A Smattering of Black Authors Who Kick Street Lit in the Ass

[scottwoods]

Someone tried to pull my librarian card today and I had to cut 'em.

I was deriding street lit for the 3,237th time in my adult life when the person I was talking to said, "You have to admit: the stuff is engaging. I bet you can't name five books as engaging as a street lit novel by a black author that aren't street lit novels."

Now, I love lists. And

Comments

[nihilistic_kid]

I read two of those!

[scottwoods]

And this is why you are awesome.

[chaptal]

I should get off my ass and read some Mosley.

[scottwoods]

There are three in the "Socrates Fortlow" series, and I recommend at least the first two.

[fengi]

I've read Dreamer and "Always.." so I welcome thislist.

Have you read Pym?

[scottwoods]

I have it upstairs but I haven't cracked it yet.
Looks intriguing though!