For your white bigots and elitist liberals out there who think that blacks are hopelessly sub-literate, and hence either turn rightward in disgust or extend the guilt ridden patronizing hand of the left, I have acquired what one might call the Harm City reading list, compiled by a librarian who was saddened that I even asked, and only complied with the request out of respect for my status as a published author.
1. Dopeman : memoirs of a snitch by JaQuavis.
2. Eviction notice : a hood rat novel by K'wan.
3. In my hood 3 by Endy.
4. Thug in me by Williams, Karen.
5. Bitch, part 1 by King, Deja. [I think there is a bitch reloaded, also.]
6. Down ass bitch : part 1 by Bandz, Lola.
7. B-more careful by Holmes, Shannon.
8. Riding dirty on I-95 : a novel by Turner, Nikki.
9. Candy licker an urban erotic tale by Noire.
10. Street life by Jihad.
11. Little ghetto girl by Santiago, Danielle.
12. Chyna Black : a novel by Ervin, Keisha.
13. Payback is a mutha by Clark, Wahida.
14. The ski mask way by 50 Cent (Musician)
15. The boss ... : the story of a female hustler by Tysha.
Mrs. Emerson, if you could please schedule me an interview with the author known as Noire—providing she is, and has always been, a she—I would be glad to have a face to face discussion about her work.
Thank you.
Dear Mr. LaFond,
I read through your list twice trying to decide if it was real or something you were making up, like those joke titles from when I was a kid, "The Yellow River," by I.P. Standing...
Best guess: You're having fun again with your sharp wit?
Just wondering,
Celine
My suspicious lady,
These titles were provided by a Baltimore City librarian, who did not include 'Bitch reloaded' as a matter of taste I think.
And don't you worry, I will write my own urban novel, The Legend of Lesbo Jones.