anyone that wanted see it and comment
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Have I illustrated my point?

Answer 3

I'd buy any book I thought was going to be a good read. The color of the author has nothing to do with it. There have been many great black authors, and still are. If the story's good, even racists see past the color of the writer

Answer 4

#1 Racisim should NEVER be an issue
#2 You mentioned having your friend emailing it to you for others to read, I would love to take you up on the offer
#3 I have to wonder why your asking the question and not your "friend", I love to read... anything and everything, my Husband says the only time he can talk to me whilst enjoying a book is when I come up for air. A good book is a good book, and a good book is writen by a good author, wheather the author is pink, blue, black, white, multi striped colors, just tell your friend to enjoy writing, and forget other peoples narrow minded issues

Answer 5

I do not judge a book on the race of the author. I judge a book on the quality of the writing.

That said, I'm not interested in reading about the mafia.

Answer 6

I have no idea what colour the authors of most of the books I read are - nor am I particularly interested.

I'm not bothered what nationality they are, what religion they are, or what star sign.

All that matters is whether the writing is good or not.

Answer 7

I've read a lot of really good books in my life (so far) and honestly I usually don't even remember the name of the author let alone the color of his skin.

Answer 8

Sure. It'd be refreshing to see one that doesn't stereotype all the Italian chracters as no-good mafiosi for a change.

Answer 9

Well it's not my preference on books but if someone recommended ot to me I'd consider. I wouldn't really care what race the author is. It doesn't matter...does it?

Answer 10

I would read it. The person who writes the book isn't important. It's the book that is important.