Diversity in Fiction: Why Everyone is Responsible

Elise
Marion

“I’ll be honest. I don’t read romances with black couples on the cover.”When a friend of mine shared this with me, I stared at her in stunned silence for a moment before I could reply. I appreciated her honesty, but as a black woman who writes multicultural romance, I felt the sting of her statement on a personal level.Grappling for words…any words…I cleared my throat. “You don’t? Why not?” Knitting her brow, she shook her head. “I mean…I’m just not drawn to them.

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