And also, I am probably under-counting my readers of color because in many cases I really have no idea. For example (actual ethnicity changed to protect my identity) I had a brief fan correspondence with a reader whose name held no clue to her race, but casually mentioned in a context along the lines of "Oops, have to run to do holiday prep - husband's family is Ugandan and mine is Malaysian, so family get togethers are a really big deal for us." If it hadn't been for that, I would have had no idea.
But yeah. In terms of readers where I do know their race⦠I have some African-American heroines, but proportionately a LOT of African-American readers. Black women read a lot. Women read a lot. I also have a lot of white readers, and they are definitely not boycotting my books with heroines of color.
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But yeah. In terms of readers where I do know their race⦠I have some African-American heroines, but proportionately a LOT of African-American readers. Black women read a lot. Women read a lot. I also have a lot of white readers, and they are definitely not boycotting my books with heroines of color.