Do you think marginalized authors get preferential treatment from publishers?

Matt didn’t either until he began submitting his novel and noticed submissions pages openly giving priority to those who identified as BIPOC, LGBTQ+ or other groups. The assumption was that prejudice in the publishing community had prevented these authors from getting their work published.

But was that the case?

Being an investigative reporter as well as an author he did the research and discovered the opposite was true. As a percentage of the population, it was white authors who were discriminated against.

 All this was backed up with facts and links as listed at the bottom of the article he was about to send to the daily newspaper.

But what about blowback – from the literary community, the public at large and his wife specifically, a celebrated BIPOC author about to start a book tour for her highly acclaimed third collection of short stories?

The Thin White Line

A racially charged novel of political suspense, domestic terrorism and murder.

Watch for the release date here.

Read and excerpt at https://bubli.sh/8bkYcK7