{"product_id":"black-writers-white-publishers-john-k-young-9781604735482","title":"Black Writers, White Publishers: Marketplace Politics in Twentieth- Century African American Literature","description":"Jean Toomer's \u003ci\u003eCane\u003c\/i\u003e was advertised as \"a book about Negroes by a Negro,\" despite his request not to promote the book along such racial lines. Nella Larsen switched the title of her second novel from \u003ci\u003eNig\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e, because an editor felt the original title \"might be too inflammatory.\" In order to publish his first novel as a Book-of-the-Month Club main selection Richard Wright deleted a scene in \u003ci\u003eNative Son\u003c\/i\u003e depicting Bigger Thomas masturbating. Toni Morrison changed the last word of \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e at her editor's request and switched the title of \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003eWar\u003c\/i\u003e to allay her publisher's marketing concerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although many editors place demands on their authors, these examples invite special scholarly attention given the power imbalance between white editors and publishers and African American authors. \u003ci\u003eBlack Writers, White Publishers: Marketplace Politics in Twentieth-Century African American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e examines the complex negotiations behind the production of African American literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In chapters on Larsen's \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e, Ishmael Reed's \u003ci\u003eMumbo Jumbo\u003c\/i\u003e, Gwendolyn Brooks's \u003ci\u003eChildren Coming Home\u003c\/i\u003e, Morrison's \"Oprah's Book Club\" selections, and Ralph Ellison's \u003ci\u003eJuneteenth\u003c\/i\u003e, John K. Young presents the first book-length application of editorial theory to African American literature. Focusing on the manuscripts, drafts, book covers, colophons, and advertisements that trace book production, Young expands upon the concept of socialized authorship and demonstrates how the study of publishing history and practice and African American literary criticism enrich each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John K. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604735481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604735482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"John K. Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383939125503,"sku":"9781604735482","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec9a7587-b8cf-4ebf-9a31-a2e29e947185.jpg?v=1733282144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-writers-white-publishers-john-k-young-9781604735482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}