Can #BlackoutBestsellerList be the reckoning the publishing industry needs?
The social media campaign could force publishers to focus on black writers by encouraging readers to buy their books
Could the New York Times’ Best Seller book list ever be filled entirely by black authors?
As industries undergo reckonings around race, in the wake of international demonstrations calling for racial justice, prominent black writers have been sharing #BlackoutBestsellerList, a campaign encouraging readers to buy books by black authors between now and 20 June to push them to the top of bestseller lists.
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To demonstrate our power and clout in the publishing industry, Saturday June 13 – Saturday June 20, we encourage you to purchase any two books by Black writers. Our goal is to Blackout bestseller lists with Black voices. #BlackoutBestsellerlist #Blackpublishingpower ✊✊✊ pic.twitter.com/xHfmCeVwwU
