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Author: Fialkoff, Francine Street Lit Takes a Hit: An African American Author Raps the Genre, But Librarians Defend It 
 This 2006 article discusses how "urban fiction, street lit, ghetto fiction, gangsta lit, whatever you call it, this gritty genre of African American writing is enormously popular, both in bookstores and libraries," but is not popular with Nick Chiles, an education reporter and author, who believe these novels glamorize black criminals. From LibraryJournal.com. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6299839.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated Oct 22, 2007 |
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